Lord L Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2001 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (5 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed. (1); The appellant is found 50% liable for the accident, and will (1); Appeal dismissed (1); Affirmed (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Petition dismissed (1)
• Appeal: The court allowed the application, directing the respondents (1); Appeal successful, respondent's case dismissed (1); Affirmed (1)
• Contempt of Court: Application dismissed with costs (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya (2)
• Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act (Cap 301, La (2)
• Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (1)
• Penal Code (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Judicial Service Act (1)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1)
• Elections Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (1), Application for extension of stay of execution of contempt order (1), Application for judicial review and application for certiorari and prohibition (1)
• [Negligence] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Contempt] outcomes — Denied the application for extension of the stay of execution of the contempt order: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The applicant's application for judicial review was granted, and the Tribunal's order dismissing the reference was quashed.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/3, Appeal dismissed.: 1/3, The appellant is found 50% liable for the accident, and will bear 50% of the damages awarded in each appeal.: 1/3
• [Civil] outcomes — The court awarded damages against the Nairobi Women's Hospital due to negligence.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~58248 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The applicant's application for judicial review was granted. (1)
• The applicant's application for a stay of the Tribunal's order dismissing the reference was dismissed. (1)
• The applicant's application for an order of certiorari to quash the Tribunal's order was granted. (1)
• The applicant's application for an order of prohibition to restrain the interested party from acting on the Tribunal's order was granted. (1)
• Granting the applicant's request for certiorari and prohibition. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act (Cap 301, Laws of Kenya) (2), Constitution of Kenya (2), Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (1), Penal Code (1), Criminal Procedure Code (1)