Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

High Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE HIGH COURT

CaseloadDisposal *
 201020112012201020112012
Court of Appeal
Appellate
-Criminal
 Appeals from the Court of First Instance128162162142114185
 Appeals from the District Court356383357366345397
 Sub-total484545519508459582
-Civil
 Appeals from the Court of First Instance222230239192166201
 Appeals from the District Court283019352917
 Miscellaneous Appeals343125482535
 Sub-total284291283275220253
Review of Sentences
-Criminal
 Reviews from the Court of First Instance221032
 Reviews from the District Court11747410
 Reviews from the Magistrates' Courts122012
 Sub-total141177814
 Total782847809790687849
*Case disposal refers to appeals/reviews which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order
CaseloadDisposal *
 201020112012201020112012
Court of First Instance
Appellate
-Criminal
 Appeals from Magistrates' Courts980897862994877983
-Civil
 Appeals from Labour Tribunal263329212924
 Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal513870403758
 Appeals from Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board17661487
 Miscellaneous Appeals420452
 Sub-total9879105797991
 Total1 0789769671 0739561 074
        
First Instance
-Criminal Jurisdiction
 Criminal Cases444482486419464446
 Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings9610015896100158
 Application for Discharge000000
 Sub-total540582644515564604
-Civil Jurisdiction
 High Court Actions1 9072 2372 4151 4921 4751 495
 Miscellaneous Proceedings2 6262 7002 9051 7951 9842 140
 Bankruptcy & Companies Winding-up+10 6809 46410 13211 0629 4219 610
 Personal Injuries Actions7069411 006865691770
 Other cases #564545649324265282
 Sub-total16 48315 88717 10715 53813 83614 297
 Total 17 02316 46917 75116 05314 40014 901
  
-Masters Chambers
 Interlocutory hearings**21 70120 40522 13720 88118 50619 706
 Taxation bills669678581502(1)561(1)462(1)
-Probate
  Applications14 35016 31916 30813 909(2)14 525(2)16 935(2)
*Case disposal refers to appeals which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order; criminal cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted; and civil cases where claims have been successfully made or dismissed
+Cases include bankruptcy proceedings, companies winding-up proceedings, applications for Interim Order (Bankruptcy) and applications to set aside Statutory Demands
#Other cases include constitutional and administrative law proceedings, admiralty actions, adoptions, bill of sale registrations, book debt registrations, commercial actions, construction and arbitration cases, matrimonial causes, applications under the Mental Health Ordinance, probate actions and stop notices
**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 taxation bills processed
 Note (2) : Case disposal refers to grants issued/grants resealed/estates administration completed by the Official Administrator in summary manner

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE HIGH COURT

  Average Waiting Time (days)
  Target201020112012
Court of Appeal    
-Criminal - from setting down of a case to hearing 50 505352
-Civil - from application to fix date to hearing 90 89117131
Court of First Instance    
- Criminal Fixture List - from filing of indictment to hearing 120 166169180
-Criminal Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing 90 817972
-Civil Fixture List - from application to fix date to hearing 180 215231244
-Civil Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing 90 608350
-Appeals from Magistrates' Courts - from lodging of Notice of Appeal to hearing 90 958692
Last Update Date : 27-02-2013