The CitedAnswers Blog

Notes on legal access, official sources, and what we're building.

The mountainous, forested interior of Rarotonga, Cook Islands

August 6, 2026 · 4 min read

Ask Cook Islands Law a Question in Plain English: No Legal Background Required

Cook Islands land law runs through several different Acts and regulations most people would never think to check. Here's what CitedAnswers gives back for a real question about leasing Cook Islands land.

Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, reflected in its forecourt pool

August 4, 2026 · 5 min read

Australia Has Nine Legal Systems in One Country: Here's How Law Students Use CitedAnswers to Navigate Them

Six states, two territories, and the Commonwealth: each running its own Acts. Here's how CitedAnswers helps law students find the right jurisdiction's legislation fast, and see how the High Court ties all nine together.

The Suva Clock Tower lit up at night in Suva, Fiji

August 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Ask Fiji Law a Question in Plain English: Legislation and Real Court Judgments, Together

Fiji's Acts are published online, but finding the right section, and knowing how courts have actually applied it, is a different problem. Here's what CitedAnswers gives back for a real question about Fiji employment law.

The Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, viewed through its fence with the Tongan coat of arms

August 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Ask Tonga Law a Question in Plain English: Legislation and Real Court Judgments, Together

Tonga's Constitution sets out exactly who inherits a family's land, but finding the actual clause, and how courts have applied it, is another matter. Here's what CitedAnswers gives back for a real question about Tongan land succession.

Helsinki Cathedral overlooking the harbour in Helsinki, Finland

July 31, 2026 · 4 min read

Finland Joins CitedAnswers: 885 Acts of Finnish Law, Asked in Plain English

Finland does something most non-English-speaking jurisdictions don't: it publishes its own laws in official English translation. That solves availability, not the harder problem: finding the right section for your actual question.

The Beehive, New Zealand's Parliament building, in Wellington

July 29, 2026 · 4 min read

Ask New Zealand Law a Question in Plain English: Now With Real Court Judgments Too

Nearly 9,500 Acts of the New Zealand Parliament, searchable by just asking a normal question, and now paired with almost 10,000 real court judgments, cited alongside the legislation whenever they're actually relevant.

Leather-bound reference volumes on a library shelf behind glass

July 28, 2026 · 5 min read

What 'Deep Research' Actually Means for a Legal Question

Not a longer chat answer: a genuine multi-step research process. Here's what actually happens when you run a Deep Research Report: how it decides what to read next, and why the report it hands back looks nothing like a chat message.

July 27, 2026 · 4 min read

Legislation Tells You the Rule. Case Law Shows You How It's Actually Applied.

A statute tells you what the law says. It rarely tells you how a court has actually ruled when that law got tested. CitedAnswers cites both. Here's what that looks like for a real question about Tonga.

July 27, 2026 · 4 min read

From Question to First Draft: Introducing Legal Letter Draft

CitedAnswers has always helped you research the law. Now it helps you write the letter that follows from it: a demand, a notice, a formal complaint, grounded in real legislation, cited the same way every other answer is.

Two people shaking hands over a signed contract on a desk

July 27, 2026 · 4 min read

Beyond Letters: CitedAnswers Now Drafts Full Contracts

A demand letter is one page with one purpose. A contract is a full set of obligations two parties are agreeing to live under. Today we're launching Contract Draft: nine contract and policy types, clause by clause, grounded in real legislation.

The word CONTRACT typed on paper in a vintage typewriter

July 26, 2026 · 4 min read

What Actually Happens When AI Reviews Your Contract

Most AI contract review tools just flag "risky language" in general terms. Here's what CitedAnswers actually does instead: checks every clause against the real legislation of your jurisdiction, and shows you why it matters.

A 'Market' storefront sign on a brick building

July 25, 2026 · 4 min read

You Don't Need a Subscription to Get One Legal Report

A law student with one assignment. A small business owner with one contract to check. Not everyone needs unlimited access. Today we're launching the Legal Marketplace: pay once, get exactly the report you need.

A village scene with a palm tree in the Pacific Islands

July 24, 2026 · 5 min read

The Pacific Islands Deserve Better Access to Their Own Laws

Legal research tools were built for the world's largest markets. Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands were left off the map. Here's why we're changing that.