Law Theobalds Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2021 to 2025; busiest year 2024 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (2); Appeal dismissed (2); Affirmation of the lower court's decision to dismiss the pla (1); The appeals were allowed, and the judgment and decree of the (1)
• Civil: The plaintiff's claim for material damage was dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (2)
• Evidence Act Cap 80 (1)
• Fatal Accidents Act Cap 32 (1)
• Law Reform Act Cap 26 (1)
• Section 107(1) of the Evidence Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (2), First Appellate Court (1), Appeal from a judgment dismissing the plaintiff's case (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/6, The appeals were allowed, and the judgment and decree of the lower court were set aside.: 1/6, Affirmation of the lower court's decision to dismiss the plaintiff's case: 1/6, Affirmed: 1/6
• [Civil] outcomes — The plaintiff's claim for material damage was dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~39402 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The appeals were allowed. (1)
• The judgment and decree of the lower court were set aside. (1)
• Set aside the original award of Ksh. 6,720,000/= (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 4.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (2), Section 107(1) of the Evidence Act (1), Evidence Act Cap 80 (1), Fatal Accidents Act Cap 32 (1), Law Reform Act Cap 26 (1)