Ibrahim Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (51 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (19); Affirmed (8); Appeal allowed (4); The appeal was dismissed. (3)
• Contempt of Court: Dismissed (5); Application dismissed (2); The application was dismissed. (2)
• Bail Application: Denied (4)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Judicial Review: Application dismissed (4); The Notice of Motion is struck out with no order on costs. (3); Granted (2); The application is dismissed. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (49)
• Civil Procedure Rules (37)
• Constitution of Kenya (33)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (21)
• Law of Succession Act (20)
• Judicature Act (18)
• Probate and Administration Rules (13)
• Criminal Procedure Code (13)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (21), Appeal from a previous judgment (12), Appeal from the original trial (12)
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 9/65, Appeal dismissed: 5/65, Dismissed: 4/65, Dismissed with costs: 2/65
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/12, The plaintiffs' first two prayers were granted.: 1/12, Appeal dismissed against the first, second, and third defendants; appeal allowed against the fourth defendant, judgment quashed.: 1/12, Granted: 1/12
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Dismissed: 4/22, The court grants orders of mandamus, prohibition, and certiorari.: 1/22, The decision of the Tribunal is quashed.: 1/22, The applicant's Notice of Motion was allowed in terms of prayers 2 and 3.: 1/22
• [Application to Review Judgment] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1
• [Costs Appeal] outcomes — The costs of the referenced are awarded to the objector against the decreeholder.: 1/2, Appeal dismissed with a limited re-assessment of costs: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10469 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Damages (3)
• Injunction (3)
• None (3)
• Costs of the suit (3)
• Release of the butter container and its contents to the Plaintiff (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules (39), Civil Procedure Act (28), Penal Code (22), Criminal Procedure Code (22), Law Reform Act (13)