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Overall picture on caseload and disposal at all Court levels
District Court
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT
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Caseload |
Disposal* |
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2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
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Criminal Jurisdiction |
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Criminal Cases |
1 250 |
1 449 |
1 404 |
1 063 |
1 305 |
1 375 |
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Civil Jurisdiction^ |
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Civil |
6 022 |
5 515 |
4 570 |
3 867 |
4 468 |
3 427 |
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Tax Claim |
9 153 |
7 603 |
6 506 |
8 485 |
6 590 |
6 011 |
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Distress for Rent |
5 540 |
6 320 |
4 933 |
5 497 |
6 322 |
5 016 |
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Employee's Compensation |
1 570 |
1 523 |
1 606 |
1 075 |
1 159 |
1 324 |
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Other civil cases + |
6 242 |
6 368 |
5 645 |
3 515 |
3 970 |
4 534 |
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Sub-total |
28 527 |
27 329 |
23 260 |
22 439 |
22 509 |
20 312 |
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Family Jurisdiction |
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Matrimonial Causes |
15 703 |
16 374 |
17 359 |
15 534 |
14 629 |
15 266 |
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Joint Applications |
2 327 |
2 889 |
3 490 |
2 237 |
2 373 |
2 901 |
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Miscellaneous Proceedings |
215 |
262 |
270 |
191 |
217 |
169 |
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Adoption Applications |
119 |
91 |
99 |
101 |
98 |
98 |
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Sub-total |
18 364 |
19 616 |
21 218 |
18 063(1) |
17 317(1) |
18 434(1) |
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Total (Civil) |
46 891 |
46 945 |
44 478 |
40 502 |
39 826 |
38 746 |
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Total |
48 141 |
48 394 |
45 882 |
41 565 |
41 131 |
40 121 |
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Master Chambers |
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Interlocutory hearings** |
10 029 |
10 905 |
7 828 |
10 016 |
10 572 |
7 637 |
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Taxation bills |
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Divorce |
3 287 |
2 880 |
2 747 |
2 903 |
2 544 |
2 554 |
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Others |
854 |
764 |
502 |
466 |
685 |
425 |
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Sub-total |
4 141 |
3 644 |
3 249 |
3 369(2) |
3 229(2) |
2 979(2) |
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Total |
14 170 |
14 549 |
11 077 |
13 385 |
13 801 |
10 616 |
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Case disposal refers to those where defendants have been convicted or acquitted and those where claims have been successfully made or dismissed |
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On or before 2009, the definition under civil jurisdiction was based on party disposal, i.e. a case was treated as disposed of once one party in a case had been disposed of. Since 2010, the definition has been refined to the effect that a case is considered as disposed of only when all the parties involved have been disposed of |
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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 |
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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 |
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Note (1) : Case disposal refers to Decree Absolute granted and Adoption orders made |
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Note (2) : Case disposal refers to taxation bills processed |
WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE DISTRICT COURT
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Waiting Time (days) |
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Target |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Criminal cases - from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing
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100 |
111 |
116 |
128 |
| Civil cases - from date of listing to hearing |
120 |
85 |
104 |
80 |
Dissolution of marriage - from setting down to hearing
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| - |
Special procedure cases
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35 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
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Defended cases (one day hearing)
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110 |
143 |
118 |
128 |
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