Summaries of legal cases (6)
I believe the answer is:
briefs
'summaries of legal cases' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for briefs that I've seen before include "Garments" , "Digests" , "Instructs a barrister" , "CLOTHING" , "Barristers' cases or advices" .)