Indicative pricingPricing provided by written quote
Service areaRemote research across Ontario and Canada
Who may inquirePublic, self-represented litigants, students, lawyers and licensed paralegals
Rates are introductory starting estimates, not a binding offer. Scope, attempts, travel, urgency, deliverables and any applicable taxes are confirmed in writing before acceptance.
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Public case law research & retrieval
For members of the public, self-represented people, businesses and students. We locate published decisions matching your requested general topic, factual pattern or outcome, confirm citations, provide neutral summaries and original source links.
Example: Ontario family decisions where a court found parental alienating behaviour and awarded a father primary parenting responsibilities. We report what the court actually found; we do not recommend what to argue in your case.
Custom written quoteProfessional case law research
For licensed Ontario lawyers and paralegals. Under appropriate professional supervision, we research authorities, check judicial treatment and prepare research memoranda, case comparisons, authorities lists and case summaries in accordance with the retaining professional's instructions.
From $45.00 CAD / hour + applicable HSTWhat you receive through My KTL
Verified citations, original neutral summaries, direct source links and full court-decision PDFs only when sharing is permitted. Once released, your research appears securely in My KTL and an email tells you to sign in. We do not distribute subscriber-only Quicklaw materials without the necessary rights.
Limits: Public research is legal information, not legal advice, a recommendation of authorities for your individual proceeding, or a prediction of its outcome. We do not represent clients or draft arguments as part of the public service. Payment is quoted and approved in advance; research is not guaranteed to find matching decisions.
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KNOW THE LAW — CASE LAW RESEARCH AND DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL
PUBLIC / SELF-REPRESENTED RESEARCH — Custom written quotation
We locate publicly available Ontario and Canadian decisions by general subject, jurisdiction, citation, factual characteristics and judicial outcome. Examples include published Ontario family law decisions in which a judge made findings about parental alienating behaviour and changed a parenting arrangement. We identify what the court actually found, rather than treating an allegation as a finding. Each delivered case may include a citation, source link, court and date, factual and procedural context, key judicial findings, outcome, and a neutral original summary.
Where permitted by the original source and any applicable publication restrictions, a complete decision PDF may be supplied securely. We do not promise PDF redistribution from Quicklaw or CanLII; a link or authorized court copy may be substituted. We do not provide legal advice, select authorities for a customer's specific case, predict success, prepare legal argument or represent the public.
PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISED RESEARCH — Hourly rate as displayed on the current service page, plus applicable HST
For lawyers and licensed paralegals operating within their permitted scope: research of case law and tribunal decisions, authority comparisons, citation and treatment checks, lists of authorities and instructed memoranda. Substantive legal services are performed only under the retaining licensed professional's direction and appropriate supervision.
DELIVERY AND QUOTATION
Submit a general-topic inquiry or create a verified account in My KTL. We review scope and propose a written quotation before commencing work. Completed original research summaries, authorized court PDFs and source links are delivered through the secure My KTL research order; clients receive an email advising them of new documents without attachments or case details.
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS
No guarantee matching cases exist, that a court will agree with any proposition, or that cases remain good law. Court decisions may contain publication bans or privacy restrictions. Case law is information only unless the assignment is handled within an appropriate licensed-professional supervision arrangement.
Services are subject to scope, availability and a confirmed written quote. We do not provide independent legal advice or representation.
