Berko Berko Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2020; busiest year 2017 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (1); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (1)
• Civil: Application dismissed with costs awarded to the Defendant. (1)
• Succession: The protest was dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Section 35 of the Advocates Act (1)
• Section 34 of the Advocates Act (1)
• Order XVIII rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Order VII rule 1(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Sexual Offences Act (1)
• Law of Succession Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for Injunction - Preliminary Objection Overruled (1), Appeal from conviction and sentence in the Chief Magistrate's Court (1), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (1)
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs awarded to the Defendant.: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/2, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 1/2
• [Succession] outcomes — The protest was dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~50996 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Leave to file a fresh affidavit (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Section 35 of the Advocates Act (1), Section 34 of the Advocates Act (1), Order XVIII rule 4 of the Civil Procedure Rules (1), Order VII rule 1(2) of the Civil Procedure Rules (1), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (1)