Joseph Njihia Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2007; busiest year 2006 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Environmental Impact Assessment Appeal: Appeal successful, NEMA's approval set aside (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 1999 (2)
• Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) No. 8 of 1999 (1)
• Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) (1)
• Environmental (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations 2003 (1)
• Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) No. 8, 1999 (1)
• Legal Notice No. 101 of 2003 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the 1st Respondent's approval of the EIA Project Report (1), Appeal from NEMA's EIA approval (1), Appeal from the 1st Respondent's approval of the 2nd Respondent's development (1)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/2
• [Environmental Impact Assessment Appeal] outcomes — Appeal successful, NEMA's approval set aside: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~27798 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs to be borne by the parties (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 1999 (1), Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) No. 8 of 1999 (1), Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) (1)