diff --git a/app/controllers/cases_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cases_controller.rb
index 174e23763..564ed8733 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cases_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cases_controller.rb
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ def show
   # @route [POST] `/cases`
   def create
     @case = current_reader.my_cases.build create_case_params
+
     if @case.save
       redirect_to edit_case_path(@case), notice: successfully_created
     else
       @case.errors.delete(:slug)
-      render :new
+      redirect_to my_cases_path, alert: 'You must check the license confirmation box first to confirm (UPDATE ME)' and return
     end
   end
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ def set_group_and_deployment
 
   # Only allow a trusted parameter "white list" through.
   def create_case_params
-    params.require(:case).permit(:locale)
+    params.require(:case).permit(:locale, :license_confirmation)
   end
 
   def update_case_params
diff --git a/app/models/case.rb b/app/models/case.rb
index d808cbdf0..d350d797c 100644
--- a/app/models/case.rb
+++ b/app/models/case.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class Case < ApplicationRecord
                    format: { with: /\A[a-z0-9-]+\Z/ },
                    length: { maximum: 100 }
 
+  validates :license_confirmation, acceptance: true
+
   delegate :fresh?, :pdf,
            to: :archive, prefix: true, allow_nil: true
 
diff --git a/app/views/my_cases/index.html.haml b/app/views/my_cases/index.html.haml
index 06757f52a..442e0a0eb 100644
--- a/app/views/my_cases/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/my_cases/index.html.haml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     - if reader_signed_in?
       .pt-dark
         = form_with model: Case.new, local: true do |f|
+          = f.check_box :license_confirmation
+          = f.label :license_confirmation do
+            I confirm my agreement with the license for Gala (UPDATE ME) #{link_to 'Placeholder Link Title', '#'}
+          .div
           = f.submit I18n.t('my_cases.index.new_case'),
                      class: 'pt-button pt-intent-success pt-icon-add'
           .pt-select