Cooke Cooke Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (6 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (3); Appeal dismissed (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1); Appeal dismissed on special damages (1)
• Election Petition: Appeal allowed (2)
• Civil Suit: Dismissed (1); The Plaintiff wins the suit. (1)
• Commercial Appeal: The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Civil: The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for Euros 290,380. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Elections Act (2)
• Small Claims Court Act (1)
• Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (1)
• Evidence Act, Cap 80, Laws of Kenya (1)
• Elections (General) Regulations, 2012 (1)
• Elections Regulations (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (6), Appeal from the original trial (3), Appeal from a judgment of Senior Resident Magistrate (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 3/10, Appeal dismissed: 1/10, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/10, Appeal dismissed on special damages: 1/10
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/2, The Plaintiff wins the suit.: 1/2
• [Civil] outcomes — The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for Euros 290,380.: 1/1
• [Commercial Appeal] outcomes — The appeal was dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~37317 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• 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)
• Costs of the lower court (1)
• Costs of the appeal to be borne by the appellant (1)
• Refund of the purchase price and related fees. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 4.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Small Claims Court Act (1), Evidence Act, Cap 80, Laws of Kenya (1), Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (1)