Bowen L Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2007 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (35 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (3); Appeal dismissed (3); Remand to the Environment and Land Court for a fresh hearing (1); Affirmed the High Court's decision. (1)
• Personal Injury: The plainti is awarded Ksh. 1,000,000/= in general damages. (2); The plainti is awarded Ksh. 125,000/= in general damages. (1); The appeal is upheld, and the judgment is affirmed. (1)
• Civil: The plainti is entitled to damages from the defendants. (2); The plaintiff's claims against the 1st and 3rd third parties (1); The court found the defendants liable for the accident and a (1); The court found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damage (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Evidence Act (10)
• Civil Procedure Act (5)
• Traffic Act (4)
• Highway Code (4)
• Fatal Accidents Act (2)
• Limitation of Actions Act (1)
• Kenya Railways Corporation Act (1)
• Highway code (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a lower court judgment (9), Appeal from the original trial (7), Appeal from a judgment of the High Court (4)
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — The plainti is awarded Ksh. 1,000,000/= in general damages.: 2/7, The plainti is awarded Ksh. 125,000/= in general damages.: 1/7, The court found the defendant 100% liable for the accident.: 1/7, The plainti is entitled to damages, with the quantum to be determined by the court.: 1/7
• [Civil] outcomes — The plainti is entitled to damages from the defendants.: 2/33, The plaintiff's claims against the 1st and 3rd third parties are dismissed with no orders as to costs.: 1/33, The court found the defendants liable for the accident and awarded damages to the plainti.: 1/33, The court found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damages.: 1/33
• [Negligence] outcomes — The 2nd defendant is found liable and ordered to pay damages.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~36749 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Damages (2)
• General damages and special damages as determined by the court. (1)
• Interest on damages from the date of judgment/decree until payment in full. (1)
• Damages awarded to the plainti. (1)
• Damages awarded to the deceased's legal representatives. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 4.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Evidence Act (10), Traffic Act (4), Highway Code (4), Civil Procedure Act (4), Fatal Accidents Act (2)