Porter Tank Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1989 to 2020; busiest year 1989 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence (1); Appeal allowed against conviction of the 1st appellant and t (1); Sentence set aside and new sentence imposed (1)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Judicial Review: The ex-parte applicant's application is granted. (1)
• Civil Appeal: Both applications were dismissed. (1); The notice of appeal was struck out. (1)
• civil appeal: The appeal is dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Official Secrets Act Cap 187 (1)
• Penal Code (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Civil Procedure Act (cap 21) section 3A (1)
• Court of Appeal Rules (cap 9 Sub Leg) rules 5(2)(b); 39 (1)
• Appellate Jurisdiction Act (cap 9) (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (cap 21 Sub Leg) order XXXIX rules 1, 2, 3; order XLI rule (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (1), Appeal from an original trial judgment (1), Ex-parte Application for Certiorari and Prohibition (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Sentence set aside and new sentence imposed: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The ex-parte applicant's application is granted.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Both applications were dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~17004 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Removal of interim injunction (1)
• The respondent's proceedings are quashed. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1)