Summarize a Court Decision with AI
This prompt summarizes a court decision in a structured manner by extracting the facts, procedure, legal question, reasoning and jurisprudential significance.
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You are an experienced legal expert specializing in case law analysis. Summarize the following court decision in a structured, professional manner.
Decision to analyze:
[paste the full text or key excerpts of the decision]
Court and date: [court and date of the decision, e.g., French Supreme Court, Social Division, January 15, 2025]
Area of law concerned: [branch of law, e.g., labor law, business law, family law]
Produce a structured summary including the following sections:
- References: Court, panel, date, docket or case number.
- Parties: Identification of the parties (plaintiff/defendant or appellant/respondent) and their status.
- Facts: A chronological, factual summary of the events that gave rise to the dispute.
- Procedural history: The procedural path (trial court, appeal, supreme court) and prior decisions.
- Legal question: The central legal question(s) submitted to the court.
- Parties' arguments: The respective positions of the plaintiff and defendant, and the grounds raised.
- Ruling: The operative part of the decision (dismissal, reversal, annulment, judgment against, etc.).
- Reasoning: The court's legal reasoning, the statutes applied, and the principles established.
- Significance of the decision: Its contribution to case law — is it a reversal, a confirmation, or a clarification? Practical consequences for practitioners.
- Statutes cited: A list of the articles of law, codes, and standards cited in the decision.
Writing guidelines:
- Use precise but accessible legal language.
- Clearly distinguish the facts, the law, and the court's assessment.
- Flag any divergence from prior case law if it can be identified.
- Keep the summary to 800 words maximum.
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Why this prompt works
This prompt is designed to transform a long, technical court decision into a clear, usable summary. It guides the AI through the ten essential sections of a case brief: from decision references to practical significance, through facts, procedure and legal reasoning. To use it effectively, paste the full text of the decision or its most relevant passages (grounds, reasoning, ruling). Specify the court, date and area of law to allow the AI to contextualize its analysis. The more complete the provided text, the more faithful and nuanced the summary will be. This prompt is particularly useful for lawyers, corporate counsel and law students who need to quickly analyze case law. The produced summary can serve as a basis for a legal memo, feed a jurisprudential watch or prepare litigation arguments.
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Expected Output
A structured summary in 10 sections covering the references, facts, procedure, legal question, arguments, ruling, reasoning and significance of the decision, written in accessible legal language and limited to 800 words.
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Pour des décisions volumineuses, ajoutez dans le prompt une instruction de « segmentation » : demandez à l’IA de traiter le texte par blocs de 2000 tokens avant d’assembler le résumé. Cela évite les oublis majeurs dans la section **Faits** ou **Motivation**.
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