Wangari Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2020 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (60 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (23); Appeal dismissed (14); The appeal is dismissed. (5); Affirmed the judgment of the trial court. (4)
• Civil Suit: Appeal dismissed (4); The application is dismissed. (2); Application dismissed (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: Judgment in favor of the Applicant (3); Application dismissed (2); The application is allowed. (2); The application is allowed as prayed. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); The conviction and sentence were upheld. (1)
• Bankruptcy: Bankruptcy Order granted (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (28)
• Civil Procedure Rules (24)
• Small Claims Court Act (6)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (5)
• Advocates Act (4)
• Criminal Procedure Code (3)
• Evidence Act (3)
• Penal Code (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (23), Appeal from the original trial outcome (13), Appeal from an original trial (11)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/6, The mandatory minimum sentences in the Sexual Offences Act were declared unconstitutional.: 1/6, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/6, Affirmed: 1/6
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 52/142, Appeal allowed: 7/142, The appeal is dismissed.: 5/142, The appeal is partially successful.: 4/142
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed: 2/3, The ex-parte judgment is stayed pending appeal.: 1/3
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 5/83, Appeal dismissed: 3/83, Application dismissed: 3/83, The appeal was dismissed.: 2/83
• [Civil] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 2/23, Appeal dismissed: 2/23, The court dismissed the preliminary objection.: 1/23, The preliminary objection is dismissed.: 1/23

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~15226 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (3)
• Costs awarded to the applicant (2)
• Interlocutory injunction (2)
• Temporary injunction (2)
• Each party to bear its own costs. (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (75), Civil Procedure Rules (36), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (19), Advocates Act (10), Arbitration Act (6)