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Find Case Law
What Find Case Law is
Find Case Law is a free service for searching published court judgments and tribunal decisions. Its collection covers England and Wales, plus UK-wide cases from the Supreme Court and Privy Council. Search can look through full judgment text and details such as court name or neutral citation; filters include date, court or tribunal, party name, and judge name. You can download judgments as PDFs, print or save them, and share a link to a specific decision. The service is available on the web and through an API, and no account is needed for the described free uses. Reading, downloading, quoting, research, and commercial use fall under the Open Justice Licence; computational analysis needs a separate licence. Judgments come directly from courts and tribunals. The collection does not include every case: most magistrates’ court decisions and cases barred from publication are excluded. Find Case Law does not provide legal advice or interpret judgments.
Who it suits
It may suit legal professionals, students, researchers, journalists, self-represented people, and members of the public looking for published judgments. It offers search and download tools, but no legal advice or interpretation.
What it does well
- Free access to published judgments
- Search full text and filter by case details
- Download, print, save, or share judgments
- Available through the website and API
What to know first
- Not a comprehensive record of every case
- Most magistrates’ court decisions are excluded
- Computational analysis requires a separate licence
- Search does not support Boolean operators or spelling correction
Limits
The service excludes most magistrates’ court decisions and cases barred from publication. Computational analysis is not included in the free uses and requires a separate licence.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Find Case Law | Free access to judgments · computational analysis requires a separate licence | Free |
As caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Find Case Law website.
- Search by judgment text or details such as court name or neutral citation.
- Narrow results with filters for date, court or tribunal, party name, or judge name.
- Open a judgment to read, download, print, save, or share it.
- Use the Find Case Law API if you want to access the service through an API.
Verdict
Find Case Law provides a free way to locate and use many published judgments from England and Wales and selected UK-wide courts. Its coverage has legal limits, and it does not interpret decisions or provide legal advice.
Questions
Is Find Case Law free?
Yes. The listed plan is free, and most uses of judgments are covered by the Open Justice Licence.
Do I need an account?
No account or registration is required for the described free uses of judgments.
What cases does it cover?
It includes judgments and tribunal decisions from England and Wales, plus UK-wide cases from the Supreme Court and Privy Council. It is not a comprehensive record and excludes most magistrates’ court decisions and cases barred from publication.
Can I use the judgments for commercial purposes?
Commercial use is among the uses free under the Open Justice Licence. Computational analysis requires a separate licence.
Is there an API?
Yes. Find Case Law is available through its website and API.
Does Find Case Law provide legal advice?
No. It does not provide legal advice, interpretation, or support.
Facts from Find Case Law's own pages
- API
- The service can be accessed through its website or the Find Case Law API. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The service provides guidance for legal professionals, students, researchers, journalists, self-represented people, and members of the public. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Coverage limits
- The service is not a comprehensive record of every case and excludes most magistrates’ court decisions and cases barred from publication by restrictions or other legal constraints. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Users can download judgments as PDFs, print them, save them, and share links to specific judgments. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2022 · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 19 Oct 2026
- Legal advice
- Find Case Law does not provide legal advice, interpretation, or support. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Most uses, including reading, downloading, quoting, research, and commercial use, are free under the Open Justice Licence; computational analysis requires a separate licence. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Partners
- The National Archives provides Find Case Law in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, and the Judicial Office. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Find Case Law provides free access to court judgments and tribunal decisions from England and Wales, plus UK-wide cases from the Supreme Court and Privy Council. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Registration
- No registration or account is required for the described free uses of judgments. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Users can search judgment full text and details such as court name and neutral citation, then filter by date, court or tribunal, party name, or judge name. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Search limits
- Search does not recognise Boolean operators, match similar words, or correct spelling mistakes. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The National Archives is the data processor for publication, while the court that decided a case is the data controller for the judgment content. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Source and authority
- Judgments are provided directly by courts and tribunals, and the service describes itself as the official public source for the judgments it publishes. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The team handles technical problems, questions about judgments, error reports, and general enquiries, and says it aims to respond promptly. · caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk, 11 Oct 2026
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