James Karan Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Interlocutory Judgment Set Aside: Motion granted (1)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: The application for leave to appeal out of time and stay of (1)
• Civil Appeal: The judgment of the trial court is set aside, and a new gran (1); The court grants the stay of execution pending appeal. (1)
• Political Parties Disputes: The Complainant's request for a restraining order and for a (1); The NAT decision is upheld. (1)
• Land Dispute: The plaintiff's claim is upheld. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (4)
• Civil Procedure Rules (3)
• Law of Succession Act (2)
• Limitation of Actions Act (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (2010) (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Limitations Act (1)
• High Court (Practice and Procedure) Rules (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi Commercial Division - Milimani (1), Appeal from a decree of distribution (1), Appellant seeks stay of execution pending appeal (1)
• [Commercial Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — Both applications are dismissed with costs.: 1/2, The protesters' claims are dismissed.: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — The court grants the stay of execution pending appeal.: 1/2, The judgment of the trial court is set aside, and a new grant is issued to the appellants.: 1/2
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Leave granted: 1/2, Application dismissed: 1/2
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Leave to appeal granted, stay of execution of decree granted: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~25008 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs to the respondents in both applications (1)
• Leave to appeal granted (1)
• Stay of execution of decree granted (1)
• A new grant in the deceased's estate is issued to the appellants. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (2), Civil Procedure Act (2), Civil Procedure Rules (2), Probate and Administration Rules (1), Constitution of Kenya (1)