BeCivil · The legal data company
Free case notes on new UK judgments.
We are rebuilding BeCivil. Our archive of about 2,500 case notes returns first, followed by a new note on each judgment as it is handed down.
A note on every new judgment
Plain-English notes on new judgments from the courts and tribunals of England and Wales: the facts, the decision, the reasons and why it matters.
Written for your role
Each note has a short section for people representing themselves, solicitors, barristers and everyone else, so you can go straight to what affects you.
Checked against the judgment
Notes are written with AI, then software checks every quotation and paragraph number against the judgment. Notes that fail go to an editor, not onto the site.
Always linked to the official text
Every note links to the judgment on Find Case Law at The National Archives, so you can read what the court actually said.
BeCivil is free to read. It is not legal advice, and it does not predict the outcome of cases or rate judges.