Westlaw Australia Guide - Finding cases by citation or party name

Last Published: January 14, 2020

Use the global search bar to quickly find cases by a citation or party name.

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Westlaw Australia Guide - Finding cases on a point of law using the Key Number System

The Key Number System identifies and indexes legal concepts so you can find cases stating or applying a legal concept.

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Plain language searching allows you to search by asking a question or typing in a sentence that describes the information you are looking for.

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For complex or specific search queries, you can search using terms and Boolean connectors.

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You can quickly find cases citing legislation or a provision using the legislation collection.

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You can quickly find cases where the judge considers the meaning of a word or phrase, using the Cases Advanced search template.

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Find & Print provides an efficient way to download or print up to 100 full-text case documents in court-ready format from Westlaw.

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