Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. By selecting the All Topics tab you are able to view any topic area at your convenience.

Select the legal topic that you are interested in. Type a jurisdiction name in full (eg Victoria) in the Search box. This will restrict your content view to a single jurisdiction.

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Links to CaseBase and LawNow are generally processed overnight. This means that editorial summaries of the latest events that have been made available to our customers through the day will not contain active CaseBase and LawNow links. These links will generally be available the next day.

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The search function operates within a legal topic. The search runs over the following fields within the selected legal topic:
• Title
• Jurisdiction
• Abstract

Results are listed in reverse chronological order.

The Date tab view of content lists all available content in the selected topic in reverse chronological order of receipt.

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