Per Briggs Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1985 to 2025; busiest year 2024 (3 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The court dismissed the appeal. (1)
• Commercial Appeal: The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Environment & Land Case: The court dismisses the plaintiff's claim against the 2nd an (1)
• Land Dispute: The plaintiff is entitled to the reliefs sought in the plain (1)
• Civil Suit: The Defendant's application was dismissed. (1); Dismissed (1); Application dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (1)
• Kenya Roads Act (2007) (1)
• Traffic Act Cap 403 of the Laws of Kenya (1)
• Companies Act (1)
• Evidence Act (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Law of Succession Act Cap 160 (1)
• Probate and Administration Rules, 1980 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a lower court decision (1), Appeal from the Court of Appeal (1), Application for reinstatement of an earlier application for stay of execution (1)
• [Civil] outcomes — Granted: 1/1
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — The application for reinstatement is allowed.: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — The application for preservatory orders and setting aside orders is dismissed.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~30132 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Defendant granted leave to enter appearance and defend the suit (1)
• The reinstatement of the application for stay of execution (1)
• setting aside default judgment (1)
• stay of execution (1)
• The judgment is set aside ex debito justitiae. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act Cap 160 (1), Probate and Administration Rules, 1980 (1), Civil Procedure Act (1), Order 10 Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Rules (1), Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (1)