Legal research · SA case law
AI legal research for South African case law and legislation
Ask a legal question in plain language. LegalBrain searches South African legal sources, reads what it finds and writes a structured research memo that links its points to the judgments, Acts or articles they came from.
Legal research is available to students, advocates, attorneys and firms.
Where it searches
By default, research is limited to official and authoritative South African sources, including SAFLII, the South African Law Library (Laws.Africa), gov.za and the Government Gazette, the Constitutional Court, the judiciary, Parliament, the CCMA, the SA Law Reform Commission and open-access South African law journals. A broader web search is available when you need it.
How it works
- Ask a question about South African law, for example on a section of an Act, a line of cases or a constitutional right.
- LegalBrain plans the research, searches the sources and reads the results.
- You get a memo with the answer, the reasoning and links to each source, so you can read them yourself.
- Practitioners can attach their own documents from a matter file to a research question.
Check before you rely on it
AI research can miss a case, misread a judgment or rely on law that has changed. Read the sources it links to, check that judgments have not been overturned and that legislation is current, and use your own judgement.
Questions
Can AI search South African case law?
LegalBrain’s research searches South African sources such as SAFLII, the South African Law Library and gov.za, and links each point in its memo to the judgment or legislation it used.
Is the research limited to South African law?
By default it searches South African legal sources and works in a South African legal frame. You can switch to a broader web search for a question that needs it.
Can I trust AI legal research?
Use it as a starting point. Open the linked sources, confirm the law is current and apply your own judgement before relying on any answer.
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