Joel Opi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2020; busiest year 2018 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (3); Appeal allowed (2); Appeal successful, liability of the respondent established (1); Affirmed the trial court's judgment (1)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• civil appeal: The appeal was upheld. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Fatal Accidents Act (2)
• Stamp Duty Act (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Traffic Act Cap 403 Laws of Kenya (1)
• Law Reform Act (1)
• Traffic Act Cap 405 (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Laws of Succession Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a judgment of the trial court (2), Appeal from a judgment and decree of the Chief Magistrate's Court (1), Appeal from a judgment and decree of the Vihiga Senior Resident Magistrate's Court (1)
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/2, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 3/7, Appeal allowed: 2/7, Appeal successful, liability of the respondent established: 1/7, Affirmed the trial court's judgment: 1/7
• [civil appeal] outcomes — The appeal was upheld.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~25463 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Full liability of the respondent (1)
• Costs and interests in the subordinate court and costs of this appeal as well. (1)
• The 1st respondent was ordered to pay Kshs.2,806,000/= to the appellant as compensation for the road traffic accident. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Fatal Accidents Act (2), Traffic Act Cap 403 Laws of Kenya (1), Law Reform Act (1), Traffic Act Cap 405 (1), Civil Procedure Rules (1)