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CaseSharp

For Australian law students

Check the cases you cite,1 then read them.

Paste your footnotes. CaseSharp matches each case citation against the court records we hold and links you to the judgment. You confirm each one yourself. No generative AI.

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Citation check · Beta

No account. Nothing stored.

Our records end 7 April 2026. Later cases aren't held yet. What we hold

One per line, up to 10. Case citations only.

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Only the citation strings are looked up, and a guest check stores nothing. Where your draft goes

Check 3 drafts a month, free.

With a free account and no card. Rechecks are free.

What the check does

  • Matches each case's name, year, report and court against our records
  • Links you to the judgment on the court's site, AustLII or JADE
  • Marks what it can't match, instead of guessing

What it doesn't

  • Use generative AI
  • Write or change your work
  • Decide whether a case supports your point
  • Check pinpoints, journal articles or legislation yet
  • Call a real case wrong

Against the court records we hold, which are not complete. A match means your citation agrees with our record of the case.

What we hold

Loading what we hold, court by court.

Not held

Journals, textbooks and most foreign law. No court is complete, so a case we don't hold may still exist. Coverage and known gaps

What a check shows you

Three honest labels. None of them says verified.

A check can tell you whether a citation agrees with the record we hold. Whether the case supports your point is your reading, so that part stays with you.

Matches our record
The case name, year, report and court agree with our record of the case.
Differs from our record
The same case, but a detail differs, such as the year or the page. We show this only when we are sure it is the same case. You see both side by side, and you decide.
Not in our records
We don't hold it, which doesn't make it wrong. You see what we hold for that court, with links to search AustLII and JADE.

Native title essay, footnotes 1 to 3

1 of 3 confirmed

1

Mabo v Queensland [No 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1, 42.

High Court of Australia · 3 June 1992 · [1992] HCA 23

Matches our record

Read the judgment at

High Court AustLII JADE

I have read this case

2

Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (1971) 17 FLR 141.

Supreme Court of the Northern Territory · not held yet

Not in our records

Search AustLII Search JADE

3

Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v Victoria (2001) 214 CLR 422.

Differs from our record

Your footnote

(2001) 214 CLR 422

Our record

(2002) 214 CLR 422

An example check of three real cases. What you see depends on the records we hold.

How a check works

You stay the one who checks. CaseSharp shows you our record of each case and where to read it, and keeps a dated note of what you confirmed.

  1. Paste your footnotes

    Paste up to 10 footnotes as a guest. With a free account, paste a whole draft or upload a text PDF, up to 200,000 characters, so a thesis goes chapter by chapter.

  2. See what each footnote points to

    Each case citation gets one of three labels. Open the case details we hold, with links to read the judgment on the court's site, AustLII or JADE.

  3. Confirm it yourself

    Tick each authority once you have read it. With a free account, CaseSharp keeps a dated record of your check and drafts a disclosure note that says what you used.

Pricing

Check 3 drafts a month, free.

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An email address and a one-time code. No card.

Guest check, no account
Up to 10 footnotes
Drafts checked each month
3
Rechecks of the same draft
Free
Card needed
No
Paid plans
Paused
What each plan includes

Is it allowed in your unit?

Your unit outline decides, so check its rules on tools and AI first. The citation check uses no generative AI and does not write or change your work. It helps you do the checking your law school already expects of you.

AI rules, feature by feature

Where your draft goes

Your footnotes are read on our servers in Sydney to find the citations, and only the citation strings are looked up. When a case name needs a wider search, those words can go to a search-ranking service in the United States. A guest check stores nothing. A check you save to your account keeps your draft text until you delete it.

How we handle your data

UQ Law asks students to “independently verify all legal authorities, legislation, cases, quotations, and references”.
UQ Law School, Use of AI by Students in Law (v1.0, approved 20 February 2026). Your school's policy may differ.
Is CaseSharp free?

Yes. A guest check of up to 10 footnotes needs no account. With a free account you can check 3 drafts a month, and rechecks of the same draft are free. It does not ask for a card. New paid plans are paused.

What does Not in our records mean?

We could not find that case in the records we hold. It does not mean the case is wrong or does not exist. Our records are incomplete, especially for recent decisions, so search for it on AustLII, JADE or the court's own site.

Does it check my argument?

No. It checks whether each case citation agrees with our record of that case. Whether the case supports your point, and whether it is still good law, is for you to read and decide.

Can I use it for an assessment?

Your unit outline decides, so check its rules on tools and AI first. The citation check uses no generative AI and does not write or change your work.

Check your footnotes

Up to 10 footnotes. No account. Nothing stored. No generative AI.

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