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Live UK legal research with cited sources
Search legislation.gov.uk, SRA guidance, BAILII case law, and CPR rules in real time. Every answer is grounded in clickable, pinpointed citations.
Current UK law, not a cached snapshot
Every Search turn fires live queries against legislation.gov.uk, SRA guidance, BAILII case law, CPR rules, and trusted legal web sources. Writford never serves a stale cached answer when you toggle Search, you get the law as it stands right now.
- legislation.gov.uk, Acts, Statutory Instruments, amendments
- SRA Codes of Conduct, Accounts Rules, and guidance notes
- BAILII case law with judgment references
- Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and Practice Directions
- FCA rules and guidance for financial services matters
Every claim backed by a pinpointed citation
Unlike generic AI tools that hallucinate case names, Writford Search attaches a clickable reference to every legal proposition it makes. Click any citation to open the source document. Build skeleton arguments, attendance notes and research memos with confidence.
- Clickable inline citations open the source document directly
- Section and paragraph-level precision where available
- Citation format follows standard UK legal practice
- Clear confidence signalling when a source could not be retrieved
- Export research output with all citations intact (PDF or Word)
Pay for live retrieval only when you need it
Search is opt-in per turn via the toggle in the chat toolbar. Chat turns without Search active never spend credits on live retrieval, keeping everyday drafting and Q&A fast and economical. Use Search selectively for questions where citation accuracy matters.
- Toggle Search on or off per turn, no global setting to change
- Chat turns without Search cost zero retrieval credits
- Keyboard shortcut: Cmd / Ctrl + . for quick toggle
- Works with Extended Thinking mode for comprehensive research memos
- Matter-linked chats preserve research context alongside your files