Lord Coleridge Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2025; busiest year 2024 (5 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Suit: Defendant's appeal dismissed (2)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2)
• Defamation: Motion dismissed with costs to the respondents. (1); Interim injunctive order granted (1); The court found in favor of the plaintiff and ordered the de (1); The court found in favor of the plaintiff. (1)
• Civil: The court will rule on the claims for damages. (1); Affirmed (1)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Defamation Act (Cap.36 Laws of Kenya) (2)
• Evidence Act (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Article 33 of the Constitution (1)
• Article 33, 34, and 35 of the Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Article 28 of the Constitution (1)
• Section 16A of the Defamation Act Cap 36 Laws of Kenya (1)
• Defamation Act, Cap 36 of the Laws of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a lower court decision (2), Appeal from the original trial (2), Appeal from the original trial outcome (2)
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Defamation] outcomes — The court found in favor of the plaintiff.: 1/9, The plaintiff's claim for defamation was dismissed.: 1/9, Judgment for the plaintiff against the 2nd defendant for Kshs. 3,000,000/= and costs, with the plaintiff's case against the 1st defendant dismissed with no orders as to costs.: 1/9, The plaintiff's claim was dismissed.: 1/9
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Defendant's appeal dismissed: 2/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~43323 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Compensatory damages. (1)
• Aggravated damages and or exemplary damages. (1)
• A permanent injunction restraining the 1st defendant and 3rd defendant from publishing the Weekly Citizen or any other publication. (1)
• General damages of Kshs. 3,000,000/= (1)
• Costs awarded to the plaintiff (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Defamation Act (Cap.36 Laws of Kenya) (2), Article 28 of the Constitution (1), Section 16A of the Defamation Act Cap 36 Laws of Kenya (1), Defamation Act, Cap 36 of the Laws of Kenya (1), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1)