Jacob Gakeri Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2021 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (264 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (24); Affirmed (13); The appeal is dismissed. (6); Affirmed the trial court's decision (5)
• Employment Dispute: Affirmed (16); The appeal was dismissed. (6); The appeal is dismissed. (6); The court dismissed the claim. (5)
• Unfair Dismissal: Affirmed (5); The court dismissed the claim. (3)
• Wrongful Termination: Affirmed (4)
• Labour Dispute: Appeal dismissed (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Employment Act, 2007 (236)
• Civil Procedure Act (143)
• Employment Act (136)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (54)
• Employment and Labour Relations Court Act (52)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (45)
• Employment and Labour Relations Court Act, 2011 (36)
• Civil Procedure Rules (33)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from an original trial decision (93), Appeal from the original trial (57), Appeal from an original trial (55)
• [Employment Dispute] outcomes — Affirmed: 14/180, The appeal is dismissed.: 5/180, The court dismissed the claim.: 5/180, The appeal was dismissed.: 4/180
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/16, The application is dismissed.: 2/16, The Court grants the application for a stay of execution and provision of security pending appeal.: 1/16, The court dismisses the application.: 1/16
• [Labor Dispute] outcomes — The Court dismissed the claim.: 2/78, Dismissed: 2/78, The petition is dismissed with costs.: 2/78, The Notice of Motion is dismissed.: 2/78
• [Unfair Dismissal] outcomes — Affirmed: 4/28, The court dismissed the claim.: 3/28, The claimants are found to be entitled to the reliefs sought.: 1/28, Dismissal of the claim.: 1/28
• [Petition for Striking Out] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~24506 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs of the suit (11)
• Certificate of service (9)
• Declaration of unfair termination (9)
• None (8)
• Reinstatement (7)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Employment Act, 2007 (210), Civil Procedure Act (121), Employment Act (112), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (47), Employment and Labour Relations Court Act (47)