Platt Platt Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 1977 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (76 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (37); Affirmed (7); Appeal granted (7); Appeal allowed (6)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (23); Affirmed (6); Appeal allowed (4); Appeals dismissed (3)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9); Dismissed with costs (4); Appeal granted (3); Appeal allowed (3)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (9)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (90)
• Civil Procedure Rules (88)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (23)
• Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) (22)
• Civil Procedure Act (CPA) (18)
• Penal Code (13)
• Criminal Procedure Code (12)
• Court of Appeal Rules (7)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appellate Court (5), Appeal from a lower court decision (4), Appeal from the original trial outcome (4)
• [civil] outcomes — The court allowed the plaintiff's claim for Shs 135,321/25.: 1/2, plaintiff's claims are not struck out: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 15/58, Appeal allowed: 2/58, Appeal granted: 2/58, Motion dismissed: 2/58
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/24, Application dismissed: 2/24, Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of K£750 with costs and interest as prayed.: 1/24, The application for stay is dismissed.: 1/24
• [Contempt of Court] outcomes — The court ordered the respondents to be committed to prison for contempt.: 1/6, The court dismissed the application as the applicable law of contempt in the High Court of Justice in England, at the time the application was brought, should be followed.: 1/6, The court found the Respondents in contempt of court and ordered them to be committed to Civil Jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months or to such other or further punishment as the court shall find appropriate.: 1/6, The court ruled that the applicable law for contempt of court proceedings in Kenya is the English law applicable in England at the time the alleged contempt is committed.: 1/6
• [Inheritance Dispute] outcomes — Nzambi was not the lawful wife of Kituu and had no right to a share in his estate.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~30181 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (3)
• Spent (3)
• None (2)
• Costs awarded to the Respondent (2)
• costs of redecoration of Shs 2516 (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (34), Civil Procedure Rules (29), Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) (12), Civil Procedure Act (CPA) (10), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (6)