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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.

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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.

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Available sources

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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?"

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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

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