If you need research on any legal subject, our team can help. In addition to your research results, we will provide you with a clear summary of the resources we have consulted, including all the databases used and texts searched, and the search terms used. Research is tailored to your individual needs, agreed deadlines and costs. We charge $35.00 per 15 minute unit plus GST, photocopying and delivery costs. Research required within four hours will incur an urgency fee of $35.00 plus GST per hour or part thereof. See our full list of charges.
Researchers:
- Georgina Deverell, BA, LLB
- Bronwyn McGee, BA, LLB, MLIS
- Josee Klein, BA, LLB
- Alissa Reid BA, NZILS Legal Exec
- Katie Wickes BA, MLIS
Online form: Use our Research Request Form to submit your request (You will be asked to login first), or email, fax or phone us.
Help: See Help requesting research below.
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Help requesting research
Deadline & delivery
Specify your deadline, and preferred delivery method: email PDF document, fax, courier, DX or post
Cap Time
To ensure that we meet your budget, we encourage you to put a cap on the time that you would like us to spend on your research.
We charge in 15-minute units. Each unit costs $35.00 plus GST. There are also charges for photocopying or printing (30c per page); and delivery by post or courier. Charges for searching international databases, such as Westlaw and Lexis, will be discussed with you before they are incurred.
Defining your research request
If you decide exactly what you require before making the request, the cost of the research will be less because the search is more specific. It is helpful to consider whether there are particular statutory provisions, regulations, rules, leading cases or legal terms which are relevant to your research problem. It is also useful to tell us if you want to limit the research by time frame (eg cases in the last 5 years) or court level (eg Court of Appeal, Supreme Court or Privy Council only).
You might want to ask us to search specifically for case law, texts, legislation, articles, precedents or definitions - though it's worth keeping in mind that, even when you want cases, texts and looseleaf services can assist you in identifying the leading decisions.
Our resources are most comprehensive in the NZ, Australian and UK jurisdictions. We also have Canadian material and a limited amount from other jurisdictions.
Once you have reviewed the material we provide to you, please don't hesitate to telephone us to discuss the searches we undertook, and options for further research relating to the problem in question.
Sources you wish us to check and ones you have already checked
We are happy to discuss what sources we have and their coverage. If there are any specific sources that you would like us to refer to, (for example: LINX, NZLR, Trapski's Family Law, or the Laws of New Zealand), please say so.
To avoid duplication of research, please tell us where you have already looked yourself.