Court of Appeal concludes final session for the year |21 December 2020
The Court of Appeal on Friday concluded its final session for the year by delivering judgments in both civil and criminal matters before the court.
Of the 54 civil appeal cases registered this year, court has disposed of 53, although there remains 141 pending civil appeals.
A total of 26 criminal appeals were heard and decided this year, despite only 22 being registered this year. Twenty-five criminal appeals are pending.
This year also saw five registered Constitutional appeals, four of which have been disposed of, while three are pending.
Of the 15 plus appeals before court, the majority were dismissed, with orders for costs in some civil matters.
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