Ao Muchelule Beta

Main subject areas

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (13), Appeal from a judgment of the Environment and Land Court (6), Appeal from the High Court judgment (6)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 29/89, Affirmed: 8/89, Application dismissed: 6/89, Dismissed with costs: 3/89
• [civil appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/3, Affirmed: 1/3
• [Civil Appeal (Application)] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/18, Dismissed: 2/18, The application is granted.: 2/18, The Court grants the application to extend time.: 1/18
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 6/32, Dismissed with costs: 4/32, The respondents' notice of appeal and the certificate of delay are struck out.: 1/32, Dismissed: 1/32
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 16/41, Affirmed: 11/41, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/41, Affirmed the conviction and sentence.: 1/41

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18574 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (2)
• 1/2 the costs of the appeal (1)
• Order the appellant be set at liberty unless he is otherwise lawfully held (1)
• Stay of execution of the ruling pending the hearing of the appeal (1)
• Each party to bear their costs of the appeal. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Sexual Offences Act (16), Criminal Procedure Code (12), Penal Code (10), Evidence Act (8), Law of Succession Act (6)