Mbugua Lucy Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2019 to 2025; busiest year 2019 (11 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (3); Dismissal of the current suit for want of jurisdiction (1); The plaintiff's claim of adverse possession and customary tr (1); The plaintiffs' prayers for eviction and injunction are gran (1)
• Civil Appeal: Affirmed the judgment of the Environment and Land Court of K (1)
• Succession: The court ordered the cancellation of the title and distribu (1)
• Land Registration Dispute: Appeal upheld, registration of the land parcel cancelled and (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Land Registration Act (3)
• Law of Succession Act (2)
• Registered Land Act (Repealed) (2)
• Land Adjudication Act (1)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1)
• Civil Procedure Act (1)
• Land Registration Act 2012 (1)
• Registered Land Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (4), Appeal from a previous judgment in a different court (1), Appeal from an original trial judgment (1)
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/9, Dismissal of the current suit for want of jurisdiction: 1/9, The plaintiff's claim of adverse possession and customary trust is dismissed. The land is to be subdivided into two equal halves.: 1/9, The plaintiffs' prayers for eviction and injunction are granted.: 1/9
• [Land Registration Dispute] outcomes — Appeal upheld, registration of the land parcel cancelled and re-registered in favor of the 3rd defendant's wife.: 1/1
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~30747 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Permanent injunction (2)
• Cancellation of all subdivisions and titles. (1)
• Subdivision of the land into two equal halves. (1)
• Eviction of the defendant from the suit land. (1)
• Permanent injunction against the defendant to prevent interference with the plaintiffs' possession of the land. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Land Registration Act (3), Registered Land Act (Repealed) (2), Civil Procedure Act (1), Land Registration Act 2012 (1), Registered Land Act (1)