Westlaw
Legal research now and for tomorrow

Westlaw is built on 100 years of innovating with lawyers across Australia & New Zealand, leveraging global technological advancements that actually work. Combining industry-leading legal expertise, the latest in smart technology and one of the most complete library of resources in ANZ, Westlaw helps lawyers get to answers faster.
Why choose Westlaw?

Content you can trust
An army of lawyers categorise, and summarise the law so you can find the best information to build the strongest case

Expert Analysis
Meaningful interpretation, and incisive commentary on caselaw and legislative developments for the most trusted answers

Tailored Support
An entire training support crew based here in New Zealand offering a range of free tailored training options
Westlaw's market leading offering
KeyCite™
KeyCite™ is Thomson Reuters' leading global citator helping you find, understand and analyse the law. Now built into every Westlaw search experience, you can be confident you're relying on valid law, every time.
KeyNumber™ System
Confidently navigate through less familiar areas of law. Powered by our local experienced legal editors, the KeyNumber™ system is fully integrated into every Westlaw experience. Begin your search by legal topic and identify relevant cases by KeyNumber™.
Natural Language Search
Natural Legal Language Search on Westlaw allows you to get better results using plain English. Free up time by freeing yourself of complex search queries and get directly to authoritative sources by searching the way that you think.
Clients don't care about the data, they just care about the answer - the new Westlaw helps my team distill huge volumes into the salient point, in minutes.

Director
Danny King Legal
A useful tool I’d be looking for if it didn’t exist. In general, I use the Internet far less now for starting legal research.

Partner
Foley Hughes