Ouko (P) Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2018 to 2021; busiest year 2020 (52 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (19); Application dismissed (13); Dismissed (2); Appeal allowed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7); Affirmed (2); Appeal allowed on sentence, conviction dismissed. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (6); Dismissed (3); Granted (2); Application dismissed (2)
• Civil Application: The application is allowed. (2); Dismissed (2)
• Succession: Appeal dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Court of Appeal Rules (9)
• Criminal Procedure Code (8)
• Penal Code (7)
• Appellate Jurisdiction Act (4)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (4)
• Civil Procedure Rules (3)
• Evidence Act (3)
• Law of Succession Act (3)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the High Court judgment (3), First Appeal (2), Appeal from a ruling of the High Court of Kenya (1)
• [Civil Application] outcomes — The Court of Appeal granted the stay of the consent order.: 1/1
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/5, Denied: 1/5, Affirmed: 1/5, Application granted: 1/5
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/7, Affirmed: 2/7, Appeal allowed on sentence, death sentence set aside: 1/7, The appellants' sentence is reduced to 30 years imprisonment from the corrected date of conviction.: 1/7
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/3, Appeal partially successful: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~40095 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Compensation for the unfair termination (1)
• Back payment of half pay salary withheld (1)
• Normal retirement with full benefits (1)
• Resentencing of the appellant (1)
• Costs of the application are in the appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (3), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (2), Penal Code (2), Land Acquisition Act (1), Survey Act (1)