Comprehensive Case Law Database
Search over 23,000 Nigerian, 13,000 Kenyan, and 9,000 Ghanaian reported judgments, covering Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court decisions through 2026. Every case carries AI-generated summaries, citation links, and judicial treatment signals so you can tell at a glance whether a precedent still stands.
Key Features
Powerful tools to find and analyze the cases you need
Coverage by Jurisdiction
Over 23,000 Nigerian reported judgments (from 1911), 13,000 Kenyan (from 1972), and 9,000 Ghanaian (from 1932), with new decisions added through 2026 across the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court of each jurisdiction.
Search Across Jurisdictions
Full-text search across multiple African countries. Filter by court, date range, subject matter, and cause of action.
BriefBot AI Summaries
Get instant AI-generated summaries, facts, issues, holdings, ratio decidendi, and obiter dictum for any case.
Citing Cases and Treatments
See every later case that cites your authority, each tagged with its judicial treatment across twelve signals: positive (followed, applied, affirmed), neutral (cited, considered, mentioned), cautionary (distinguished, criticized, not followed), and negative (overruled, reversed, disapproved). One glance tells you whether a precedent was followed by the Supreme Court or quietly distinguished by a later High Court.
Alerts
Create custom alerts for new cases matching your criteria. Get notified via email or in-app on your schedule.
Folders and Annotations
Organize cases into folders, add annotations and notes, and collaborate with colleagues on research matters.
Subject Matter and Principles
Browse cases by hierarchical subject matter taxonomy. Discover legal principles and related precedents.
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