Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales

What Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales does

The Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales is a not-for-profit statutory authority established under the Council of Law Reporting Act 1969, with a mandate to publish the authorised reports of decisions of NSW superior courts. It produces the NSW Law Reports and the Historical Reports Collection, which together provide a curated archive of NSW case law extending back to 1825. Reporting is performed by a panel of Senior Counsel and eminent members of the Sydney Bar, whose headnotes carry distinctive citational weight before NSW courts.

The organisation distributes its content through dual digital licensing arrangements with LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters, which together cover essentially the entire Australian online legal-research market, and supplements this with direct subscriptions, print and bound-volume sales, and a pay-per-view option served via its nswlr.com.au website. Supporting products include the Lawstream mobile application, the Companion case-alert newsletter, and an online subscriber portal that aggregates the reporting service, historical archive, and citator functionality. Pricing is set at modest professional rates, with a full online subscription priced at AUD 450 plus GST and pay-per-view access at AUD 20 plus GST per report.

Revenue mechanics are accordingly split between recurring digital licence royalties, institutional and individual subscriptions, print and bound-volume sales, and transactional pay-per-view income, with the historical archive and newsletter provided free of charge as a public-good adjunct. The organisation operates with a small core team of approximately 8 employees under the direction of a General Manager, an Editor, and a Council chaired by a Senior Counsel, and does not have external investors, parent entities, or funding rounds. Its customer base spans barristers, solicitors, judicial officers, court staff, academic institutions, and government legal teams operating in or engaging with NSW law.

Name

Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales

Legal name

Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales

Website

https://nswlr.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales is a not-for-profit statutory authority that publishes the authorised reports of NSW superior court decisions, distributing the NSW Law Reports and a historical archive dating to 1825 to barristers, solicitors, judges, academics, and government legal teams via LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters, and direct subscription channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJACAA

Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Professional & Legal Publishing (Standards, Compliance, Reference)

SECONDARYMPAJACAI

Government & Public Policy Publishing (Regulations, Gazettes, Legislative Tracking)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Professional & Legal Publishing (Standards, Compliance, Reference)

Keywords

• Legal reporting services
• Authorised law reports
• Legal publishing
• Case law subscriptions
• Judicial decision reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Online subscriptions: 12-month subscription period for access to Online Reports. International consumers can subscribe directly through website. Australian consumers purchase from digital licensees (LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters).
2. Print subscriptions: Annual print subscription for Printed Reports, published as Parts and Bound Volumes. Subscription period runs from 1 July to 30 June (financial year).
3. Pay Per View: Individual online reports can be downloaded on pay per view basis for AUD 20 + GST per view.
4. Bound Volume sales: Individual Bound Volumes and back-sets of Bound Volumes can be purchased by contacting Customer Service Officer.
5. Newsletter subscription: Free email subscription service for newsletters featuring case and publication alerts.
6. Historical Reports access: Free access to historical law reports upon registration on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Council of Law Reporting for NSW publishes the official authorised NSW Law Reports (NSWLR), a curated series of selected judgments from NSW superior courts since 1970, with expert catchwords and headnotes prepared by specialist reporters and assistant editors. It also publishes a digitised historical law reports collection dating back to 1825, distributed via annual print subscriptions, digital subscriptions, and pay-per-view options through its website and the Lawstream app.

Product overview

The Council of Law Reporting for NSW operates as a not-for-profit statutory authority established in 1969, publishing the official authorized law report series for NSW superior courts. The core product is the NSW Law Reports (NSWLR), which contains selected judgments from 1970 to present with expert headnotes. Supporting the core product is a comprehensive Historical Law Reports Collection spanning 1825-1970, including The Legge Reports, Dowling's Select Cases, NSW Weekly Notes, State Reports NSW, and New South Wales Reports. Distribution is through multiple channels: print subscriptions (12 Parts plus 3 Bound Volumes annually), online subscriptions (direct for international customers; via LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters for Australian customers), and pay-per-view individual case purchases. A bundle offer combines digital and print access at discounted rates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lawstream App: Digital application providing access to NSW Law Reports and historical law report archive for subscribers.

Products and services

• NSW Law Reports (NSWLR) Official authorised law report series for the NSW superior courts (Court of Appeal, Court of Criminal Appeal, Supreme Court, Land and Environment Court, Industrial Court), containing selected judgments with catchwords and headnotes drafted by specialist reporters, for judges, barristers, lawyers, and legal researchers.
• Historical Law Reports Collection Digitised collection of historical NSW law reports spanning 1825 to 1970, including the Legge Reports, Dowling's Select Cases, NSW Weekly Notes, State Reports NSW, and New South Wales Reports, available free upon registration.
• Print Subscription Annual print subscription providing 12 issues (Parts) per year plus 3 hard copy Bound Volumes, delivered throughout the subscription period aligned to the financial year (1 July to 30 June).
• Online Subscription Digital access to the complete NSW Law Reports series and historical reports archive via the website and Lawstream app, available for international customers directly and for Australian customers through licensed platforms (LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters).
• Pay Per View Individual case purchase option on the NSWLR website at AUD 20 + GST per view, allowing one-off access to a single law report.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LexisNexiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigital licensee for Australian consumers. Australian consumers who wish to subscribe to the Reports must purchase their subscription from LexisNexis or Thomson Reuters. Their platforms have their own terms of use.
• Thomson ReuterscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigital licensee for Australian consumers. Australian consumers who wish to subscribe to the Reports must purchase their subscription from LexisNexis or Thomson Reuters. Their platforms have their own terms of use.
• Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal HistoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Legge Reports are republished with the kind permission of the Francis Forbes Society. The original Legge Reports were compiled by J Gordon Legge from colonial newspaper reports.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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