Stephen Karan Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2006 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The judgment of the trial court is set aside, and a new gran (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal upheld (1)
• Trespass: The court found in favor of the plaintiff and ordered the de (1)
• Boundary Dispute: Application allowed (1)
• Land Dispute: The Plaintiff's claims for a permanent injunction and genera (1); The application for stay of execution is dismissed. (1); Application allowed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Law of Succession Act (4)
• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Civil Procedure Rules (3)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1)
• Land Registration Act (1)
• Land Registration Act, 2012 (1)
• Order 40 rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Defendant's Application for Costs (1), Applicant seeks review of a previous ruling (1), Respondent's Application for Orders of Mandamus and Civil Suit (1)
• [Costs Application] outcomes — The defendant's application for costs was allowed.: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The previous ruling is set aside.: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The court ordered the Respondent to register the applicant's application for registration of the Vesting Order and subsequent Transfer.: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — The suit is competent, the grant should not be revoked, and the matter will be considered on the mode of distribution and the application for confirmation of grant.: 1/2, The suit is competent and the grant should not be revoked.: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/4, The judgment of the trial court is set aside, and a new grant is issued to the appellants.: 1/4, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~16986 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The applicant is ordered to comply with the previous ruling's directions. (1)
• The District Land Surveyor is ordered to allocate beacons and amend the Registry Index Map. (1)
• Order to register the applicant's application for registration of the Vesting Order and subsequent Transfer. (1)
• A new grant in the deceased's estate is issued to the appellants. (1)
• Set aside the interlocutory judgment and grant unconditional leave to defend the suit (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (4), Land Registration Act, Cap 300 Laws of Kenya (1), Law Reform Act, Chapter 26 of the Laws of Kenya (1), Land Act, Chapter 280, laws of Kenya (1), Civil Procedure Act, Chapter 21, laws of Kenya (1)