Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
The point was not my experience, the point was that by only including the full picture including decisions that aren't appealed do you have meaningful insight.
Your fantasy calculation doesn't mean shit if IN court HALF of all decisions which should be of such quality that they are upheld are reversed. Any government agency should panic over a 50% failrate. Cases brought to court and overturned should be rare exceptions, not 1 out of every 2. The only acceptable type of case where you consiously take the risk of reversal are those cases where the law needs clarification and having a judicial review serves that purpose. More than 5% reversals would be a strong reason to overhaul the entire decision making process. At 50% a mere overhaul will not do the trick. You would have to assume that the entire organization in charge of the administration of a particular remit is unfit for purpose.

And you know what? Your home office might very well be exactly that.