Westlaw Australia
The standard for legal research in Australia
Save time with the most up-to-date legislation, cases, commentary, books, forms, precedents, journals and law summaries all in one place.
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Rigorous editorial process
Rely on the most up-to-date and organized collections of caselaw, legislation, commentary, and journals regularly vetted by a team of expert legal-editors.
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Natural Legal Language Search
Increase your team’s efficiency and save up to 30 minutes per day by using Westlaw’s Google-like plain natural language search. Simply type in keywords to see relevant cases, legislation, and commentary in one platform.
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Extensive Case Law collection classified by expert legal editors
Empower your legal team to become strategic advisors by confidently navigating Australian law. The KeyNumber System identifies point of law in cases and organises them by topic and key number so you can quickly find cases related to your particular issue.
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Integrated research and practical guidance
Set your team up for success with integrated access to over 10,000 checklists, tool-kits, precedents with drafting notes and more. Trust you have the most up-to-date resources with Practical Law's dedicated team of 650 lawyers worldwide spend 100% of their time ensuring resources is updated within 48 hours of any changes made.
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Authorised Law Reports
Westlaw holds the largest collection of authorised law reports, covering the High Court, the Federal Court, Fair Work Commission and state superior courts.
The Laws of Australia
A comprehensive and up-to-date library of legal principles covering 320+ topics and every Australian jurisdiction.
Australian Law Journal
The Australian Law Journal (ALJ) continues from strength to strength as one of Australia’s most respected and widely cited legal journals.
Forms and Precedents
Get access to the Australian Commercial Precedents, NSW Precedents and the all new Victorian Precedents.
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With increasing pressure to do more with less, legal professionals need access to up-to-date case law, legislation, and case summaries so they have time to focus on what really matters.
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Danny King Legal
"Legal research is no longer a hinderance because Westlaw is intuitively responding to the way I think."
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"One of Westlaw’s great benefits for us is that it means that my lawyers are more confident that their research is comprehensive and up-to-date"
Michael Solari
Director
Solari & Stock
"Having authorised content saves a lot of time. The head notes are handy, they signpost content clearly, you can see what something is about at a glance"
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Legal Director
Bradley Allen Love
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