legislation.gov.uk
Primary and secondary legislation across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Acts of Parliament, statutory instruments, and more.
Always-On Research
Every query. Every source. Automatically.
In Chat mode, every query automatically searches UK legislation, SRA guidance, and court rules. Switch to Pro for professional-grade drafting, or enable Deep Research for comprehensive multi-source analysis. Every answer includes clickable citations.
Sources
Live legal sources
Writford connects directly to the UK’s most authoritative legal databases, searching them automatically with every query.
SRA Guidance
Solicitors Regulation Authority standards, codes of conduct, guidance notes, and regulatory updates affecting practising solicitors.
Court Procedural Rules
Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), Criminal Procedure Rules, Family Procedure Rules, and associated practice directions.
Statutory Instruments
Delegated legislation including regulations, orders, and rules made under powers granted by Acts of Parliament.
Verifiable
Source citations on every answer
Every response includes precise references to the original source material — automatically. No ambiguity, no hallucinated case law — just verifiable citations linked directly to authoritative documents.
- Clickable links to legislation.gov.uk source pages
- Section and paragraph-level pinpointing
- Amendment history and commencement dates included
- Formatted for use in legal correspondence and memos
- Full audit trail of sources consulted
Workflow
How always-on research works
Ask any question
Type a legal question in plain English. In Chat mode, Writford automatically searches UK legal sources. For professional documents, activate Pro. For complex matters needing multiple sources, enable Deep Research.
AI searches live sources
Writford queries legislation.gov.uk, SRA guidance, and court rules simultaneously, cross-referencing multiple authoritative databases in seconds.
Results with citations
Every answer arrives with pinpointed source citations. Click any reference to open the original document on the authoritative source.
Export and reference
Copy results to your matter file, export as PDF, or share with colleagues. Citations are formatted for immediate use in legal correspondence.
Capabilities
Built for UK legal research
Not a generic AI search engine. Every aspect of Writford is designed for the way UK solicitors find and verify the law.
Real-time search
Queries run against live databases, not cached snapshots. You always get the current version of the law.
UK-specific
Purpose-built for the UK legal system. England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland jurisdictions covered.
Source verification
Every claim is backed by a clickable citation. No hallucinated references — if it cannot verify, it tells you.
Practice area coverage
From conveyancing to criminal defence, family law to commercial disputes. All major practice areas supported.
Start researching with confidence
Every answer backed by the source. Every citation one click from the original.