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Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
District Court
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT
| | Caseload | Disposal* |
| | | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| - | Criminal Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Criminal Cases | 1 396 | 1 207 | 1 190 | 1 436 | 1 272 | 1 214 |
| - | Civil Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Civil | 4 994 | 4 517 | 5 154 | 3 715 | 3 591 | 3 779 |
| | Tax Claim | 5 169 | 4 143 | 3 035 | 4 773 | 3 692 | 2 990 |
| | Distress for Rent | 4 424 | 3 857 | 3 913 | 4 513 | 3 945 | 4 024 |
| | Employee's Compensation | 2 011 | 2 289 | 2 339 | 1 563 | 1 918 | 2 168 |
| | Other civil cases + | 5 796 | 6 041 | 6 195 | 4 388 | 4 969 | 5 156 |
| | Sub-total | 22 394 | 20 847 | 20 636 | 18 952 | 18 115 | 18 117 |
| - | Family Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Matrimonial Causes | 18 374 | 19 164 | 18 651 | 15 933 | 17 272 | 18 323 |
| | Joint Applications | 4 169 | 4 091 | 4 309 | 3 664 | 3 853 | 3 948 |
| | Miscellaneous Proceedings | 317 | 298 | 319 | 244 | 270 | 315 |
| | Adoption Applications | 129 | 121 | 113 | 92 | 122 | 94 |
| | Sub-total | 22 989 | 23 674 | 23 392 | 19 933(1) | 21 517(1) | 22 680(1) |
| | Total (Civil)
| 45 383 | 44 521 | 44 028 | 38 885 | 39 632 | 40 797 |
| | Total | 46 779 | 45 728 | 45 218 | 40 321 | 40 904 | 42 011 |
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| - | Masters Chambers | | | | | | |
| | Interlocutory hearings** | 7 631 | 7 530 | 7 462 | 6 786 | 6 432 | 5 879 |
| - | Taxation bills | | | | | | |
| | Divorce | 2 189 | 1 994 | 1 844 | 2 077 | 1 898 | 1 722 |
| | Others | 458 | 426 | 418 | 315 | 331 | 254 |
| | Sub-total | 2 647 | 2 420 | 2 262 | 2 392(2) | 2 229(2) | 1 976(2) |
| | Total | 10 278 | 9 950 | 9 724 | 9 178 | 8 661 | 7 855 |
| * | 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 |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE DISTRICT COURT
| | | Average Waiting
Time (days) |
| | | Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Criminal
- from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing
|
100
| 86 | 62 | 60 |
| Civil
- from date of listing to hearing |
120
| 72 | 96 | 91 |
Dissolution
of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing
| | | | |
| - | Special Procedure List
|
35
| 33 | 33 | 33 |
| - | Defended List (one day hearing)
|
110
| 107 | 98 | 108 |
| - | Financial applications - from filing of summons to hearing
|
110-140
| 90 | 83 | 86 |
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