Dennis Magare Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2023 to 2023; busiest year 2023 (12 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Adoption: Adoption granted (3); Adoption authorized (1); Appeal allowed (1); Adoption of Baby E by IKS and JAO (1)
• Civil Appeal: The appeal is successful, and the appellant is awarded Ksh 6 (1)
• Petition for Equivalence of Degree: Petition dismissed for lack of merit. (1)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: The objection proceedings are dismissed with costs to the de (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: Dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Children's Act, 2001 (2)
• Children’s Act (1)
• Mental Health Act, Cap. 248 (1)
• Children's Act No. 2001 (1)
• East African Customs Management Act (1)
• Income Tax Act (cap 470) (1)
• External Loans and Credits Act (repealed) (cap 22) (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (4), Appeal from the High Court, Nairobi (1), Appeal from a judgment of the High Court at Nakuru (1)
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The High Court's decision on Legal Notice No. 15 of 2021 is upheld, and the remaining prayers are dismissed.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — The appeal is successful, and the appellant is awarded Ksh 60,000 in costs.: 1/1
• [Adoption] outcomes — Adoption granted: 3/6, Adoption of Baby E by IKS and JAO: 1/6, Adoption authorized: 1/6, Appeal allowed: 1/6
• [Petition for Equivalence of Degree] outcomes — Petition dismissed for lack of merit.: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The application is granted with specified conditions.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~22482 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The court declines to compel the Kenya Revenue Authority to do its duty. (1)
• Costs awarded to the appellant. (1)
• Costs are to be borne by each party. (1)
• Access to motor vehicle for valuation (1)
• Release of motor vehicle for transit to Uganda (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Children's Act, 2001 (2), Income Tax Act (cap 470) (1), External Loans and Credits Act (repealed) (cap 22) (1), Constitution of Kenya (1), Statutory Instruments Act (1)