Australian Case Citator Comparison
The following table compares the four Australian case citators: CaseBase (Lexis Advance), KeyCite (Westlaw Australia), Jade, and LawCite (AustLII).
(Lexis Advance) | (Westlaw Australia) | Jade | (AustLII) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Links through to a full text version of the case | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contains authorised version of a case | Yes | Yes | ||
| Full text searching is possible* | Yes | |||
| Contains litigation history | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Lists cases cited by the case | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lists cases citing the case | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Includes legislation judicially considered | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lists journal articles referring to the case | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Informs you whether the case is on appeal | Yes | |||
| Indicates the subsequent judicial treatment of the case | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Can search for words and phrases judicially considered | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Contains subject classifications that link to similar cases | Yes | |||
| Contains citations to decisions from courts of foreign jurisdictions | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| The citator is accessible to the public | Yes | Yes | ||
| Provides citation to paragraph level | Yes | Yes | ||
| Relevant law reform commission reports referring to the case | Yes |
*Full text searching is not available in CaseBase or KeyCite citators, however you can do full text searching by navigating to the Cases tab in both Lexis Advance and Westlaw Australia.