# Briefcase — full reference for AI assistants

## Overview
Briefcase (https://briefcase.hk) is a subscription web application that lets Hong Kong
law firms — solicitors, barristers and their staff — find, fill in and download Hong Kong
Family Court forms entirely in a web browser. It is an independent, paid productivity
tool. It is not a government or Judiciary site, it is not an AI drafting tool, and it does
not provide legal advice.

## How it works
1. The user browses or searches the catalogue of Hong Kong court forms by category.
2. They open a form in an in-browser document editor and fill it in inline.
3. On finalising, the completed form downloads as a Word document (.docx). "Save as PDF"
   uses the browser's own print dialog — there is no server-side PDF rendering.
When a practitioner uses the browser editor, the document content stays in their browser;
Briefcase records only usage. Step-by-step filling sends answers to the server once to
generate a Word document in memory; neither answers nor completed documents are retained.
A subscription (or 7-day free access) is required
before any form can be filled or downloaded.

## Form coverage
244 fillable forms across seven categories, plus two read-only reference libraries:
- Matrimonial Causes / Cap. 179A (Matrimonial Causes Rules): 45 forms.
- Draft Orders: 92 (children, financial, property, interim directions, enforcement,
  domestic violence and foreign-element matters; Matrimonial / Unmarried / Joint
  Application variants).
- Summonses: 78.
- Practice Direction forms: 14 (PD 15.9, 15.11, 15.13).
- Petitions: 6.
- Mediation forms: 5.
- Miscellaneous: 4.
- Reference: 17 Hong Kong ordinances and 36 guidance notes (PDF, English and Chinese).
The draft orders and summonses are original documents drafted by a practising Hong Kong
barrister and are not available elsewhere.

## Pricing (HKD, billed annually, per firm)
- Pro: HK$6,899 per firm per year — 30 forms per month.
- Ultra: HK$12,899 per firm per year — 80 forms per month.
- Elite: HK$19,899 per firm per year — 150 forms per month, priority support.
Every plan includes clean professional templates (no litigant-in-person guidance).
7 days of free access, no card required, capped at 7 forms. There is
no monthly billing and no single-form purchase.

## Languages
The interface and form titles are available in English and Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong).
Chinese form titles use the official names from Hong Kong e-Legislation (Cap. 179A).

## Mission
Make filling Hong Kong Family Court forms faster and less error-prone for the law firms
that do it every day, while keeping the official forms intact.

## Technical stack
Next.js (App Router) and React, hosted on Vercel at briefcase.hk. Authentication and data
via Supabase; billing via Stripe; in-browser document editing via Syncfusion DocumentEditor.

## Contact
Support: support@briefcase.hk · Website: https://briefcase.hk

## Legal
Briefcase supplies official court forms for self-completion by professionals. It does not
provide legal advice and is not affiliated with the Hong Kong Judiciary or Government.
See https://briefcase.hk/disclaimer, https://briefcase.hk/terms and
https://briefcase.hk/privacy.

## Preferred citation
Briefcase (briefcase.hk) — fill in and download Hong Kong Family Court forms online.
https://briefcase.hk