Sir Newbold Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1977 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (14 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (8); Appeal allowed (6); The appeal is partially successful. (6); Affirmed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (1); Appeal successful, conviction and sentence set aside, retria (1)
• Civil: The plaintiff's application for judicial review is dismissed (1); Action dismissed with costs (1); Plaintiff wins (1); The Court grants leave to file defence and sets aside the de (1)
• Adverse Possession: The plaintiffs' suit is not struck out. (1)
• Land Suit: Appeal dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Rules (2)
• Advocates Act (2)
• Penal Code (Cap. 63), section 296(2) (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Sexual Offences Act (1)
• Energy Act 2019 (1)
• Fair Administration Act 2015 (1)
• County Government Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (5), Preliminary Objection (5), Preliminary Objection to Suit (3)
• [Preliminary Objection] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/8, The suit is stayed and referred to arbitration.: 1/8, Preliminary Objection dismissed: 1/8, Defendant's preliminary objection upheld; Plaintiff's application for review dismissed.: 1/8
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed: 1/2, The court will consider the merits of the application.: 1/2
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/10, The suit was not dismissed, and the Plaintiff's claim for specific performance was not time-barred.: 1/10, The Defendant's Preliminary Objection is dismissed.: 1/10, The suit is dismissed as res judicata.: 1/10
• [Petition] outcomes — Struck out with costs: 1/2, The Petition is dismissed.: 1/2
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The suit is not time barred and the Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the suit.: 1/2, The suit was allowed to proceed.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~22857 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs in the first instance. (1)
• A declaration (1)
• An order for sub-dividing the land (1)
• A permanent injunction (1)
• A declaration that the Defendants have fundamentally breached the agreement for sale. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (10), Civil Procedure Rules (5), Environment and Land Court Act (4), Article 162(2)(b) of the Constitution (3), Section 13 of the Environment and Land Court Act (3)