There is a general search for the whole of the members site. You can access it either by placing text in the search box on the menu & pressing 'Go', or by clicking on the 'search' link. The former will search all of the similar data fields on the site (e.g. title /appeal number, general text, author / appellant etc.). By clicking the search link & going to the search section you can narrow the search by entering data into any of these fields individually (e.g. general text only), or by un-ticking the boxes noting specific sections (e.g. by only leaving the case law and legislation ticked). You can also narrow a search by looking for EIN designated key resources only (which should dramatically reduce the number of results) and by using the index search terms (which are explained below).

Search results are listed by site sections. You can retrieve particular case law or country reports from this search engine but as a rule it is better to go to the section specific search menu and search within the relevant fields (e.g. appellant or respondent in case law). As there are different types of content across the 'slices' this search engine is often best searched primarily via the index terms. An example of its limitations is the attempt to find comparable data fields meaning that one option is author or appellant (the two are not really that similar) & also that the respondent doesn't feature at all (so if the named person in the case is a respondent it will most likely not find the case).

Nevertheless, this 'quick search' box can be used for purposes of an instant case name search. For example, enter 'GURUNG' and retrieve all such case names including the recent starred appeal (concerning the prosecution of Maoists in Nepal). This can also search on a citation number, e.g. by entering 'UKIAT04870' and finding the specific case (remembering not to put in the [2002] as noted in the case law section above).