Further Bennett Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1976 to 2025; busiest year 2024 (6 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Appeal dismissed, primary court judgment set aside (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1); The court declines to issue the application for review. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed with costs. (1); The application is dismissed. (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: Dismissed with costs (1); Application granted for urgent certification, stay of execut (1)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: The motion for review is dismissed with costs to the respond (1)
• Land Registration Dispute: Partial victory for plaintiffs (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (9)
• Civil Procedure Rules (4)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (2)
• Registered Land Act (2)
• Work Injury Benefits Act (1)
• Traffic Act, Cap 403, Laws of Kenya (1)
• Land Registration Act (1)
• Order 45 Rules 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a previous ruling (2), Appeal from a decision to dismiss the plaintiff's action (1), Appeal from a decision of the High Court at Nairobi (1)
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Dismissal of the plaintiff's action: 1/1
• [Tort] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Petition] outcomes — The petitioners' petition was struck out with costs to the respondent.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — The court declines to issue the application for review.: 1/4, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/4, The court dismisses the application for review and denial of stay pending appeal.: 1/4, Appeal dismissed: 1/4
• [Civil] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~21159 words
• Includes panel decisions

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (4), Registered Land Act (2), Civil Procedure Rules (2), Land Consolidation Act (1), Civil Procedure Rules, Order 45 Rule 1 (1)