Overall picture
on caseload and disposal at all Court levels
District Court
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT
|
|
Caseload |
Disposal* |
| |
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| - |
Criminal Jurisdiction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Criminal Cases |
1 349 |
1 199 |
1 240 |
1 248 |
1 151 |
1 152 |
| - |
Civil Jurisdiction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Civil |
6 564 |
6 381 |
5 764 |
4 383 |
4 079 |
3 709 |
| |
Tax Claim |
10 857 |
10 323 |
9 773 |
10 392 |
9 074 |
8 944 |
| |
Distress for Rent |
7 453 |
6 194 |
5 392 |
7 419 |
6 233 |
5 388 |
| |
Employee's Compensation |
1 550 |
1 791 |
1 534 |
1 190 |
1 481 |
1 769 |
| |
Other civil cases + |
5 592 |
6 259 |
6 357 |
3 096 |
3 292 |
3 801 |
| |
Sub-total |
32 016 |
30 948 |
28 820 |
26 480 |
24 159 |
23 611 |
| - |
Divorce Jurisdiction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Cases |
14 956 |
16 410 |
15 846 |
13 384 |
15 667 |
16 692 |
| |
Miscellaneous Proceedings |
222 |
249 |
221 |
194 |
225 |
227 |
| |
Joint Applications |
1 647 |
1 762 |
1 957 |
1 489 |
1 757 |
1 711 |
| |
Adoption Applications |
122 |
123 |
107 |
97 |
110 |
91 |
| |
Sub-total |
16 947 |
18 544 |
18 131 |
15 164(1) |
17 759(1) |
18 721(1) |
| |
Total (Civil)
|
48 963 |
49 492 |
46 951 |
41 644 |
41 918 |
42 332 |
| |
Total |
50 312 |
50 691 |
48 191 |
42 892 |
43 069 |
43 484 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - |
Master Chambers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Interlocutory hearings** |
10 596 |
10 953 |
10 596 |
10 326 |
10 656 |
10 323 |
| - |
Taxation bills |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Divorce |
3 383 |
4 139 |
4 264 |
2 499 |
3 514 |
3 851 |
| |
Others |
587 |
671 |
725 |
438 |
445 |
623 |
| |
Sub-total |
3 970 |
4 810 |
4 989 |
2 937(2) |
3 959(2) |
4 474(2) |
| |
Total |
14 566 |
15 763 |
15 585 |
13 263 |
14 615 |
14 797 |
| * |
Case disposal refers to those where defendants have
been convicted or acquitted and those where claims have been successfully
made or dismissed |
| + |
Other civil cases include Miscellaneous Proceedings, Stamp Duty (Ordinance) Appeals, Equal Opportunities Actions, Personal Injuries Cases, Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Appeals, Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Appeals and Estate Agents Appeals |
| ** |
The caseload figure represents the number of interlocutory applications listed with hearings, and the disposal figure represents the number of the interlocutory applications heard in the reporting period |
| |
Note (1) : Case disposal refers to Decree Absolute granted and Adoption orders made |
| |
Note (2) : Case disposal refers to taxation bills processed |
WAITING TIME
FOR CASES IN THE DISTRICT COURT
| |
|
Waiting
Times (days) |
| |
|
Target |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Criminal
cases - from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing
|
100 |
112 |
117 |
98 |
| Civil
cases - from date of listing to hearing |
120 |
120 |
125 |
58 |
Dissolution
of marriage - from setting down to hearing
|
|
|
|
|
| - |
Special procedure cases
|
35 |
29 |
45 |
33 |
| - |
Defended cases (one day hearing)
|
110 |
120 |
115 |
119 |
|