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Activity

Published decisions from 1986 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (48 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (29); Affirmed (9); Appeal allowed (6); The appeal was dismissed. (2)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (6); Application dismissed (2); Appeal dismissed with costs (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (5); Appeal dismissed (2)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (5); Application dismissed (2)
• Civil Suit: Appeal dismissed (4); Granted (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (39)
• Civil Procedure Rules (26)
• Appellate Jurisdiction Act (7)
• Law of Succession Act (7)
• Probate and Administration Rules (6)
• Evidence Act (6)
• Civil Procedure Act (CPA) (6)
• Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (30), Appeal from a High Court ruling (10), Application for stay of execution in an intended appeal (10)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 37/262, Appeal allowed: 28/262, Dismissed: 11/262, Appeal dismissed with costs: 10/262
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 82/189, Appeal allowed: 18/189, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 9/189, Affirmed: 4/189
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 14/140, Dismissed: 14/140, Appeal allowed: 9/140, The application is granted.: 9/140
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 6/19, dismissed: 2/19, Affirmed: 1/19, the appeal is struck out as incompetent: 1/19
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Dismissed: 6/30, Appeal dismissed: 4/30, Application dismissed: 2/30, The application is granted.: 2/30

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~7805 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution (3)
• Injunction (3)
• Costs of the application will be costs in the intended appeal (3)
• Set aside ex-parte judgment (2)
• The appellant will have costs of this appeal as against the first respondent (the plaintiff). (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (60), Criminal Procedure Code (30), Civil Procedure Rules (25), Civil Procedure Act (15), Court of Appeal Rules (7)