Hm Okwengu Beta

Main subject areas

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (15), Appeal from the High Court's conviction and sentence (13), Appeal from the High Court judgment (7)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Application dismissed: 7/35, Appeal dismissed: 4/35, The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Industrial Court, finding that the disciplinary process was quasi-criminal in nature and that the threshold required in framing and proving the grounds for removal of the Chief Registrar was that obtaining in criminal law.: 1/35, Timamy Issa Abdalla reinstated as Governor of Lamu County.: 1/35
• [Appeal] outcomes — The motion is rejected.: 2/17, The application is rejected: 1/17, The Court allows the application and deems the notice of appeal as duly filed and served.: 1/17, The applicant is granted leave to file an application for leave to appeal within 14 days from the date of the ruling.: 1/17
• [civil appeal] outcomes — affirmed: 1/1
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/13, Application granted: 1/13, Dismissed with costs: 1/13, The Court grants the application for extension of time.: 1/13
• [Civil Appeal (Application)] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 2/15, The application for stay of execution is granted.: 1/15, The motion is granted.: 1/15, The motion is allowed and the orders sought are granted.: 1/15

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18846 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Compensation (1)
• Redress of fundamental rights and freedoms (1)
• Costs assessed by the Court and the Court registrar (1)
• Interim stay of eviction proceedings (1)
• Stay of execution of the judgment and decree pending the hearing and determination of Civil Appeal Number 315 of 2019. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (36), Sexual Offences Act (29), Penal Code (23), Court of Appeal Rules (5), Appellate Jurisdiction Act (5)