Aduke Atieno Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2023 to 2024; busiest year 2023 (211 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Divorce: Petition granted. (31); The marriage is dissolved. (28); The petition for divorce was granted. (19); Petition granted (19)
• Civil Suit: Judgment in favor of the plaintiff (6); In favour of the plaintiff (4); Judgment in favor of the plaintiff. (3); Dismissal of the suit (3)
• Personal Injury: In favour of the plaintiff (3)
• Defamation: Plaintiff's suit dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• The Marriage Act, 2014 (141)
• s.65 of the Act (on dissolution of Christian marriages) (29)
• ROK v MJB (2017) (14)
• s.65 of the Act (dissolution of Christian Marriages) (9)
• The Marriage Act 2014 (9)
• Marriage Act, 2014 (7)
• s.66 of the Act (dissolution of Christian Marriages) (7)
• s.66 of the Act (dissolution of Civil Marriages) (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Petitioner sought divorce on grounds of cruelty and irretrievable breakdown of marriage. (22), Petitioner sought divorce on grounds of desertion and irretrievable breakdown of marriage. (14), Appeal from a previous judgment (12)
• [Divorce] outcomes — Petition granted.: 31/161, The marriage is dissolved.: 28/161, The petition for divorce was granted.: 19/161, Petition granted: 19/161
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the plaintiff: 6/43, In favour of the plaintiff: 4/43, Judgment in favor of the plaintiff.: 3/43, Dismissal of the suit: 3/43
• [Defamation] outcomes — Plaintiff's suit dismissed.: 1/1
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — In favour of the plaintiff: 3/10, Dismissal of the suit: 1/10, Ngari wins the case: 1/10, The plaintiff is awarded Kshs. 10,000/- for pain and suffering, KES 50,000/- for loss of expectation of life, and KES 12,926*12*20*1/3 for loss of dependency.: 1/10
• [Matrimonial Cause] outcomes — The marriage between the parties is annulled.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~5065 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Each party to bear their own costs. (26)
• Each party to bear own costs. (24)
• Costs of the suit (9)
• Each party to bear their own costs (7)
• each party to bear own costs (7)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: The Marriage Act, 2014 (141), s.65 of the Act (on dissolution of Christian marriages) (29), ROK v MJB (2017) (14), s.65 of the Act (dissolution of Christian Marriages) (9), The Marriage Act 2014 (9)