Yano Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2018 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (32 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); The appeal was dismissed. (2); Dismissed (2); Appeal allowed, counterclaim reinstated. (1)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (3); Affirmed (1); The orders issued on August 1, 2017, are set aside, and the (1)
• Civil Appeal (Application): Application dismissed (2); Dismissed (1); The notice of objection is struck out with costs to the resp (1); Application granted (1)
• Civil: Application dismissed (1); Dismissed with costs (1); Appeal dismissed (1)
• Succession: The 1/2 acre is set aside for legal proceedings, and the bal (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (7)
• Civil Procedure Rules (5)
• Environment and Land Court Act (4)
• Land Adjudication Act (4)
• Constitution of Kenya (4)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3)
• Limitation of Actions Act (2)
• Law Reform Act (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (48), Appeal from a previous judgment (22), Application for Temporary Injunction (20)
• [Land Registration] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/5, The court grants the application to dissolve the trust deed and authorize the sale of the land.: 1/5, The application for determination is allowed.: 1/5, Ngiti is entitled to transfer 0.25 acres of land from LR No Nkuene/Kithunguri/1584.: 1/5
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Application dismissed: 5/34, Application allowed: 3/34, Judgment for the plaintiff: 2/34, Appeal dismissed: 2/34
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 24/219, Appeal dismissed: 21/219, Dismissed: 15/219, Dismissed with costs: 13/219
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 13/143, Application dismissed: 8/143, In favor of the plaintiff: 7/143, The application is allowed.: 5/143
• [Trespass] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13225 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration of ownership (13)
• Injunction (12)
• None (11)
• Permanent injunction (7)
• Costs of the suit (6)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (236), Civil Procedure Rules (156), Land Registration Act (60), Constitution of Kenya (31), Environment and Land Court Act (30)