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Activity

Published decisions from 2019 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (465 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (236); Affirmed (106); Appeal allowed (41); The appeal is dismissed. (15)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (24); Appeal dismissed (23); Acquittal (12); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (5)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: Application allowed (14); Application Allowed (4)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (10)
• Civil Suit: Appeal dismissed (10); Application dismissed (5); Denied (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (87)
• Civil Procedure Rules (53)
• Criminal Procedure Code (51)
• Evidence Act (46)
• Law of Succession Act (37)
• Penal Code (34)
• Sexual Offences Act (28)
• Small Claims Court Act (27)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (194), Appeal from the original trial (54), Appeal from an original trial (38)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 233/593, Affirmed: 101/593, Appeal allowed: 40/593, The appeal is dismissed.: 15/593
• [Family Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/3, Affirmed: 1/3
• [Adoption] outcomes — Adoption granted: 6/30, The application for adoption is granted.: 2/30, The applicants are authorized to adopt the child.: 2/30, The application is allowed.: 2/30
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Application allowed: 14/44, Application Allowed: 4/44, Denied: 2/44, Appeal dismissed: 2/44
• [Civil Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the Applicant: 3/15, Appeal dismissed: 2/15, Application dismissed: 2/15, Application granted: 1/15

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~24602 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (4)
• Interest on the judgment (4)
• Injunction (4)
• Revocation of grant (4)
• Remand for further proceedings. (4)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (85), Civil Procedure Rules (53), Criminal Procedure Code (51), Evidence Act (46), Law of Succession Act (37)