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Highlights of Events in 2008
List of Judges and Judicial Officers
Caseload, Disposal and Court Waiting Time at Different Level of Courts
Membership List of the Steering Committee on Civil Justice Reform
Membership List of the Working Party on Mediation
Membership List of the Court Users' Committees
Membership List of the Judicial Studies Board
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Training Activities Organised / Co-ordinated by the Judicial Studies Board
Number of Visits and Vistors to the Judiciary
Expenditure and Revenue of the Judiciary in 2007-08
Complaints against Judges and Judicial Officers
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Overall picture on caseload and disposal at all Court levels
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Magistrates' Courts
 

  CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

    Caseload Disposal *
    2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008
Charge Cases 46 639 45 149 45 087 45 750 45 305 44 710
Hawker Cases 11 820 11 065 11 719 11 819 11 069 11 687
Departmental & Private Summonses 149 731 158 009 183 282 152 264 156 588 173 307
Driving-Offence Points Summonses 4 114 4 460 5 094 3 660 4 379 4 582
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic) 1 004 1 103 1 202 906 1 134 1 143
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences) 532 426 458 501 455 419
Miscellaneous Proceedings 12 787 13 531 12 881 12 881 13 736 13 025
Departmental Notice 1 675 1 766 1 368 1 822 1 767 1 482
Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic) 66 669 75 915 73 119 66 062 82 101 75 579
Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences) 3 286 2 790 3 232 3 346 2 840 3 176
  Total 298 257 314 214 337 442 299 011 319 374 329 110
* Case disposal refers to cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted after trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out
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  WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

    Waiting Times (days)
    Target 2006 2007 2008
Summonses - from plea to date of trial
50 95 95 78
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial
        
Cases involving defendants in custody
 30-45 42 47 41
Cases involving defendants on bail
 45-60 66 64 56

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