Bernard Eboso Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1999 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (238 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (30); Affirmed (21); The appeal was dismissed. (9); Appeal allowed (8)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (10); The preliminary objection is dismissed. (4); Affirmed (3); Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs (3)
• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (6); The application is dismissed. (3); Application rejected and dismissed (2)
• Land Suit: Appeal dismissed (5)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (5)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (48)
• Civil Procedure Rules (46)
• Land Registration Act (30)
• Limitation of Actions Act (25)
• Land Adjudication Act (20)
• Evidence Act (15)
• Land Act (13)
• Law of Succession Act (13)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (55), Appeal from an original trial (33), First Appeal (19)
• [Petition] outcomes — The court will hear the petition and determine the issues.: 1/18, Ruling delivered virtually at Thika: 1/18, The court remits the dispute to the Energy and Petroleum Tribunal and vacates the order reserving a date for judgment.: 1/18, The petition is disposed of with the quashing of the grant review decision and the payment of nominal damages.: 1/18
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 9/105, The preliminary objection is dismissed.: 4/105, Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs: 3/105, Affirmed: 3/105
• [Contempt of Court] outcomes — The application is allowed only to the extent of the interim conservatory order issued on 29/11/2013. Contempt orders are rejected.: 1/3, Application rejected with no order as to costs: 1/3, The suit is struck out: 1/3
• [Compulsory Land Acquisition] outcomes — The court upheld the compulsory acquisition and the compensation awarded.: 1/1
• [Interlocutory Injunction] outcomes — The application for interlocutory injunction is granted.: 1/13, The court dismissed the suit and referred the matter to the matrimonial property disputes court.: 1/13, Plaintiff's notice of motion is allowed.: 1/13, The notice of motion is struck out without costs, and the plaintiffs are directed to amend their plaint within 14 days.: 1/13

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14379 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration of ownership (7)
• Costs of the suit (6)
• None (5)
• Costs of the application shall be in the appeal (5)
• Interlocutory injunction (5)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules (46), Civil Procedure Act (45), Land Registration Act (29), Limitation of Actions Act (25), Land Adjudication Act (20)