Lord Denning Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (116 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (52); Affirmed (50); The appeal was dismissed. (15); Appeal allowed (10)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); Affirmed (3)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Criminal: Not guilty (3); The accused was found guilty of murder. (3); The accused Ignatius Kibet was found not guilty of murder. (2); Guilty (2)
• Civil Suit: The appeal was dismissed. (3); The appeal was dismissed (3); Appeal dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Evidence Act (27)
• Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (26)
• Penal Code (12)
• Criminal Procedure Code (11)
• Civil Procedure Act (9)
• Law Reform Act (8)
• Evidence Act, Cap 80 (7)
• Fatal Accidents Act (7)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (59), Appeal from the original trial (19), Appeal from the original trial outcome (17)
• [Commercial Dispute] outcomes — The plaintiff was awarded Kshs. 15,359,072.82 in judgment.: 1/3, The court upheld the trial court's judgment, awarding the respondent General Damages of Kshs 1,500,000 and Special Damages of Kshs 2,400.: 1/3, The court upheld the trial court's judgment, awarding the respondent general and special damages.: 1/3
• [Appeal] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the Respondent: 1/5, Appeal dismissed with costs.: 1/5, The appeal is allowed with costs.: 1/5, Appeal dismissed: 1/5
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The appeal was dismissed.: 3/22, The appeal was dismissed: 2/22, Judgment for the Plaintiff: 1/22, Affirmed the original trial outcome: 1/22
• [Arbitration] outcomes — The Court will determine the application to set aside the award first.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 49/186, Appeal dismissed: 46/186, The appeal was dismissed.: 13/186, Appeal allowed: 8/186

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~35678 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Reversal of irregular debits (1)
• Prohibitory injunction (1)
• Restitution of funds (1)
• Criminal proceedings (1)
• General damages and special damages awarded to the Appellant's estate (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 3.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (26), Evidence Act (21), Law Reform Act (7), Evidence Act, Cap 80 (7), Fatal Accidents Act (6)