Lord Lord Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1983 to 2025; busiest year 2021 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (4); Appeal dismissed (2); Affirmed the trial court's determination of liability but re (1); The appeal will be heard on the quantum of damages only. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Reversed the original conviction. (1); The conviction was upheld. (1); Affirmed the conviction in Counts I and II. (1)
• Petition for Infringement of Constitutio: The court orders Kenha to release the number plates of the l (1)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Petition dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya (2)
• Penal Code (2)
• Sexual Offences Act (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Fair Administrative Action Act 2015 (1)
• Fatal Accident Act (1)
• Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (3), Appeal from the original trial outcome (2), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (2)
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 1/2, The court directed that the issues shall be determined by the court upon the end of the hearing of the Petition.: 1/2
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/5, The conviction was upheld.: 1/5, Affirmed the conviction in Counts I and II.: 1/5, Reversed the original conviction.: 1/5
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application was dismissed and costs were awarded to the respondent.: 1/2, Denied: 1/2
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Affirmed the original trial outcome: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 4/8, Appeal: 1/8, Affirmed the trial court's determination of liability but reversed the determination of damages.: 1/8, Appeal dismissed: 1/8

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~49826 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs to the respondent. (1)
• Appeal (1)
• Award of damages for infringement of Njane's rights (1)
• Refund of Ksh. 700,000 plus agreed damages of 20% of the purchase price (1)
• Interest from the date of filing the suit to date of payment in full (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 3.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (2), Constitution of Kenya (2), National Assembly and Presidential Elections Act, cap 7 (1), Armed Forces Act (1), Civil Procedure Rules (1)