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Answers from UK law, quoted word for word.

Ask a legal question. SKYL finds the provisions that govern it, quotes them exactly and links each one to the official statute book. If it cannot find the law, it tells you instead of guessing.

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Open to anyone with a SAIG account — free to start. Licensed by The National Archives to reuse and analyse UK court judgments.

QuestionCan my employer dismiss me without giving a reason?

You have a statutory right not to be dismissed unfairly. Whether a dismissal is unfair depends on the reason for it and how it was carried out.

An employee has the right not to be unfairly dismissed by his employer.Employment Rights Act 1996, section 94(1)
Quote checked against legislation.gov.uk
When the law can’t be found: “No provision could be retrieved from the statute book for this question, so SKYL will not answer it.”

How every answer is made

An answer only reaches you after the law behind it has been fetched and checked. Nothing is taken on the AI’s word.

  1. Find the law

    Your question is matched to the Acts and sections likely to govern it.

  2. Fetch the text

    Each section is fetched from legislation.gov.uk in its current form. A section that doesn’t exist is thrown away.

  3. Answer from it

    The answer is written only from the text fetched, with quotes for every point.

  4. Check every quote

    Each quote is compared letter for letter with the statute. A point whose quote doesn’t match is removed.

Areas of practice

SKYL answers questions across the core areas of UK law that individuals and businesses meet most often. Every answer is built from the legislation, official guidance and court judgments that govern the question, and each point is quoted and linked to its source.

  • Tax and HMRCCapital gains tax, cryptoasset tax, HMRC compliance checks, penalties and voluntary disclosures
  • Companies and directorsDirectors’ duties, shareholders, share allotments and transfers, filings, disqualification and insolvency risk
  • Commercial contractsFormation, terms and exclusion clauses, unfair terms, misrepresentation, late payment and remedies
  • EmploymentUnfair dismissal, redundancy, discrimination, reasonable adjustments, pay and notice
  • Data protection and privacyUK GDPR lawful bases, breach reporting, processor contracts, marketing emails and consent
  • Consumer lawFaulty goods and services, digital content, cancellation rights and unfair consumer terms
  • PropertyResidential tenancies and the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, possession, deposits, repairs and leasehold service charges
  • Wills and estatesValid wills, intestacy and claims against an estate
  • Anti-money launderingMoney laundering offences, regulated-sector duties and suspicious activity reporting
  • Criminal law and police powersElements of offences, arrest, and your rights in custody
  • FamilyNo-fault divorce and the divorce process
  • Legal services and immigration regulationWhich legal work only authorised lawyers can do, and who may give immigration advice

Coming soon

  • Debt recoveryLetters before claim, late-payment interest and compensation, and recovering business debts
  • Cryptoasset regulationThe UK regime for cryptoasset firms, promotions and stablecoins
  • Financial services and paymentsAuthorisation, consumer credit, payment services and Consumer Duty
  • Intellectual propertyTrade marks, copyright, designs and protecting your brand
  • International and UAECross-border contracts, and company and employment law in the UAE
  • Disputes and small claimsPre-action steps, the small claims track and enforcing a judgment

Some legal work can only be done by an authorised lawyer: speaking for you in court, running a claim on your behalf, preparing and lodging a Land Registry transfer and applying for probate. SKYL doesn’t do those things. It explains each of them, helps you prepare, and tells you what the lawyer or the court will need.

It explains immigration law in general terms. For advice on your own application, use an adviser registered to give immigration advice.

Use it from any app or AI assistant

Building with SAIG Studio? Any app you build there can use SKYL with one line — an “Ask SKYL” box with checked answers, quotes and sources, charged to your SKYL plan and locked to your app’s own address.

Any app can call SKYL over its API and get back the same checked answer: a summary, each point with its quote, and links to the sources. AI assistants such as Claude can connect to it as a tool over MCP. Every answer reports its cost, and spending is capped per key.

POST https://skyl.skylite.group/api/ext/legal/ask
Authorization: Bearer <your SKYL API key>

{ "question": "Can a landlord keep a deposit for cleaning?" }
MCP server   https://skyl.skylite.group/mcp
Tool         ask_uk_law
Auth         Bearer <your SKYL API key>

Issue API keys from your account page. The full contract is at /api/ext.