Ngcobo Ngcobo Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2017 (16 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Constitutional Petition: Affirmed (4); Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal dismissed. (2); The petition is dismissed. (2)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The appeal is allowed, the judgment and decree of the trial (1); The court upheld the High Court's declaration that the amend (1); Appeal allowed (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2)
• Wrongful Dismissal: The court found the dismissals unlawful and unfair. (1)
• Judicial Review: The decision to invite bids for long-term leasing of the 5 s (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (20)
• Constitution of Kenya (16)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (14)
• Kenya School of Law Act, 2012 (4)
• Constitution of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Practice a (4)
• Legal Education Act, 2012 (4)
• Civil Procedure Rules (4)
• County Government Act, 2012 (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a lower court decision (9), Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (4), Appeal from the original trial (4)
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Affirmed: 4/37, Appeal dismissed: 3/37, Dismissed with costs: 2/37, Petition dismissed: 2/37
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The orders of certiorari and mandamus are granted: 1/3, Appeal dismissed: 1/3, Application dismissed: 1/3
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The Kiambu Finance Act, 2013, was declared null and void.: 1/18, The court quashed the Nairobi City County Finance Act, 2013 and prohibited its application.: 1/18, The Court granted the orders of certiorari to quash the Respondent's decisions.: 1/18, The application for leave to apply for judicial review is granted.: 1/18
• [Petition for Access to Information] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~101207 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Refund of excess charges to the Petitioner. (1)
• Quashing of proceedings (1)
• Compelling the Speaker to swear in the applicant (1)
• Declare the Act null and void. (1)
• quashing the Act (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya 2010 (18), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (14), Constitution of Kenya (13), County Government Act, 2012 (4), Legal Education Act, 2012 (3)