AI Legal Research for Perth Practices
Perth firms operate across a unique resources-driven economy, with specialised tax and legal needs around mining, royalties, and cross-border structuring.
Litigation and advisory work in Perth runs through the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the WA Court of Appeal and the Federal Court's WA Registry. Cassandra's legal engine surfaces the relevant WA statute alongside Commonwealth law, cites the decision it relied on, and structures the output for review by an admitted practitioner before it reaches a client.
Cassandra Research is an Australian-registered company (ABN 70 659 258 367). Every output is a research draft for professional review — it is not advice.
The Problems Professionals Face
Matters that turn on WA legislation as much as Commonwealth law require two research passes
→ Cassandra surfaces the state statute alongside federal law in one cited output
Generic AI tools fabricate case citations and misstate ratios
→ Every output names the decision relied on — checkable against the published judgment
First-pass research on contract, tort and corporate questions consumes billable capacity
→ Structured, cited research drafts that a supervising lawyer can review rather than redo
Serving Perth clients across practice areas without in-house research staff
→ A research engine that covers Australian legislation and case law from a single sign-in
Key Capabilities
Australian Primary Sources
ITAA 1997, ITAA 1936, GST Act 1999, FBTAA, SIS Act, Corporations Act 2001 — analysed with contextual cross-referencing
WA Sources Where They Apply
WA statutes and decisions of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the WA Court of Appeal and the Federal Court's WA Registry surfaced when a matter depends on them
Citation-Aware Outputs
Every response cites the specific legislative section, ruling number, or case name — no anonymous claims
ATO & Regulator Coverage
ATO public rulings, tax determinations and practical compliance guidelines, with current/withdrawn status
Review-First Design
Outputs are structured for professional review — never blind use
Cloud-Based, No Installation
Sign in from any Perth office or from home; nothing to deploy
Why Perth Firms Shouldn't Rely on Generic AI
- Generic AI tools hallucinate Australian legislative section numbers and invent non-existent ATO rulings
- They cannot distinguish between ITAA 1997 and ITAA 1936, or which provisions have been repealed
- They have no awareness of WA instruments administered by RevenueWA or decisions of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
- Using unverifiable AI outputs in professional work creates real exposure under the TPB Code of Professional Conduct and the Legal Profession Uniform Law
Why Perth Firms Choose Cassandra
- Trained on primary Australian sources, not summarised internet content
- Every output cites specific ITAA sections, ATO rulings, and court case names
- Designed for professional review — outputs structured for verification
- Built by an Australian-registered company (ABN 70 659 258 367) with TPB-registered, CA/CPA and admitted-lawyer reviewers
- Australian data residency — client data stays in Australian regions
Practising in Perth, WA
Perth's professional community is concentrated around St Georges Terrace, Elizabeth Quay and West Perth, and organised through the Law Society of Western Australia, the WA Bar Association and the WA divisions of CA ANZ and CPA Australia. Practitioners there work with the same federal Acts as the rest of the country, plus the WA regimes administered by RevenueWA and the case law of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the WA Court of Appeal and the Federal Court's WA Registry.
Cassandra reflects that layering: it cites the federal provision first, surfaces the WA instrument where one applies, and leaves the judgement — and the sign-off — with the practitioner.