JustCite supports restricting your search to specific fields. You can of course accomplish this using the Advanced Search form, but for advanced users it is usually quicker to enter the field restrictors right in the general search box.
The field restrictor syntax is:
Field [search terms]
For instance, the following search will return documents with “HSBC” in the title published after 2009:
All the usual search operators are supported. Allowed fields are as follows:
| Field Name | Description | Scope | Accepted Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| References | Searches document citations | Global | Any |
| Title | Searches document titles. For cases, searches party names. For legislation, searches short title. | Global | Any |
| DocumentType | Restricts the search to documents of the specified type. | Global | case legislation eu article barrister chambers |
| Year | Specify a year or year range. Year range operators are supported. | Global | Any |
| Abstract | Search an article abstract | Articles | Any |
| Courts | Restrict case searches to cases heard in a specific court or courts | Cases | See recognised court names |
| Keywords | Search by subject keywords | Cases, Articles | Any |
| Repealed | Specify whether to return only legislation in force or only repealed legislation | Legislation | 1 (repealed) 0 (in force) |
| AreasOfPractice | Find a barrister by practice area. | Barristers | Any |
| YearOfCall | Find a barrister by seniority. | Barristers | Year, Year Range or Date Operator |
| YearOfSilk | Find leading counsel by seniority. | Barristers | Year, Year Range or Date Operator. Set to >0 to return any leading counsel but exclude juniors. Set to 0 to exclude leading counsel and return only juniors. |
| Region | Find a set of chambers or an individual barrister by geographical location. | Barristers, Chambers | Any |
| Languages | Find a barrister by language(s) spoken. | Barristers, Chambers | Any |
| DPA | Find a barrister by whether they accept instructions under the Direct Access scheme. | Barristers | 1 (accepted) or 0 (not accepted) |
| CFA | Find a barrister by whether they undertake work on a Conditional Fee Arrangement. | Barristers | 1 (accepted) or 0 (not accepted) |
| Author | Find all articles written by a certain author. | Articles | Any |
Some further examples:
capacity and Reference[MHLR]– will return cases with the keywordcapacityreported in the Mental Health Law Reports."book debts" and Courts[hl or pc]– will return decisions of the House of Lords or Privy Council having to to withbook debts.