Sm Kibunja Beta

Main subject areas

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (38), Appeal from a previous judgment (13), Appeal from an original trial (9)
• [Petition for Fundamental Rights Violation] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 1/1
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 11/62, Dismissed: 4/62, Application dismissed: 3/62, Affirmed: 3/62
• [Petition for Injunction] outcomes — Dismissed with costs: 1/2, The court allows the petitioner's notice of motion and issues an order of temporary injunction.: 1/2
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/17, Application dismissed: 2/17, The Plaintiff was ordered to provide security for costs.: 1/17, Dismissed: 1/17
• [Land Case] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/5, Judgment for the plaintiff: 1/5, The court grants the plaintiff's application for leave to amend the plaint and to join the National Land Commission as the 4th defendant. The court also grants the temporary injunction order.: 1/5, The defendant's application is granted, and the court orders the re-opening of the cases for cross-examination and presentation of witnesses.: 1/5

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~19894 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Permanent injunction (4)
• Costs awarded to the plaintiff (3)
• Declaration of ownership (2)
• Costs of the suit (2)
• Damages (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (40), Civil Procedure Rules (16), Civil Procedure Act Chapter 21 of Laws of Kenya (7), Limitation of Actions Act (6), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (4)