Sedley Sedley Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2022; busiest year 2016 (5 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Judicial Review: Dismissed with costs (1); Judicial Review granted (1); The application is dismissed. (1); Petition and Notice of Motion dismissed with no order as to (1)
• Tax Appeal: The Appeal is dismissed. (1)
• Petition: The court dismisses the petition. (1)
• Application for Prohibition and Certiora: Order of Prohibition and Certiorari granted (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Fair Administrative Action Act (2)
• Interpretation and General Provisions Act, Chapter 2 of the Laws of Kenya (2)
• Civil Procedure Rules (2)
• Land Registration Act No. 3 of 2012 (1)
• National Land Commission Act (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Customs and Excise Act (1)
• Criminal Procedure Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for Certiorari and Prohibition (2), Respondents' appeal from a decision of the Customs and Excise Authority (1), Petition and Notice of Motion Consolidated (1)
• [Petition] outcomes — The court dismisses the petition.: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Petition and Notice of Motion dismissed with no order as to costs.: 1/9, The court declined the reliefs sought by the applicants.: 1/9, The application for orders of prohibition, certiorari, and mandamus was dismissed.: 1/9, The application for orders of certiorari and prohibition is dismissed.: 1/9
• [Application for Prohibition and Certiorari] outcomes — Order of Prohibition and Certiorari granted: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~85938 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Quash the decision to revoke the Ex-Parte Applicant's title. (1)
• Prohibit the Respondents from alienating, allocating, handing over possession of or vesting the titles of the suit properties. (1)
• Issue a mandamus to the Respondents to take the necessary actions to restore the Ex-Parte Applicant's title. (1)
• Prohibition and Certiorari (1)
• Judicial Review granted (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Interpretation and General Provisions Act, Chapter 2 of the Laws of Kenya (2), Civil Procedure Rules (2), Fair Administrative Action Act (2), Customs and Excise Act (1), Coffee Act, 2001 (1)