Kneller Kneller Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1976 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (83 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (61); Affirmed (49); Appeal allowed (19); The appeal was dismissed. (9)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (8)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (5); In favor of the plaintiff (3); The plaintiff's claim is dismissed. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Limitation of Actions Act (29)
• Civil Procedure Act (29)
• Fatal Accidents Act (28)
• Civil Procedure Rules (28)
• Law Reform Act (21)
• Law of Succession Act (18)
• Land Registration Act (16)
• Evidence Act (12)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (36), Appeal from a judgment of the Chief Magistrate's Court (10), Appeal from the original trial (6)
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The plaintiff is awarded a total of Kshs 76,400.: 1/11, Appeal dismissed: 1/11, The suit is dismissed for want of prosecution.: 1/11, The Plaintiff's claim was dismissed.: 1/11
• [Criminal Revision] outcomes — Closure order set aside: 1/1
• [Tort] outcomes — Dismissal of the Plaintiff's suit with costs to the Defendant.: 1/1
• [Adverse Possession] outcomes — The Plaintiffs' claims are dismissed, and the Defendant is ordered to pay costs.: 1/4, The plaintiffs' claim of adverse possession is dismissed.: 1/4, In favor of the plaintiff: 1/4, The Plaintiff is entitled to the reliefs sought.: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~26228 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Damages (1)
• Order to vacate land (1)
• Remand the matter to the City Magistrate for a not guilty plea hearing (1)
• Reasonable compensation for the Plaintiffs' residential structures and commercial plants on the small portions they occupy. (1)
• Stay of execution pending hearing of application (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Fatal Accidents Act (27), Law Reform Act (20), Law of Succession Act (16), Civil Procedure Act (14), Criminal Procedure Code (6)