Lord C Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1989 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (48 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (28); Affirmed (11); Appeal allowed (4); The appeal is partially successful, with the judgment of the (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (16); Appeal dismissed (16); Affirmed the conviction and sentence. (3); Affirmed the acquittal (3)
• Criminal: No case to answer (3); Guilty (2); Guilty of murder (2); The accused is found with a case to answer and is placed on (1)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (2); Affirmed (2)
• Judicial Review: Judgment in favor of the applicant (2); The court granted the order of mandamus. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (24)
• Criminal Procedure Code (14)
• Evidence Act (11)
• Civil Procedure Act (11)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (9)
• Civil Procedure Rules (8)
• Law Reform Act (7)
• Fatal Accidents Act (5)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (22), Appeal from the original trial outcome (13), Appeal from the original trial (12)
• [Civil] outcomes — Affirmed: 2/15, Appeal dismissed: 2/15, The court dismisses the Defendant's Preliminary Objection and allows the Plaintiff's main Notice of Motion to be heard on merit.: 1/15, The plaintiff's claims were upheld.: 1/15
• [Civil Application] outcomes — The order granting leave to apply for the judicial review orders of certiorari and prohibition is set aside.: 1/1
• [Criminal Revision] outcomes — Appeal upheld, sentences corrected: 1/2, The court ordered a stay of the sentence pending the hearing of the revision application.: 1/2
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Appeal Outcome: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 27/65, Affirmed: 9/65, Appeal allowed: 4/65, Partial success for the appellant: 1/65

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~33774 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Payment of the decretal sum and interest (2)
• Costs awarded to the plaintiff (2)
• General damages (2)
• Special damages (2)
• Corrected sentences (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (23), Criminal Procedure Code (14), Civil Procedure Act (11), Evidence Act (11), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (9)