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AI-Powered Legal Database- Ghana Judiciary

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Proposal for BGI Nexus 1
Funding Request $50,000 USD
Funding Pools Beneficial AI Solutions
Total 5 Milestones

Overview

The AI-Powered Legal Database for the High Courts of Ghana is a DeepFunding proposal aimed at addressing the shortage of legal texts and research materials in Accra’s Law Court Complex. Developed in partnership with members working with the Ghanaian Judiciary, this AI-driven platform will provide free, accessible legal resources using a Large Language Model (LLM). The system will offer AI-powered search, legal text summarization, and case law analysis while engaging law students in transcription efforts. With support from the judiciary and law schools, this project seeks $50,000 to build a comprehensive, interactive legal knowledge hub that enhances research efficiency and access to justice.

Proposal Description

How Our Project Will Contribute To The Growth Of The Decentralized AI Platform

The AI-Powered Legal Database aligns with BGI’s mission by democratizing legal access, decentralizing knowledge, and promoting ethical AI in governance. It enhances transparency, efficiency, and inclusion in Ghana’s judiciary, leveraging AI for case law analysis and student-led transcription. The project exemplifies AI for public good, supports decentralized governance, and provides a scalable model for AI-driven legal research, making it a strong fit for DeepFunding under BGI Nexus.

Our Team

The team includes Kevin Frey, founder of Just Keep Going Inc. and AI advocate, leading project development. Peggy Crabbe, Legal Librarian at the Ghana Law Court Complex, ensures legal accuracy and resource integration. Justice Abena Oppong, High Court Judge overseeing library services, and Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo provide judicial oversight. Law students and legal professionals will contribute to transcription and research, making the platform dynamic and interactive.

AI services (New or Existing)

Generative Language Models

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How it will be used

We will use it as our Language Model.

Company Name (if applicable)

Just Keep Going Inc

The core problem we are aiming to solve

Ghanaians face limited access to legal resources due to a shortage of legal texts and inefficient research methods in the High Courts. This project tackles the issue by creating an AI-powered legal database that digitizes case law, enables AI-driven search and analysis, and engages law students in transcription. By making legal knowledge freely accessible, it enhances legal research, supports fair justice, and empowers citizens with better legal information.

Our specific solution to this problem

This project will develop an AI-powered legal database to address Ghana’s shortage of accessible legal resources. The platform will digitize and structure Ghanaian legal texts, case laws, statutes, and regulations, making them available for free.

The system will feature an AI-driven search engine, allowing users to query legal questions in plain language and receive relevant case law, statutes, and legal precedents. Additionally, AI-powered summarization will generate concise overviews of legal documents, improving research efficiency. A precedent-matching tool will help identify relevant past cases, aiding legal professionals in case strategy and decision-making.

A key component of the solution is student-led legal text transcription, where law students will contribute by digitizing legal materials, ensuring continuous updates and fostering hands-on learning.

To maximize accessibility, the platform will include automated FAQs, video tutorials, community-based support, and limited legal librarian assistance, ensuring that users at all levels can effectively navigate and utilize the system.

By leveraging SingularityNET’s AI capabilities, this project will create a scalable, AI-enhanced legal research tool that improves access to justice, streamlines legal research, and empowers Ghanaian legal professionals, students, and citizens.

Project details

AI-Powered Legal Database for the High Courts of Ghana

A DeepFunding Proposal under the BGI Round

1. Overview

The High Courts of Ghana play a critical role in the country’s legal system, yet they face significant challenges in accessing legal texts, case law, and research materials. Many legal professionals, researchers, and students struggle to find relevant legal information due to limited physical resources, inefficient manual research methods, and the high cost of proprietary legal research tools.

This project proposes the development of an AI-powered legal database, utilizing a Large Language Model (LLM) and natural language processing (NLP) tools to digitize, structure, and analyze Ghanaian legal texts, case law, and statutes. The system will provide free, intelligent, and comprehensive access to legal resources, enabling law students, legal practitioners, and researchers to search, summarize, and analyze legal information efficiently.

2. Problem Statement

Ghanaians, including legal professionals, students, and researchers, face severe limitations in accessing legal knowledge due to:

• Insufficient Legal Resources: Many court libraries lack up-to-date legal texts, case laws, and statutes, leaving legal professionals without key reference materials.

• Time-Consuming Research Methods: Lawyers and researchers often manually sift through scarce printed materials, slowing case preparation and legal analysis.

• Restricted Digital Access: AI-powered legal research tools are often expensive and proprietary, making them inaccessible to most Ghanaians.

• Lack of Student Engagement in Legal Research: Law students lack structured opportunities to participate in digitizing and modernizing legal research in Ghana.

3. Solution

This project will create an AI-driven, cloud-based legal database that provides fast, intelligent access to Ghanaian legal texts while fostering collaboration between students and the judiciary.

Key features of the platform include:

• AI-Powered Search Engine: Users can enter legal questions in plain language, and the AI will return relevant statutes, case law, and legal precedents.

• Legal Document Summarization: AI-generated summaries of lengthy legal documents will help users quickly grasp key legal principles.

• Precedent Matching & Case Analysis: The system will suggest relevant past cases and identify legal strategies based on case law.

• Student-Led Legal Text Transcription: Law students will contribute by transcribing and validating legal texts, keeping the database up-to-date.

• Cost-Effective Technical Assistance: Automated FAQs, video tutorials, and a community-driven support model will help users navigate the platform effectively.

The project will leverage AI and blockchain technology to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and scalability, providing Ghana’s first open-access, AI-enhanced legal research tool.

4. Judicial & Institutional Support

This initiative is developed in partnership with Just Keep Going Inc., Peggy Crabbe (Legal Librarian at the Ghana Law Court Complex), and the Ghanaian Judiciary. It has the support of:

• Justice Abena Oppong, High Court Judge overseeing library services.

• Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, Chief Justice of Ghana, who is reviewing the proposal.

• Ghanaian law schools, where students will participate in transcribing legal texts, making the database a collaborative and interactive resource.

5. Project Roadmap & Timeline

The project will be implemented over eight months with the following phases:

Phase	Tasks	Timeline
Phase 1	Research & Data Collection – Gather legal texts and case law	Month 1-2
Phase 2	AI Development & LLM Training – Train AI on legal documents & refine NLP models	Month 3-4
Phase 3	Database & Platform Development – Build the AI-powered legal research platform	Month 5-6
Phase 4	Student-Led Transcription – Law students transcribe and validate legal texts	Month 6-7
Phase 5	Testing & User Feedback – Pilot testing with law students & legal professionals	Month 7
Phase 6	Deployment & Expansion – Launch the open-access legal database	Month 8

6. Budget & Funding Request

We seek $50,000 in DeepFunding to develop and implement this AI-powered legal research platform. The estimated budget breakdown is:

Category	Cost Estimate (USD)
AI Development & LLM Training	$15,000
Data Collection & Digitization	$10,000
Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting	$5,000
Legal Consultant Fees	$5,000
Web & UX Development	$5,000
Outreach & Pilot Testing	$5,000
Total Estimated Budget	$50,000

7. Expected Impact

This project will revolutionize legal research and improve access to justice in Ghana by:

• Expanding Legal Accessibility: Free, AI-enhanced access to legal texts for students, researchers, and practitioners.

• Improving Legal Research Efficiency: AI-powered search, summarization, and precedent analysis will reduce research time significantly.

• Enhancing Legal Education: Law students gain hands-on experience transcribing and analyzing legal documents.

• Strengthening the Judiciary: Courts and legal professionals can make faster, data-driven decisions.

8. How This Supports BGI’s Mission

This initiative aligns with BGI Nexus’s goals by leveraging AI and decentralized governance technologies to:

• Democratize access to legal knowledge for all Ghanaians.

• Improve governance and transparency through AI-enhanced legal analysis.

• Foster decentralized, participatory knowledge systems, engaging law students in research.

• Demonstrate AI’s impact on governance, serving as a scalable model for other regions.

9. Conclusion

This project presents a groundbreaking opportunity to modernize Ghana’s legal research landscape. With support from Just Keep Going Inc., Peggy Crabbe, Justice Abena Oppong, and Chief Justice Torkornoo, we will create an intelligent, interactive, and accessible legal database that enhances legal research, strengthens the judiciary, and empowers Ghanaians with critical legal knowledge.

We seek $50,000 in DeepFunding to build and launch this AI-powered legal database, driving real-world impact in the legal, educational, and governance sectors.

Needed resources

We still need to engage the law students and create internships, but cannot do that until funding is secured.

Existing resources

We will be utilizing the library resources from the Ghana High Court Complex.

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TheFreysDeFi

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Peggy C 265165

Director Leg Res

Director of Legal Resources for this project Peggy is a Ghana Law Complex legal librarian. A direct report to Justice Abena Oppong. Member of Library Committee of the Judicial Service of Ghana .

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musahibrahimali

AI Lead Dev

Experienced AI and software engineer with expertise in Python, Dart, Kotlin, and more. Skilled in AI, machine learning, and full-stack development, with a passion for building innovative solutions.

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Legal Library I.T

Nii Mensah Ashrifie is a software engineer at the Judicial Service of Ghana. 3 years of experience in managing and overseeing projects. Knowledge in Python with minor AI/Data Science exp.

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Developer

Brian Frey is a brilliant developer has a B.S. in Computer Science from San Francisco State University & B.A. in Political Science from Binghamton University. World traveler and seeker of knowledge.

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