What we do

R esearch One provides custom research, writing, and analysis solutions to practising lawyers and government departments worldwide on almost any area of law.

We provide 2 kinds of research: legal research and non-legal factual research relevant to litigation. Specific examples are listed below.

Legal research

Lawyers ask us to:

• email a copy of a particular case, statute, article, or book chapter
• find cases and commentaries on a particular subject or statutory provision
• note-up cases and statutes
• put together bundles of authorities
• compile legislative histories
• proofread and edit letters, submissions, and memorandums
• check case citations and other references
• commission expert legal opinions
• more ...

Government clients ask us to:

• outline and compare the approaches of different jurisdictions to a legal problem
• outline the policy advantages and disadvantages of different options
• commission expert opinions
• more ...

Factual research

Lawyers ask us to:

• search trade publications for evidence of pre-existing designs
• research evidence of passing off
• find lost beneficiaries under wills
• research people and companies
• find experts for expert evidence
• more ...

Further information

The above are just examples. We tailor our services to clients' individual needs. To find out how we can help you, please contact us.

What we don't do

R esearch One does NOT:

• engage in legal practice; we are NOT a law firm
• provide services to the public; we deal exclusively with lawyers and government departments
• provide services that only appropriately qualified legal practitioners (such as barristers and solicitors) can provide, such as providing legal advice, preparing a will or other testamentary instrument, preparing an instrument creating or regulating rights between people, preparing an instrument relating to property or a legal proceeding, acting as advocate for someone in a proceeding before a court or tribunal, or preparing papers to be used in support of, or opposition to, an application for the grant of probate or letters of administration
• help law students
• do direct marketing or telemarketing