Simpson Simpson Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1976 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (17 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Affirmed (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); Application dismissed with costs (1); Affirmed (1); The appeal is allowed. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed with costs (2); Appeal dismissed (2); Affirmed (1)
• Adverse Possession: In favor of the applicant (2); The application is dismissed. (1)
• Environmental and Land Originating Summo: Appeal dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Limitation of Actions Act (17)
• Civil Procedure Act (13)
• Civil Procedure Rules (10)
• Criminal Procedure Code (8)
• Land Registration Act (7)
• Limitations of Actions Act (7)
• Penal Code (5)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (5)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (23), Appeal from a lower court decision (7), Appeal from an original trial (4)
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — The court grants the petitioners' request for a declaratory order.: 1/19, The court ordered compensation for the petitioners.: 1/19, Decline to issue declaration orders: 1/19, The court dismissed the defendant's objection and ordered the land register to be rectified to reflect the interest of the plaintiff and the defendant in their respective parcels.: 1/19
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — The appeal is allowed.: 1/1
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/4, Affirmed: 1/4, Appeal dismissed with costs: 1/4
• [Land Registration Dispute] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs: 1/2, In favor of the plaintiffs: 1/2
• [Adverse Possession] outcomes — In favor of the applicant: 2/22, The court orders the defendant to excise one acre out of LR NO: NKUENE/NKUMARI/568 and transfer the same to the plaintiff.: 1/22, The plaintiff's claim for adverse possession was dismissed.: 1/22, The plaintiff's claim for adverse possession is not barred by the Limitation of Actions Act, and the Land Registrar should register the plaintiff as the proprietor of the land.: 1/22

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~29963 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Permanent injunction (2)
• Costs of the suit (2)
• A declaratory order (1)
• Declaratory Order (1)
• Declaration of ownership (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Limitation of Actions Act (13), Limitations of Actions Act (6), Civil Procedure Rules (6), Civil Procedure Act (6), Land Registration Act (6)