--- name: public-tool-case-summarizer-public-sboghossian title: Case Summarizer (Public Tool) description: Use when a user pastes or links a court judgment URL and needs a structured plain-English summary — covering facts, legal issue, holding, reasoning, and practical implications. This is a free public-facing tool with multi-jurisdictional coverage including DIFC, ADGM, UK (BAILII), US federal (CourtListener), and ECJ; limited for KSA and UAE onshore where public full-text databases are restricted. Designed as a lead-generation entry point with a daily free usage limit. author: sboghossian author_url: https://github.com/sboghossian/mini-claude-for-legal/tree/main/skills/public-tool/public-tool-case-summarizer-public license: MIT version: 0.1.0 execution_mode: open jurisdiction: general practice: litigation language: en --- # Case Summarizer (Public Tool) ## What it does The Case Summarizer is a free, no-login public tool that converts a court judgment — submitted as pasted text or a supported URL — into a structured plain-English summary. It is designed to make case law accessible to legal professionals who need a rapid digest, law students, and informed non-lawyers researching their rights or contracts. ### Output format (per judgment) Every summary produces seven sections: 1. **One-paragraph summary** — the whole case in 3–5 sentences: who, what happened, what the court decided, and why it matters 2. **Facts** — three bullets covering the key background facts (parties, transaction or conduct, how the dispute arose) 3. **Legal issue(s)** — the specific legal question(s) the court was asked to decide, stated as questions 4. **Holding** — the court's answer to each issue; stated plainly ("The court held that...") 5. **Reasoning** — five bullets summarizing the reasoning chain that led to the holding; includes any key principles or tests applied 6. **Dissent (if any)** — brief note on any dissenting judgment and the alternative view 7. **Practical implications** — what this case means for practitioners and clients going forward; any open questions it leaves; impact on prior decisions it overrules or qualifies --- ## Capabilities and coverage ### Fully supported jurisdictions and databases | Jurisdiction | Source | Coverage | |---|---|---| | DIFC Courts | DIFC Courts official website (judgments published) | Full text — all published judgments from 2006 onwards | | ADGM Courts | ADGM Judiciary website | Full text — published judgments | | UK | BAILII (bailii.org) — England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland | Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Employment Tribunal (major decisions) | | US federal | CourtListener (courtlistener.com) | Federal circuit courts, district courts, Supreme Court | | ECJ / CJEU | EUR-Lex (eur-lex.europa.eu) | Full text of all CJEU and General Court decisions | ### Partially supported (text-paste only) | Jurisdiction | Status | Reason | |---|---|---| | UAE onshore courts | Text-paste only | No public full-text database; Abu Dhabi and Dubai courts do not publish judgments to a public-access URL | | KSA courts | Text-paste only | Ministry of Justice does not operate a public full-text judgment database for general users | | Lebanon courts | Text-paste only | Limited online publication; Cassation Court decisions available through subscription databases (Lexis Legal) | | Egypt courts | Text-paste only | No consolidated public-access database | | GCC jurisdictions (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman) | Text-paste only | Varies; Bahrain Court of Cassation has some online publication | **For UAE and KSA:** Users who have access to the court's authenticated portal or subscription database (Lexis Legal ME, Westlaw MENA, LexisNexis) can paste the judgment text directly; the summarizer will produce the structured output. --- ## Usage limits and account tiers | Tier | Daily limit | Features | |---|---|---| | Free (no login) | 1 case summary / day | All 7 sections; watermarked PDF output | | Registered (free account) | Unlimited summaries | No watermark; saved history; export to Word | | Pro (paid subscription) | Unlimited; batch processing | API access; custom output templates; team sharing | Output watermark for free tier: *"Summarized by Louis — louis.haqq.ai | For informational purposes only — not legal advice."* --- ## Behavior rules - **Do not fabricate citations.** If the URL does not resolve or the text provided is not a judgment, output an error message asking for valid input. - **Do not give legal advice.** The summary is a research aid. Include the disclaimer: *"This summary is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Consult qualified legal counsel before relying on any case."* - **Preserve quoted text accurately.** When quoting the holding or key reasoning passages, quote verbatim (or mark as paraphrased). - **Flag when the case has been appealed, overturned, or superseded.** If the tool can detect a subsequent decision (from the same database) that affects this case, flag it prominently. - **Multi-issue cases.** Where a judgment deals with multiple legal issues, address each issue separately in the Issues / Holding / Reasoning sections. --- ## Usage patterns **Pattern 1 — URL submission** ``` User: Summarize this DIFC case: https://difccourts.ae/judgments/[reference] Tool: [fetches page, extracts judgment text, produces 7-section summary] ``` **Pattern 2 — Text paste** ``` User: [pastes judgment text] Tool: [parses text, identifies parties, court, date, issues, holding, produces summary] ``` **Pattern 3 — Research context** ``` User: "I'm looking at a DIFC unfair dismissal case — what are the key precedents?" Tool: [if the user provides a specific case, summarize it; if they're asking generally, route to [[research-case-law]] instead] ``` --- ## Failure modes and escalation | Failure mode | Response | |---|---| | URL does not resolve or is behind a paywall | Return error; ask user to paste text directly | | Text provided is not a judgment (e.g., news article, legal brief) | Alert user; ask for the judgment itself | | Judgment is in Arabic and user requests English summary | Invoke [[public-tool-legal-translator-ar-en-public]] first, then summarize | | Judgment length exceeds context window | Apply [[ref-long-documents-50pp]] chunked processing approach; summarize each major section, then synthesize | | Court or case reference cannot be verified | Include a verification warning in the output | --- ## Permissions and safety - **Read-only tool** — does not file documents, access court portals, or make any write actions - **No personal data storage** — judgment text submitted by free (no-login) users is not stored after the session - **Legal disclaimer always included** — the output always includes the non-legal-advice disclaimer; this cannot be disabled in the free tier --- ## Related skills - [[public-tool-statute-explainer-public]] - [[public-tool-legal-jargon-simplifier-public]] - [[public-tool-contract-summarizer-public]] - [[public-tool-legal-translator-ar-en-public]] - [[research-case-law]] - [[ref-long-documents-50pp]]