Buckley L Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• shareholder dispute: Affirming the lower court's decision (1)
• Succession Appeal: Affirmed the revocation of the grant of letters of administr (1)
• Civil: Appeal upheld (1)
• Civil Appeal: Affirmed the judgment of the trial court. (1); Appeal dismissed (1)
• Succession: The application for revocation of the grant of letters of ad (1); The court did not strike out the petition, as it found that (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Law of Succession Act (2)
• Evidence Act, Cap 80, Laws of Kenya (1)
• Probate and Administration Rules (1)
• Evidence Act (1)
• Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, Cap 43 (1)
• Arbitration Act (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from an original trial (2), Application to register foreign judgment (1), Application to strike out petition (1)
• [Foreign Judgement Reciprocal Enforcement] outcomes — The application is dismissed with costs to the defendants.: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application for leave to apply for judicial review orders was dismissed.: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — The court did not strike out the petition, as it found that expert evidence was not conclusive.: 1/2, The application for revocation of the grant of letters of administration was dismissed.: 1/2
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The Plaintiff's application to enforce the foreign judgment is dismissed.: 1/1
• [Foreign Judgment Enforcement] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~27047 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Recovery of the original structure of the company. (1)
• Restraint on further alterations by the 1st and 2nd Defendants. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (2), Law of Succession Act (2), Foreign Judgements (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act, Cap. 43 of the Laws of Kenya (1), County Government Act, 2012 (1), Standing Orders of Nairobi City County Assembly (1)