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Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (159 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (71); Appeal successful (11)
• Adoption: Adoption granted (45); Appeal dismissed (9); Granted (6); Adoption order granted (5)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (16); Appeal successful (8); Affirmed (4); Appeal allowed (4)
• Succession: Application dismissed (13); The application is allowed. (8); Dismissed (8); Appeal dismissed (4)
• Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (11)

Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (78)
• Penal Code (46)
• Sexual Offences Act, No 3 of 2006 (39)
• Law of Succession Act (38)
• Evidence Act (38)
• Civil Procedure Act (34)
• Civil Procedure Rules (23)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (17)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (64), Appeal from conviction and sentence (24), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (11)
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 1/7, The petition succeeds to the extent that the respondents are obligated to receive the Bill and subject it to usual consideration and make a decision on it which decision should be communicated to the petitioner.: 1/7, The Petition is dismissed.: 1/7, Affirmed: 1/7
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Application dismissed: 8/103, The application is dismissed.: 7/103, Dismissed: 3/103, The application is allowed.: 3/103
• [Judicial Review Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The application was dismissed.: 2/6, The Court dismissed the application.: 1/6, The application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings is denied.: 1/6, Remission of bill of costs for reconsideration by another taxing master.: 1/6
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 58/113, Appeal successful: 11/113, The Appellant is set at liberty.: 2/113, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed: 2/113
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal successful: 7/42, Appeal dismissed: 5/42, Dismissed: 2/42, Appeal reinstated: 2/42

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~20736 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set at liberty (3)
• Commitment to civil jail (2)
• None specified (2)
• Quashing of the orders (2)
• Stay of execution pending appeal. (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (69), Penal Code (38), Sexual Offences Act, No 3 of 2006 (36), Evidence Act (33), Civil Procedure Act (29)