Karan Beta

Main subject areas

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (13), First Appeal (13), Appeal from the High Court judgment (6)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 17/50, Affirmed: 11/50, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 1/50, Allow the appeal, set aside the conviction and quash the death sentence: 1/50
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 8/17, Affirmed: 2/17, Judgment of the High Court set aside: 1/17, Appeal successful in part, maximum award reduced to 6 months' salary.: 1/17
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 13/24, Affirmed: 3/24, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent: 1/24, dismiss the appeal with costs to the respondent: 1/24
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 43/164, Affirmed: 24/164, Application dismissed: 10/164, Appeal allowed: 7/164
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Granted: 3/24, Dismissed: 3/24, Appeal dismissed: 2/24, Application dismissed: 2/24

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~22838 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (3)
• The applicant is not granted an injunction restraining the 1st respondent from acting as a director or managing director of the 2nd respondent or from signing, drawing, cashing or encashing cheques drawn by or purporting to be drawn by the 2nd respondent (1)
• Set the appellants at liberty (1)
• Reinstatement of custody to the applicant (1)
• set aside judgment of Mugo J (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (14), Penal Code (12), Civil Procedure Act (10), Employment Act (10), Sexual Offences Act (10)