Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

High Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE HIGH COURT

CaseloadDisposal *
 201120122013201120122013
Court of Appeal
Appellate
-Criminal
 Appeals from the Court of First Instance162162158114185168
 Appeals from the District Court383357291345397365
 Sub-total545519449459582533
-Civil
 Appeals from the Court of First Instance230239233166201195
 Appeals from the District Court301921291729
 Miscellaneous Appeals312527253518
 Sub-total291283281220253242
Review of Sentences
-Criminal
 Reviews from the Court of First Instance212322
 Reviews from the District Court7424106
 Reviews from the Magistrates' Courts220122
 Sub-total117481410
 Total847809734687849785
*Case disposal refers to appeals/reviews which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order
CaseloadDisposal *
 201120122013201120122013
Court of First Instance
Appellate
-Criminal
 Appeals from Magistrates' Courts897862809877983840
-Civil
 Appeals from Labour Tribunal332923292422
 Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal387053375853
 Appeals from Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board662873
 Miscellaneous Appeals201520
 Sub-total7910579799178
 Total9769678889561 074918
        
First Instance
-Criminal Jurisdiction
 Criminal Cases482486571464446503
 Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings100158326100158326
 Application for Discharge000000
 Sub-total582644897564604829
-Civil Jurisdiction
 High Court Actions2 2372 4152 6021 4751 4951 595
 Miscellaneous Proceedings2 7002 9053 4791 9842 1402 495
 Bankruptcy & Companies Winding-up+9 46410 13210 7129 4219 61010 761
 Personal Injuries Actions9411 0061 108691770911
 Other cases #545649593265282226
 Sub-total15 88717 10718 49413 83614 29715 988
 Total 16 46917 75119 39114 40014 90116 817
  
-Masters Chambers
 Interlocutory hearings**20 40522 13723 19418 50619 70621 556
 Taxation bills678581603561(1)462(1)444(1)
-Probate
  Applications16 31916 30816 96714 525(2)16 935(2)16 664(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*Case disposal refers to appeals which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order; criminal cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted; and civil cases where claims have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)
  Target201120122013
Court of Appeal    
-Criminal - from setting down of a case to hearing 50 535250
-Civil - from application to fix date to hearing 90 117131138
Court of First Instance    
- Criminal Fixture List - from filing of indictment to hearing 120 169180211
-Criminal Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing 90 797283
-Civil Fixture List - from application to fix date to hearing 180 231244261
-Civil Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing 90 835085
-Appeals from Magistrates' Courts - from lodging of Notice of Appeal to hearing 90 8692105
Last Update Date : 26-02-2014