Lord Goddard Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1976 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (23 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (12); Appeal dismissed (5); Appeal partly successful (2); Appeal allowed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Civil Suit: Appeal dismissed (3); Dismissed (1); The plaintiff's application to amend the claim for damages i (1)
• civil appeal: Affirmed the High Court's judgment. (1)
• Constitutional Petition: The appeal is upheld. (1); 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 (3)
• Small Claims Court Act (3)
• Law Reform Act (3)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (2)
• Constitution of Kenya (2)
• Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003 (2)
• Fatal Accidents Act (2)
• Criminal Procedure Code (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (14), Appeal from the original trial (6), Appeal from conviction and sentence (2)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/8, Appeals allowed: 1/8, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/8, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 1/8
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — The application was dismissed.: 1/1
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Commercial Dispute] outcomes — The court ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff the sum of Kshs. 9,054,789.30 and interest at 17% per annum from 1st April, 2007.: 1/1
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~43889 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Compensation for the injuries sustained by the 1st Plaintiff (1)
• Interest at court rate from 22nd December, 2019 until payment in full (1)
• Costs of the suit to be paid by the defendants (1)
• Delivery of the plaintiff's seized items (1)
• Removal of the plaintiff's freeze/embargo on bank accounts (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Small Claims Court Act (3), Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (3), Constitution of Kenya (2), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (2), Criminal Procedure Code (2)