Njue Cc Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2010 to 2014; busiest year 2013 (16 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal allowed (2); Appeal Withdrawn (1); Appeal dismissed (1); Affirmed (1)
• Judicial Review: Dismissed with costs (2); Transfer of the matter to the High Court in Nairobi (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: Dismissed with costs (1); Leave granted (1); The grant is annulled, and the titles are cancelled. (1); Appeal allowed (1)
• Contempt: Application dismissed with costs (1)
• Civil: The application was dismissed (1); The application is dismissed with costs (1); The plaintiffs' application for a temporary injunction is di (1); The application succeeds on prayer 1 only. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules (5)
• Law of Succession Act (4)
• Penal Code (3)
• Laws of Succession Act (2)
• Probate and Administration Rules (2)
• Section 48 of the Law of Succession Act (2)
• Law Reform Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: trial (2), Application to transfer proceedings from Chief Magistrate to High Court (1), Appeal from a judgment and subsequent degree of S.N. Ndege Senior Resident Magistrate (1)
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Transfer of the matter to the High Court in Nairobi: 1/2, Dismissed with costs: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed: 2/9, Appeal dismissed: 1/9, Affirmed: 1/9, Appeal struck out with costs: 1/9
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Leave granted: 1/6, The grant is annulled, and the titles are cancelled.: 1/6, Dismissed with costs: 1/6, Appeal allowed: 1/6
• [Substitution of Defendant] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The plaintiffs' application for a temporary injunction is dismissed with costs.: 1/7, The application is dismissed with costs: 1/7, The application succeeds on prayer 1 only.: 1/7, Clarification of the size of Plot 90: 1/7

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~5312 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Judicial Review for orders of prohibition and mandamus (1)
• Variation in the apportionment of the estate (1)
• Annulment of the grant and cancellation of titles. (1)
• Half costs to the Plaintiff/Applicant. (1)
• Revocation of letters of grant issued to the Appellant. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (5), Civil Procedure Rules (5), Law of Succession Act (4), Penal Code (3), Laws of Succession Act (2)