Mosdell Mosdell Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1978 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Succession: The court upheld the grant of administration and ordered eac (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Custody Dispute: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeals dismissed with costs (1); Appeal successful, order of joint custody granted. (1); Affirmed (1)
• Notice of Motion: Application granted, interest ordered from the date of filin (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3)
• Law of Succession Act, Cap 160, Laws of Kenya (1)
• Probate and Administration Rules (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code (1)
• Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act (1)
• Children's Act (1)
• Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act (1)
• Civil Procedure Code (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeals from a decision by the Business Premises Rent Tribunal (1), Appeal from the original trial outcome (1), Application for review of judgment (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeals dismissed with costs: 1/3, Appeal successful, order of joint custody granted.: 1/3, Affirmed: 1/3
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 1/1
• [Notice of Motion] outcomes — Application granted, interest ordered from the date of filing the suit until the date of judgment: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — The court upheld the grant of administration and ordered each party to bear their own costs.: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~42322 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs awarded to the plaintiff (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3), Landlord and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act (1), Civil Procedure Code (1), National Assembly and Presidential Elections Act, cap 7 (1), Civil Procedure Act (1)