Hamilton Hamilton Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2002 to 2025; busiest year 2019 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (2)
• Judicial Review: The application for leave to apply for judicial review is st (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Affirmed (1); The petition was dismissed, and costs were ordered against t (1)
• Political Parties Disputes: The Tribunal has jurisdiction and the applications for recus (1)
• Land Dispute: Affirmed the transfer of the suit to the Environment and Lan (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Constitution of Kenya (3)
• Uganda Civil Procedure Act (2)
• Law Reform Act (1)
• Physical Planning Act (1)
• County Government Act (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Practice a (1)
• Political Parties Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application to transfer suit from Nairobi Resident Magistrate's Court to Kericho Chief Magistrate's Court (1), Applicant seeks transfer of case from Nakuru Chief Magistrate's Court to Busia Senior Resident Magistrate's Court (1), Applicant seeks transfer of case from Makadara Law Courts to another court or for other orders (1)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Applicant's criminal charge against him in Makadara Case No. 2014/05 is removed from hearing before the trial magistrate and transferred for hearing de novo before any other competent magistrate in Makadara Law Courts.: 1/2, Application dismissed: 1/2
• [Constitutional and Human Rights] outcomes — The Court declared certain provisions of SLAA unconstitutional.: 1/1
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The petition was dismissed, and costs were ordered against the petitioners.: 1/2, Affirmed: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~59768 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration of unconstitutionality (1)
• DNA testing for paternity determination (1)
• Grant of letters of administration intestate to Issa Ndunde Sakwa and Ahmed AB Kweyu (1)
• Distribution of the estate in equal shares among the children (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (2), Uganda Civil Procedure Act (2), Criminal Procedure Code (1), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1), Security Laws (Amendment) Act 2014 (1)