Cockar Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 1983 to 2026; busiest year 2021 (28 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal allowed (6); Appeal granted (3); The appeal is dismissed. (2); Appeal dismissed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); Appeal dismissed, sentence reduced (2); Reversed the conviction and remanded for a new trial. (1); Affirmed the High Court's judgment. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal granted (3); Appeal dismissed. (2)
• Civil: Application dismissed (2); Appeal Stay Application dismissed (1)
• Judicial Review: The application was dismissed. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (35)
• Civil Procedure Rules (28)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (10)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (8)
• Law of Succession Act (5)
• Constitution of Kenya (5)
• Order 42 Rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Rules (5)
• Probate and Administration Rules (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (10), Appeal from conviction and sentence of the High Court (3), Appeal from a conviction and sentence of the High Court of Kenya (2)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 30/56, Appeal allowed: 3/56, Appeals dismissed: 2/56, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed: 2/56
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/3, The applicant's application succeeds and the respondent's notice of appeal is struck out with costs for the applicant.: 1/3, The applicant's application succeeds and the respondent's notice of appeal is struck out with costs.: 1/3
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 10/25, The appeal is allowed.: 2/25, Application for stay of execution dismissed: 1/25, Appeal granted: 1/25
• [Bankruptcy] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal allowed, trial court's judgment restored: 1/4, Appeal allowed: 1/4, Appeal partly successful: 1/4, Appeal dismissed: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13285 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set appellant at liberty (2)
• The appellant will have costs of this appeal as against the first respondent (the plaintiff). (2)
• Stay of execution (1)
• Deposit of proceeds in an interest-earning account (1)
• Set the appellant free (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (11), Criminal Procedure Code (6), Civil Procedure Act (2), Registration of Titles Act, cap 281 (1), Civil Procedure Rules (1)