Danckwerts L Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1998 to 2025; busiest year 2023 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil: Application dismissed (2); Appeal dismissed (1); The application is partially granted. (1); The application to strike out the 1st Defendant's defence is (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Civil Suit: The defendant's statement of defence was struck out. (1); Judgment in favor of the plaintiff (1)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (1); The application to strike out the suit against the 4th Defen (1); The Plainti's Notice of Motion Application is dismissed. (1)
• Motion to Strike Out Originating Summons: Application dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (4)
• Civil Procedure Rules (2)
• Limitation of Actions Act (1)
• Land Act, No. 6 of 2012 (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (1)
• Evidence Act, Cap 80 of the Laws of Kenya (1)
• Insurance (Motor vehicle third party risk) Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: appeal from a final order (1), Application to strike out Statement of Defence (1), Application to strike out parts of witness statement (1)
• [civil] outcomes — dismissal of the application: 1/1
• [Commercial Dispute] outcomes — The Plaintiff's application to strike out the Defendant's Statement of Defence is dismissed.: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The application is partially granted.: 1/4, The application to strike out the 1st Defendant's defence is dismissed.: 1/4, The default judgment will be set aside, and the defendant's statement of defence will be deemed as filed on time.: 1/4, Application dismissed: 1/4
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the plaintiff: 1/2, The defendant's statement of defence was struck out.: 1/2
• [Defamation] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/2, The motion to strike out the statement of defence is denied.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~19386 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs of the application shall be in the cause (1)
• Costs of the suit awarded to the plaintiff (1)
• The defendant's statement of defence will be deemed as filed on time (1)
• The appellant is awarded costs of the appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (4), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (2), Evidence Act, Cap 80 of the Laws of Kenya (1), Civil Procedure Rules (1), Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (1)