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| Email sign-up type Can I sign up with my gmail or hotmail account or do I require my business email address to unlock additional limits? |
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| Access Level Unlock Professional Limits. Requires a verified company / business email, government, university or similar for expanded search volume. |
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| Social sign-in For added security - sign-in with Microsoft, Google. |
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| Single sign-on (SSO) Enterprise level security |
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| Basic case search Instant search, self-service. Includes: Case Name, Parties, Add to Watchlist button*, Jurisdiction, Court Name, Court Address, Court Location, Court Room Number, Judicial Officer's name, Case Type. * Some features require paid subscription / unlocking. |
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| Limit - Daily search per calendar day, Sydney time. |
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| Search cases since 2017 Civil case primarily within the NSW and Federal Court systems. NB: lawlink.nsw.gov.au searches typically only list cases over the last seven (7) days ... see https://www.dcpartners.solutions/cases |
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| Limit - Daily search per calendar day, Sydney time. |
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| Links to profile of each of the litigation parties E.g. Applicant / Plaintiff v Respondent / Defendant via dcpartners.solutions/profile/* |
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| Limit - Daily search per calendar day, Sydney time. |
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| Links to profiles other court cases NSW (Civil and NCAT) and Federal Court jurisdictions. |
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| Limit - Daily search per calendar day, Sydney time. |
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| Links to profiles known (or most recent) contact details. We provide a link to further research know information on a profile such as: ABN, address, contact details, LinkedIn profile, staff numbers, industry segments and more. Watch for further beta features to roll out in early 2026. |
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| Links to Case Law / Judicial decisions Judgments provided via Watchlist / Case alerts to registered free subscribers. |
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| Links to the relevant legislation Approximately 9000 legislative instruments, 1000 legal definitions, 4000+ legal precedents and more available via https://dcpartners.solutions/learning-centre ... ask Digital Mark J Smith chatbot any question, he's trained on them all. |
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| AI Legal Consultant/Chatbot 24x7 multi-lingual chatbot trained on all Mark J Smith's legal knowledge, case law / precedents, Australian legislation and more. Limits apply. |
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| Digital Mark J Smith answer re Case Law / Judicial decisions 24x7 multi-lingual chatbot trained on all Mark J Smith's legal knowledge, case law / precedents, Australian legislation and more. Limits apply. |
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| Digital Mark J Smith answers re relevant legislation 24x7 multi-lingual chatbot trained on all Mark J Smith's legal knowledge, case law / precedents, Australian legislation and more. Limits apply. |
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| Digital Mark J Smith Legal Reference Answers 24x7 multi-lingual chatbot trained on all Mark J Smith's legal knowledge, case law / precedents, Australian legislation and more. Limits apply. |
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| Watchlist (and Case alerts) follow a case, litigant (either or both) of your choosing (via the Add to Watchlist button) and be notified of future events. Limits apply, still in Alpha. Register for beta access upon release. |
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| Watchlist upload via csv follow a case, litigant (either or both) of your choosing (via the Add to Watchlist button) and be notified of future events. Limits apply, |
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| LIS Score Score only - no qualitative or explanatory analysis. NB: This service currently in Alpha with invited users expected to receive their invites and soft launch in late December 2025 or early January 2026. The Beta phase of this product will be announced on our Product Road Map page in early 2026. |
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| LIS Factor Breakdown (The 'Why') Here we show you all the breakdown and scoring (risk) factors behind the score. Score only - no qualitative or explanatory analysis. NB: This service currently in Alpha with invited users expected to receive their invites and soft launch in late December 2025 or early January 2026. The Beta phase of this product will be announced on our Product Road Map page in early 2026. |
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| Upgrade anytime - no lock in contract Upgrade, downgrade or trial anytime, no questions asked. Absolute control and freedom for you. All agreements are month to month only. |
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| First hearing date included in free-search |
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| Last hearing date available via Watchlist |
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| Next hearing date available via Watchlist |
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| Case outcome / judgment available via Watchlist |
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| Advanced search - Court hearing date/s Here we give you access to a list of all known court mentions including hearings back to 2017. |
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| Advanced search - Listing Type Here we give you access to a list of the listing type for each of the relevant court mentions including hearings back to 2017, e.g. directions hearing, mentions, conciliation, examination, decisions, etc. |
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| Advanced search - Court hearing date/s Here we give you access to a list of all known court mentions including hearings back to 2017. |
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| Customer portal access via dcpartners.solutions/portal .... view full watchlist (in Beta), user settings, log tickets, view plan information (upgrade or downgrade at any time) and more. This feature is in alpha. Register for beta access. NB: View paid plans for further information. |
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| Corporate account / Company wide search visibility Accessible to corporate account administrators via portal feature. Administrator can opt to track what others in your organisation are tracking - free or paid? |
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| Internal Conflict Management (Chinese Walls) Accessible to corporate account administrators via portal feature. Administrator can opt to prevent others in your organisation knowing the cases or litigants you are following? |
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| Provider-Blind Mode Accessible to corporate account administrators via portal feature. Administrator can opt to anonymize your searches so that not even courtlist.com.au knows what you're searching? |
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| Graphical relationship/s view Data is presented graphically to view all 'nodes' - e.g. all cases that a litigant is involved in, all parties against whom a party is suing, all that 3rd parties other cases, all presiding officers sitting on cases, all dates of all hearings, all case types, all hearing types, etc. This is an alpha feature and will be released in 2026. Register for beta access. |
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| Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) separate access for corporate Privacy Officer/Auditor Roles |
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| Corrections If there is information that we've published that you believe is incorrect, you can always 'update' or correct that information, free .... email: corrections@courtlist.com.au |
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| Update case statuses We update about 247,258* case status so you don't have to. But, if we've missed something, you're able to send us an update which we'll incorporate if it appears that status is correct. * Case count as at 15/12/2025. |
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| Profile updates - Add a photo or logo - to a litigant profile A photo can be helpful to subscribers to identify for instance which 'Mark Smith' it is that is the subject of litigation or in the corresponding profile. |
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| Profile updates - Add a social link A social link can be helpful to subscribers to identify for instance which 'Mark Smith' it is that is the subject of litigation or in the corresponding profile. |
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| Profile updates - Add an employer An employer can be helpful to subscribers to identify for instance which 'Mark Smith' it is that is the subject of litigation or in the corresponding profile. |
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| Profile updates - Add a job description A job description can be helpful to subscribers to identify for instance which 'Mark Smith' it is that is the subject of litigation or in the corresponding profile. |
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| Profile updates - Add contact details Contact details can be helpful to subscribers to identify for instance which 'Mark Smith' it is that is the subject of litigation or in the corresponding profile. |
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| Story telling (bespoke pricing) | ||||
| Litigant research Where you're story is complex, our associate markjsmith.com can undertake world class research with a view to potential story telling |
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| Story telling Our associate and founder markjsmith.com may be willing to help you to tell your story. If you have a story, go to https://www.markjsmith.com/got-a-story |
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| Introductory service We will, if we believe in your case, introduce you to an appropriate 3rd party to, if necessary, help you to prosecute your case and achieve a suitable financial outcome. |
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| Refinancing introductory services We can introduce you to our panel of non-vanilla business lenders. |
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| Cash flow or Insolvency - introductory service If you're business is experiencing hardship or cash flow interruptions, we can introduce you to our panel of non-vanilla cash flow lenders or for those concerned with solvency we offer a judgment free insolvency introduction service. |
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| Follows Civil Cases? | ||||
| Case coverage - Civil As at 30/12/2025 |
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| Follows Criminal Cases? | ||||
| Case coverage - Criminal As at 30/12/2025 |
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| Current or ex-partners Civil court records can sometimes be a great resource for identifying possible spouses or partners. Both persons can sometimes be listed in a civil action whether they are the ones taking the action against another person/entity or the ones against whom the action is being brought. Family law courts will mostly identify both persons involved in a matter. Note: searches should be done using a surname followed by the first initial of the given name in the Company Search section. |
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| Alias names To help identify any alias, AKA or maiden names. |
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| Deceased persons Access to official Births, Deaths and Marriage records are, for the most part, highly restricted in Australia. Therefore, identifying whether someone is now deceased can mean accessing and searching multiple cemetery and other similar sites. The civil court records component of the database can assist as deceased estate court matters and inquests are regularly included. |
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| Location searches Further assistance is provided by pin-pointing people at a specific location on a particular day. If you've been looking for someone in one state and find a person with the same name has recently appeared before the courts in a different state, then a change of focus is possibly worthwhile. If a potential multi-day trial matter is identified, you will also known where that person is likely going to be on the following day. |
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| Employment The civil records include some Industrial Relations Commission daily court lists for some states and the Federal Court of Australia. Whilst not definitive, it can often provide a further lead to assist in determining a person's employer. In addition, as all persons involved in a court matter are searchable (as per the Case Title), this can often identify other persons acting on behalf of the applicant. |
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| Background Checks - for personal or business reasons A database is a must-have resource for any investigator providing background check services on a person or business, or for anyone conducting any kind of personal or professional research. The extent of the information available cannot be obtained elsewhere. As an individual, you might want to find out a little more about that new person in your life or even an old boyfriend/girlfriend. Or, if you are thinking of using a business or a trades person or renting your house to a person. A quick search can sometimes prove worthwhile over and above online reviews. |
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| Additional lines of inquiry A court case listing will often identify other persons involved in the matter. For example, a NSW Apprehended Violence Application will (most times) also identify the name of the person lodging the AV Application. Matters can also often identify police, legal representatives and other persons acting on behalf of the applicant. Civil court case listings usually show both the name of the person or organisation lodging the action as well as the person/organisation against whom the action is lodged. |
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