Ca Chrispol Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2025 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (9 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Judgment for the respondents in the sum of Ksh 650,000 (1); Appeal dismissed (1); The application for stay of execution pending appeal is allo (1); Appeal granted (1)
• Criminal: The accused is put on the defence. (1); Guilty of murder (1)
• Family Appeal: Remitted to the Children's court for further hearing (1)
• Probate & Administration: Application dismissed with costs (1)
• Succession: Application dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (2)
• Civil Procedure Rules (2)
• Penal Code (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Civil Procedure Act (CPA) Cap 21 of the Laws of Kenya (1)
• Order 51 Rule 1 of the CPR (1)
• Order 42 Rule 6 of the CPR (1)
• Order 42 Rule 35 of the CPR (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a judgment awarding general damages (1), Prosecution seeks to put accused on the defence (1), Respondent/appellant seeks to strike out the appeal and award costs (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Judgment for the respondents in the sum of Ksh 650,000: 1/5, Appeal dismissed: 1/5, The application is dismissed.: 1/5, The application for stay of execution pending appeal is allowed.: 1/5
• [Criminal] outcomes — The accused is put on the defence.: 1/2, Guilty of murder: 1/2
• [Family Appeal] outcomes — Remitted to the Children's court for further hearing: 1/1
• [Probate & Administration] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14898 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The respondent will have interest for the date of the judgment in the subordinate court (1)
• The appellant will have 1⁄2 the costs of the appeal (1)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (1)
• Stay of execution of the ruling of the magistrate's court (1)
• Enlargement of time for the memorandum of appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (2), Civil Procedure Rules (2), Penal Code (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1), Civil Procedure Act (CPA) Cap 21 of the Laws of Kenya (1)