Consultant to Identity Decisions Most Appealed from the High Court to Court of Appeal and Develop a Digest on Commercial Law Decisions at IDLO - International Development Law Organization

The Consultant’s duties and responsibilities will include:

1. Carrying out comprehensive desk research of the scope and nature of commercial cases and rulings/judgments delivered in the Commercial and Tax Division of the High Court that are most appealed to the Court of Appeal.
2. Conduct a robust analysis of the appeal process that identifies gaps/challenges and areas for improvement and makes practical recommendations to ease/improve the appeal process. The analysis should detail the operational implications of key players, including judicial officers, litigants, and justice seekers.
3. Developing a draft Digest of Commercial Law Decisions most appealed from the High Court to the Court of Appeal, highlighting the merits of the decisions, and jurisprudential value.
4. Present the draft Digest of Commercial Law Decisions to stakeholders during internal and external stakeholders’ meetings in consultation with KJA, NCLR, and IDLO.
5. Incorporate the feedback consolidated from the stakeholders’ meetings and develop the final digest.
6. Conduct a validation workshop with KJA, NCLR, and IDLO stakeholders for the final draft digest.
7. Finalise and present the Digest of Commercial Law Decisions to KJA, NCLR, and IDLO for publication in a ready-to-print format.

Job Requirements

DELIVERABLES

The Consultant will deliver the following:

1. An Inception Report detailing the approach/methodology, clear milestones and timelines, detailed work plan, potential risks, and mitigation measures. Including a compilation of the desk research and comparative analysis materials that informed the development of the digest.
2. A situational Analysis Report of the appeal process in the commercial cases most appealed from the High Court to the Court of Appeal, detailing the commonalities, comparative analysis, and proposed recommendations to improve appeal processes.
3. A final draft of the Digest of Commercial Decisions most appealed from the High Court to the Court of Appeal, presented in a designed and publication format.