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Effortlessly search case law from labour courts, labour tribunals and other key sources for employment and social law.

Ex Ante accelerates your social law research
Our search engine helps social law specialists get to relevant case law, trends, and arguments faster.
Semantic search
Search by meaning, not just keywords. Find case law on dismissal, wages, working time, discrimination and social protection faster.
- Faster access to the right judgments
- More complete results
- 100% source-based
Focused access to case law
Consult the most important social law decisions in one place instead of searching across fragmented sources.
- Labour Courts of Appeal
- Labour Tribunals
- Court of Cassation
Advanced filters
Filter by court, date and area of law to quickly find the documents that truly matter for your case.
- Precise searching
- AI-assisted
- Easy to use
Available sources
Ex Ante offers broad access to the sources that matter most for social law research.
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Sources are continuously updated and expanded.
Typical use cases
Discover how social law specialists use Ex Ante to get to usable insights faster.
Analyse recent social case law
Track recent developments in case law on dismissal, wages, working time and social protection.
"What is the recent case law on manifestly unreasonable dismissal?"
Find relevant precedents fast
Quickly find precedents on factual disputes such as bogus self-employment, overtime, discrimination or incapacity for work.
"What case law exists on overtime by senior employees without additional compensation?"
Support your legal reasoning
Support submissions, advice and internal notes with targeted references to the most relevant passages in the case law.
"Which arguments are accepted when contesting a dismissal for serious cause?"
What our users say about Ex Ante
“"The semantic search function makes a real difference. It allows you to find case law based on legal context, not just keywords."”

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Lawyer
GD&A Attorneys
“"As a lawyer, accuracy is essential. Ex Ante delivers source-based results without hallucinations, exactly what I need."”

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Lawyer
ARCAS Law
“"Complex cases often involve hundreds of potentially relevant sources. Ex Ante immediately highlights the most relevant passages, saving a tremendous amount of time."”
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Senior Advisor
CDRO Consulting
For whom?
Ex Ante is designed for professionals who work daily on social law matters.
Lawyers
Focused on employment law and social security law
In-house counsel
HR and legal teams handling dismissal, working conditions and disputes
HR and policy experts
Employers' organisations, payroll providers and public institutions
Academics
Researchers, lecturers and students in employment and social law
Ready to accelerate your social law research?
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