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Review of 2013
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Highlights of Events in 2013
January |
1 | Mr CHOW Ka-ming, Anderson, SC was re-appointed Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
7 | Mr LEE Wan-tang, Mr CHAN Ka-shun, Wilson, Dr LEONG Kwok-on, Harold and Mr YEE Kai-siu, Kent were appointed District Judges Miss WONG Sze-lai was appointed Magistrate |
7 | The Hon Robert Shenton FRENCH AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, visited the Judiciary |
11 | Mr LAM Wan-ho, Godfrey, SC was appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
11 | A 14-member delegation of the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Republic of Korea visited the Judiciary |
12 | The term of office of the Rt Hon the Lord HOFFMANN, Non-Permanent Judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
14 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA declared opening of the 2013 Legal Year |
25 | A 16-member delegation from the China University of Political Science and Law visited the Judiciary |
February |
1 | Mr NG Kar-fai, Peter, SC was appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
18 | A six-member delegation led by the Lord WEI, Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for East Asian Business of the United Kingdom, visited the Judiciary |
March |
1 | Mr POW Wing-nin, Jason, SC; Ms WONG Kwok-ying, Lisa, SC; Mr COLEMAN Russell Adam, SC; and Mr HOUGHTON Anthony Kenneth, SC were appointed Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
4-5 | Deputy High Court Judge Anthea PANG, Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the Training for Commonwealth Judges – Crown Court Trial Seminar in Coventry, the United Kingdom |
7-9 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA gave a talk on the topic of “Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China: the Continuity of the Common Law Tradition” at the 19th Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Oration in Judicial Administration in Auckland, New Zealand; participated in the Asia Pacific Courts Conference 2013 in Auckland; spoke at two lunch-time talks entitled “The Practical Application of the Law in Hong Kong: Practices and the Courts” organised by the New Zealand Law Society and “The Future of the Common Law in Hong Kong” at the University of Auckland; and met with his counterparts including the Chief Justice of New Zealand and President of Court of Appeal of New Zealand |
April |
12 | Ms Bina CHAINRAI, Mr Timothy Harry CASEWELL, Mr LAW Tak-chuen, Peter, Ms WOO Huey-fang, Bernadette, Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement and Mr LUI Kin-man, Simon were appointed Principal Magistrates |
16 | An eight-member delegation led by Attorney-General of Singapore Steven CHONG, SC, visited the Judiciary |
27 | The Hon Mr Justice Wally YEUNG, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, delivered a talk at the School of Law of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou |
May |
15 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA delivered a talk entitled “Common Law and its Tradition in Hong Kong” at the National University of Singapore |
15-17 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA; the Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHEUNG, Chief Judge of the High Court; the Hon Mr Justice BHARWANEY and the Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the Fourth Judicial Seminar on Commercial Litigation 2013 in Singapore. His Honour Judge Herbert AU-YEUNG, District Judge, visited the courts of Singapore and met with the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore |
16 | A 30-member delegation of judges attending the 7th Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges at the Law School of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary |
18-22 | The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan R HARRIS, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the INSOL Tenth Multinational Judicial Colloquium on Insolvency and the Ninth Quadrennial Congress of INSOL International in the Hague, the Netherlands |
20 | A 10-member delegation of the Judicial Reform Steering Group of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary |
23 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA delivered a talk entitled “Courage and the Law: Upholding the Dignity of the Individual” at the University of Zurich, Switzerland |
24-25 | Mr LIN Kam-hung, Ernest Michael, Principle Magistrate, attended the PRC Maritime Law Seminar in Shenzhen |
28 | Ms Li Mingrong, Deputy Chief Procurator of People's Procuratorate of Fujian Province of the People’s Republic of China, visited the Judiciary |
28 | Mr YU Mun-kee, Roy and Mr PANG Chung-ping were appointed District Judges |
June |
11 | Mr PANG Ho-chuen, Lawrence was appointed Member of the Lands Tribunal |
13 | An eight-member delegation led by Mr WANG Xixin, Vice Dean of the Peking University Law School, visited the Judiciary |
17 | A 10-member delegation led by Mr Sherali RAHMANOV, Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, visited the Judiciary |
July |
3-5 | Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY, District Judge, attended the 2nd International Family Law and Practice Conference 2013 on “Parentage, Equality and Gender” in London, the United Kingdom |
8-9 | A group of 15 law students from Shantou University of the People’s Republic of China visited the Judiciary |
8-12 | Mr LUI Kin-man, Simon, Temporary Registrar of the District Court, attended the Judicial Governance Programme in Singapore |
16-19 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA, the Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal and the Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHEUNG, Chief Judge of the High Court, visited Beijing to meet with officials from the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China, the Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council |
17-19 | The Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court and Deputy High Court Judge Bebe CHU, Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the 15th Anniversary Meeting of the International Hague Network of Judges held in London, the United Kingdom |
22-24 | The Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court; Deputy High Court Judge Bebe CHU; Deputy High Court Judge David LOK; Deputy High Court Judge Marlene NG, Deputy Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court and His Honour Judge C K CHAN, District Judge, visited London, the United Kingdom to study the family procedure rules and modernisation of family justice |
26 | A six-member delegation led by the Hon Bob CARR, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, visited the Judiciary |
29 | The Hon James SPIGELMAN and the Hon William GUMMOW were appointed Non-Permanent Judges from other common law jurisdictions of the Court of Final Appeal |
August |
1 | The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM was appointed President, Competition Tribunal and the Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG was appointed Deputy President, Competition Tribunal |
8 | An 11-member delegation from the Guangdong Higher People’s Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary |
22-23 | The Hon Mr Justice Peter NG, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the International Commercial Law and Arbitration Conference in Sydney, Australia |
22-24 | The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, spoke at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators International Arbitration Conference 2013 in Penang, Malaysia |
30 | Mr Justice BIRSS, Judge of the Patents County Court and Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal of the United Kingdom, visited the Judiciary |
September |
1 | The terms of office of the Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK and the Hon Mr Justice Michael J HARTMANN, Non-Permanent Hong Kong Judges of the Court of Final Appeal, were extended for a period of three years |
2 | A six-member delegation from the Justice Departments/Bureaux of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary |
2 | The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, was appointed Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
6 | Mr VAN LOON Hans, Former Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, delivered a talk entitled “The International Hague Network of Judges and Cross-Border Judicial Communication” at the High Court |
9 | Ms Maura MCGOWAN QC, Chairman of the Bar of England and Wales, visited the Judiciary |
11 | Professor William SWADLING, Director of Graduate Studies (Taught Courses), Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford, visited the Judiciary |
16 | Mr Kevin Paul ZERVOS, SC was appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
18 | A seven-member delegation led by Vice President JIANG Bixin, Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary |
23-25 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA; the Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHEUNG, Chief Judge of the High Court; The Hon Mr Justice Derek PANG, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court; His Honour Judge S T POON, Chief District Judge; and Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement, Acting Chief Magistrate, attended the Second Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and Macao in Hsinchu (Taiwan) |
25-28 | The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, attended the Global Constitutionalism Seminar 2013 held at the Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, the United States |
30 | A 13-member delegation from the Court of Appeal, Region 9 of Thailand visited the Judiciary |
October |
16 | The Hon Mr Justice Wally YEUNG, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, delivered a talk at the National Judges College in Beijing |
16 | A 24-member delegation of judges attending the third Doctor of Juridical Science (Chinese Judges) Programme of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary |
21 | Ms Yoshimi OHARA of Japan Association of Arbitrators visited the Judiciary |
21 | The Hon Mr Justice Joseph P FOK was appointed Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal The Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN was appointed Non-Permanent Hong Kong Judge of the Court of Final Appeal The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE was appointed Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
21-24 | Ms CHEUNG Tin-ngan, June, Magistrate, attended the Asia Pacific Coroners Society Conference in Darwin, Australia |
22 | A seven-member delegation led by Justice LUO Dongchuan, Chief Judge and the President of the Fourth Civil Division, the Supreme People’s Court of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary |
22-24 | A 10-member delegation led by WANG Shaonan, Director General of the Department of Judicial Administration and Equipment Management of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary |
22-24 | The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM and the Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, and Mr HUI Ka-ho, Temporary Deputy Registrar of the High Court, attended the Competition Law Workshop for Asia-Pacific Judges in Gyeongju, Korea |
23 | A nine-member delegation led by Her Honour Justice Mata TUATAGALOA of the District Court of Samoa visited the Judiciary |
25 | The Hon Sir Anthony MASON, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, delivered a talk entitled “Sitting as Non-Permanent Judge in the Court of Final Appeal for the Past 16 Years” at the High Court |
25 | Mr Duncan BAGSHAW, Registrar of LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre of the Republic of Mauritius, visited the Judiciary |
27-30 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the 15th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific in Singapore |
31 | A 45-member delegation from the Hong Kong Federation of Women Lawyers visited the Judiciary |
November |
11-13 | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA participated in the “Justice after Jackson” Conference in London; delivered talks at events organised by the University of Oxford and The Hong Kong Association respectively |
15 | Her Honour Judge Anthea PANG was appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
25 | Dr Richard CORNES of Essex University in the United Kingdom visited the Judiciary |
26 | Mr Vincent PIKET, Head of European Union Office to Hong Kong & Macao, visited the Judiciary |
December |
3 | Members of the Legislative Council Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services visited the Judiciary |
4 | Professor WANG Zhenmin, Dean of School of Law of Tsinghua University, visited the Judiciary |
4-12 | The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM and the Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, and Mr HUI Ka-ho, Temporary Deputy Registrar of the High Court, visited Brussels, Luxembourg and London to meet with relevant organisations specialised in competition law and competition-related procedural rules and litigation matters |
9 | The Rt Hon the Lord PHILLIPS of Worth Matravers, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, delivered a talk entitled "Judges must not only be independent but must be seen to be independent - the birth of the UK Supreme Court" at the High Court |
20 | An 11-member delegation from the Guangdong Higher People's Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary |
List of Judges and Judicial Officers
Court of Final Appeal |
- | Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal |
The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA, GBM | |
- | Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal |
The Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN, GBM # | |
The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO | |
The Hon Mr Justice Robert TANG, SBS | |
The Hon Mr Justice Joseph P FOK (w.e.f. 21.10.2013) | |
- | Non-Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal |
The Hon Mr Justice John Barry MORTIMER, GBS | |
The Hon Mr Justice Henry Denis LITTON, GBM | |
The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK | |
The Hon Mr Justice Michael J HARTMANN, GBS | |
The Hon Mr Justice S K S BOKHARY, GBM | |
The Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN, GBM (w.e.f. 21.10.2013) | |
The Hon Sir Anthony MASON, GBM | |
The Rt Hon the Lord HOFFMANN | |
The Rt Hon the Lord MILLETT | |
The Rt Hon Sir Thomas Munro GAULT | |
The Hon Mr Justice Murray GLEESON | |
The Rt Hon the Lord NEUBERGER of Abbotsbury | |
The Rt Hon the Lord WALKER of Gestingthorpe | |
The Rt Hon the Lord COLLINS of Mapesbury | |
The Rt Hon the Lord CLARKE of Stone-cum-Ebony | |
The Rt Hon the Lord PHILLIPS of Worth Matravers | |
The Hon Mr Justice James SPIGELMAN (w.e.f. 29.7.2013) | |
The Hon Mr Justice William GUMMOW (w.e.f. 29.7.2013) |
# | Retired in 2013 |
High Court |
- | Chief Judge of the High Court |
The Hon Mr Justice CHEUNG | |
- | Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, V-P | |
The Hon Mr Justice Wally YEUNG, V-P | |
The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P (w.e.f. 2.9.2013) | |
The Hon Mr Justice Peter CHEUNG, JA | |
The Hon Madam Justice Maria C YUEN, JA | |
The Hon Madam Justice Susan KWAN, JA | |
The Hon Mr Justice Joseph P FOK, JA (up to 20.10.2013) | |
The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, JA | |
The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, JA | |
The Hon Mr Justice Aarif T BARMA, JA | |
The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE (w.e.f. 21.10.2013) | |
- | Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
The Hon Mrs Justice Verina S BOKHARY | |
The Hon Madam Justice Clare-Marie BEESON, SBS # | |
The Hon Mr Justice Azizul R SUFFIAD | |
The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHUNG | |
The Hon Mr Justice Louis TONG | |
The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas FUNG | |
The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna W L BARNES | |
The Hon Mr Justice S C POON | |
The Hon Mr Justice Darryl G SAW # | |
The Hon Mr Justice Anthony TO | |
The Hon Mr Justice Peter J LINE | |
The Hon Madam Justice Maggie POON | |
The Hon Mr Justice Derek PANG | |
The Hon Mr Justice H C AU | |
The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan R HARRIS | |
The Hon Mr Justice Mohan T BHARWANEY | |
The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE (up to 20.10.2013) | |
The Hon Mr Justice Ian C McWALTERS | |
The Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG | |
The Hon Mr Justice Patrick LI | |
The Hon Madam Justice Esther TOH | |
The Hon Mr Justice Louis CHAN | |
The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHAN | |
The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN | |
The Hon Mr Justice Anthony CHAN | |
The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM (w.e.f. 11.1.2013) | |
The Hon Mr Justice Peter NG (w.e.f. 1.2.2013) | |
The Hon Mr Justice Kevin P ZERVOS (w.e.f. 16.9.2013) | |
The Hon Madam Justice Anthea PANG (w.e.f. 15.11.2013) | |
- | Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
Mr FUNG Pak-tung, Patrick, BBS, SC | |
Mr HO Ambrose, SBS, SC, JP | |
Mr JAT Sew-tong, SC, JP | |
Mr SHIEH Wing-tai, Paul, SC | |
Mr CHOW Ka-ming, Anderson, SC | |
Mr POW Wing-nin, Jason, SC (w.e.f. 1.3.2013) | |
Ms WONG Kwok-ying, Lisa, SC (w.e.f. 1.3.2013) | |
Mr COLEMAN Russell Adam, SC (w.e.f. 1.3.2013) | |
Mr HOUGHTON Anthony Kenneth, SC (w.e.f. 1.3.2013) | |
- | Deputy Registrars, High Court |
Mr HO Chi-yin, Andy | |
Mr LUNG Kim-wan |
# | Retired in 2013 |
District Court |
- | Chief District Judge |
His Honour Judge S T POON | |
- | Principal Family Court Judge |
Her Honour Judge Bebe CHU | |
- | District Judges |
His Honour Judge Brian L de SOUZA # | |
His Honour Judge Bruno CHAN | |
Her Honour Judge H C WONG # | |
His Honour Judge Stephen CHOW | |
His Honour Judge Stephen J GEISER # | |
His Honour Judge David LOK | |
Her Honour Judge Marlene NG | |
Her Honour Judge Susana M D'ALMADA REMEDIOS | |
His Honour Judge Kevin A BROWNE | |
His Honour Judge Michael WONG | |
His Honour Judge Joseph YAU | |
His Honour Judge Stanley CHAN | |
His Honour Judge C M LEUNG | |
Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY | |
His Honour Judge Garry TALLENTIRE | |
His Honour Judge Eddie YIP | |
Her Honour Judge Katina LEVY | |
His Honour Judge C K CHAN | |
His Honour Judge Simon KWANG | |
His Honour Judge Albert WONG | |
His Honour Judge Frankie YIU | |
His Honour Judge K W WONG | |
His Honour Judge Justin KO | |
His Honour Judge Douglas YAU | |
Her Honour Judge Anthea PANG (up to 14.11.2013) | |
His Honour Judge W K KWOK | |
His Honour Judge Josiah LAM | |
His Honour Judge Anthony KWOK | |
His Honour Judge David J DUFTON | |
His Honour Judge S M SHAM | |
Her Honour Judge Amanda J WOODCOCK | |
His Honour Judge K H HUI | |
His Honour Judge Jack WONG | |
Her Honour Judge Katherine LO | |
His Honour Judge Johnny CHAN | |
His Honour Judge Gary LAM | |
His Honour Judge Andrew LI | |
His Honour Judge Herbert AU-YEUNG | |
His Honour Judge W T LEE (w.e.f. 7.1.2013) | |
His Honour Judge Wilson CHAN (w.e.f. 7.1.2013) | |
His Honour Judge Harold LEONG (w.e.f. 7.1.2013) | |
His Honour Judge Kent YEE (w.e.f. 7.1.2013) | |
His Honour Judge Roy YU (w.e.f. 28.5.2013) | |
His Honour Judge C P PANG (w.e.f. 28.5.2013) |
# | Retired in 2013 |
Lands Tribunal |
- | Member, Lands Tribunal |
Mr LO Wai-kwong | |
Mr PANG Ho-chuen, Lawrence (w.e.f. 11.6.2013) |
Magistrates' Courts and other Tribunals |
- | Chief Magistrate |
Mr TONG Man, BBS #@ | |
- | Principal Magistrates |
Mr LIN Kam-hung, Ernest Michael | |
Mr MA Hon-cheung, Andrew | |
Mr CHOW Siu-wo, Anthony | |
Mr TAM Lee-cheung | |
Ms CHAINRAI Bina (w.e.f. 12.4.2013) | |
Mr CASEWELL Timothy Harry (w.e.f. 12.4.2013) | |
Mr LAW Tak-chuen, Peter (w.e.f. 12.4.2013) | |
Ms WOO Huey-fang, Bernadette (w.e.f. 12.4.2013) | |
Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement (w.e.f. 12.4.2013) | |
Mr LUI Kin-man, Simon (w.e.f. 12.4.2013) | |
- | Magistrates |
Ms CHAINRAI Bina (up to 11.4.2013) | |
Mr LI Wai-chi | |
Mr CHEUNG Wai-tat, Ronald | |
Mr WAHAB Abu Bakar bin | |
Mr CHAN Pik-kiu, Michael | |
Mr YUEN Wai-ming, Anthony | |
Mr CASEWELL Timothy Harry (up to 11.4.2013) | |
Mr LAW Tak-chuen, Peter (up to 11.4.2013) | |
Mr YU Mun-kee, Roy (up to 27.5.2013) | |
Ms KOT Sin-yee, Angela | |
Mr PANG Chung-ping (up to 27.5.2013) | |
Mrs WU CHAU Yuen-man, Mary | |
Mr AU See-hin, Selwyn Hason | |
Mr HUI Shiu-keung, Peter * | |
Ms CHOW Yin-chu, Merinda | |
Mr LEE Ka-chai, Lambert | |
Ms WOO Huey-fang, Bernadette (up to 11.4.2013) | |
Mr WONG Yu-wing, Symon | |
Ms CHAN Ling-ling, Tracy | |
Mr CHAN Kam-cheong, Rickie | |
Mr TAM Kwok-wah | |
Mrs TSE CHING Adriana Noelle | |
Miss YIM Shun-yee, Ada | |
Mr WONG Wai-kuen | |
Mr LAI Tat-cheung, Reuden | |
Mr OWN George | |
Mr MAK Kwok-cheung | |
Mr TO Ho-shing | |
Miss CHAN Yuk-fan, Grace | |
Mr LO Kit-man, Simon | |
Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement (up to 11.4.2013) | |
Mr CHEANG Kei-hong | |
Mr SO Man-lung, Don | |
Mr WONG Kwok-fai, Raymond | |
Ms CHAN Wai-mun | |
Miss CHOW Pok-fun, Josephine | |
Mr PANG Ka-kwong | |
Mr WONG Lai-wing | |
Mr HO Chin-pang, Dick | |
Mr LUI Kin-man, Simon (up to 11.4.2013) | |
Mr YIP Sue-pui, Lawrence | |
Mr SO Wai-tak | |
Dr CHEUNG Kwan-ming | |
Mr WAN Siu-ming, Jason | |
Miss CHUI Yee-mei, Ivy | |
Mr LI Kwok-wai | |
Mr LI Chi-ho | |
Ms WONG Susan | |
Ms LAU Yee-wan, Winnie | |
Mr TANG Siu-hung, Daniel | |
Mr CHEUNG Chi-wai, David | |
Mr CHENG Lim-chi | |
Ms LAM Mei-sze, Michelle | |
Mr CHUM Yau-fong, David | |
Mr SHUM Kei-leong, Timon | |
Mr KO Wai-hung | |
Miss HO Wai-yang | |
Ms CHEUNG Kit-yee | |
Ms CHEUNG Tin-ngan, June | |
Ms WONG Sze-lai (w.e.f. 7.1.2013) | |
- | Special Magistrates |
Mr TAM Ka-huen | |
Mr CHAN Chi-kim | |
Mr YU Cheuk-man # | |
Miss NG Chung-yee, Debbie | |
Miss HEUNG Shuk-han, Veronica | |
Mr CHU Chung-keung | |
Mr SO Kai-cheung | |
Miss HO Lai-ming | |
Miss LAU Suk-han | |
Ms LEUNG Ka-kie |
* | Left service in 2013 |
# | Retired in 2013 |
@ | It is with great sadness that Mr TONG Man passed away on 7.11.2013 |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
Court of Final Appeal
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL
Caseload | Disposal* | |||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Applications for leave to appeal | ||||||
- Criminal | 76 | 67 | 63 | 73
(49) | 57
(35) | 77
(46) |
- Civil | 46 | 46 | 50 | 49
(20) | 47
(13) | 50
(21) |
Total | 122 | 113 | 113 | 122 | 104 | 127 |
Substantive appeals | ||||||
- Criminal | 12 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
- Civil | 21 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 33 |
Total | 33 | 41 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 46 |
Miscellaneous proceedings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* | Case disposal refers to applications for leave to appeal/appeals which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, abandoned or discontinued |
The figures in brackets indicate the number of applications dismissed under Rule 7 of the Court of Final Appeal Rules, Cap. 484A |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL
Average Waiting Time (days) | ||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Applications for leave to appeal | ||||
From notice of hearing to hearing | ||||
-Criminal | 45 | 38 | 40 | 40 |
-Civil | 35 | 30 | 29 | 33 |
Substantive appeals | ||||
From notice of hearing to hearing | ||||
-Criminal | 100 | 95 | 93 | 97 |
-Civil | 120 | 102 | 105 | 111 |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
High Court
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE HIGH COURT
Caseload | Disposal * | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
Court of Appeal | |||||||
Appellate | |||||||
- | Criminal | ||||||
Appeals from the Court of First Instance | 162 | 162 | 158 | 114 | 185 | 168 | |
Appeals from the District Court | 383 | 357 | 291 | 345 | 397 | 365 | |
Sub-total | 545 | 519 | 449 | 459 | 582 | 533 | |
- | Civil | ||||||
Appeals from the Court of First Instance | 230 | 239 | 233 | 166 | 201 | 195 | |
Appeals from the District Court | 30 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 29 | |
Miscellaneous Appeals | 31 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 18 | |
Sub-total | 291 | 283 | 281 | 220 | 253 | 242 | |
Review of Sentences | |||||||
- | Criminal | ||||||
Reviews from the Court of First Instance | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Reviews from the District Court | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
Reviews from the Magistrates' Courts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Sub-total | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
Total | 847 | 809 | 734 | 687 | 849 | 785 |
* | Case disposal refers to appeals/reviews which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order |
Caseload | Disposal * | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
Court of First Instance | |||||||
Appellate | |||||||
- | Criminal | ||||||
Appeals from Magistrates' Courts | 897 | 862 | 809 | 877 | 983 | 840 | |
- | Civil | ||||||
Appeals from Labour Tribunal | 33 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 22 | |
Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal | 38 | 70 | 53 | 37 | 58 | 53 | |
Appeals from Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
Miscellaneous Appeals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Sub-total | 79 | 105 | 79 | 79 | 91 | 78 | |
Total | 976 | 967 | 888 | 956 | 1 074 | 918 | |
First Instance | |||||||
- | Criminal Jurisdiction | ||||||
Criminal Cases | 482 | 486 | 571 | 464 | 446 | 503 | |
Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings | 100 | 158 | 326 | 100 | 158 | 326 | |
Application for Discharge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sub-total | 582 | 644 | 897 | 564 | 604 | 829 | |
- | Civil Jurisdiction | ||||||
High Court Actions | 2 237 | 2 415 | 2 602 | 1 475 | 1 495 | 1 595 | |
Miscellaneous Proceedings | 2 700 | 2 905 | 3 479 | 1 984 | 2 140 | 2 495 | |
Bankruptcy & Companies Winding-up+ | 9 464 | 10 132 | 10 712 | 9 421 | 9 610 | 10 761 | |
Personal Injuries Actions | 941 | 1 006 | 1 108 | 691 | 770 | 911 | |
Other cases # | 545 | 649 | 593 | 265 | 282 | 226 | |
Sub-total | 15 887 | 17 107 | 18 494 | 13 836 | 14 297 | 15 988 | |
Total | 16 469 | 17 751 | 19 391 | 14 400 | 14 901 | 16 817 | |
- | Masters Chambers | ||||||
Interlocutory hearings** | 20 405 | 22 137 | 23 194 | 18 506 | 19 706 | 21 556 | |
Taxation bills | 678 | 581 | 603 | 561(1) | 462(1) | 444(1) | |
- | Probate | ||||||
Applications | 16 319 | 16 308 | 16 967 | 14 525(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) | |||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
Court of Appeal | |||||
- | Criminal - from setting down of a case to hearing | 50 | 53 | 52 | 50 |
- | Civil - from application to fix date to hearing | 90 | 117 | 131 | 138 |
Court of First Instance | |||||
- | Criminal Fixture List - from filing of indictment to hearing | 120 | 169 | 180 | 211 |
- | Criminal Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing | 90 | 79 | 72 | 83 |
- | Civil Fixture List - from application to fix date to hearing | 180 | 231 | 244 | 261 |
- | Civil Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing | 90 | 83 | 50 | 85 |
- | Appeals from Magistrates' Courts - from lodging of Notice of Appeal to hearing | 90 | 86 | 92 | 105 |
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 | |
- | 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 |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
Magistrates' Courts
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
Caseload | Disposal * | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | Charge Cases | 35 243 | 34 360 | 34 250 | 34 843 | 34 322 | 34 521 |
- | Hawker Cases | 10 192 | 9 396 | 9 534 | 10 197 | 9 386 | 9 523 |
- | Departmental & Private Summonses | 185 102 | 192 566 | 184 221 | 184 862 | 189 123 | 188 949 |
- | Driving-Offence Points Summonses | 1 968 | 1 966 | 2 197 | 2 155 | 2 033 | 2 340 |
- | Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic) | 612 | 742 | 856 | 719 | 701 | 832 |
- | Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences) | 319 | 244 | 164 | 343 | 248 | 175 |
- | Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences) | 76 | 49 | 35 | 78 | 58 | 35 |
- | Fixed Penalty Summonses (Vehicle Idling) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | Fixed Penalty Summonses (Mandatory Window Inspection)^ | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
- | Miscellaneous Proceedings | 10 718 | 11 138 | 11 166 | 10 877 | 11 793 | 11 231 |
- | Departmental Notice | 824 | 789 | 764 | 846 | 796 | 770 |
- | Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic) | 58 281 | 68 028 | 73 178 | 58 995 | 68 845 | 73 821 |
- | Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences) | 2 622 | 2 643 | 2 291 | 2 753 | 2 609 | 2 286 |
- | Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences) | 1 009 | 997 | 1 045 | 1 041 | 1 016 | 1 024 |
- | Fixed Penalty Notice (Vehicle Idling) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- | Fixed Penalty Notice (Mandatory Window Inspection)^ | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Total | 306 966 | 322 918 | 319 702 | 307 709 | 320 930 | 325 508 |
* | 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 |
^ | New case types pursuant to Section 30(C) of the Building Ordinance, Cap. 123 came into effect on 30.6.2012 |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
Average Waiting Time (days) | |||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
Summonses
- from plea to date of trial
| 50 | 54 | 54 | 66 | |
Charge
Cases - from plea to date of trial | |||||
- | For defendants in custody | 30-45 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
- | For defendants on bail | 45-60 | 51 | 51 | 49 |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
Lands Tribunal
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE LANDS TRIBUNAL
Caseload | Disposal* | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | Appeal cases | 239 | 281 | 228 | 66 | 103 | 205 |
- | Compensation cases | 15 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
- | Building management cases | 407 | 367 | 346 | 333 | 292 | 337 |
- | Tenancy cases | 4 457 | 4 429 | 4 437 | 3 635 | 3 461 | 3 584 |
- | Lands compulsory sale applications | 48 | 60 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 45 |
- | Miscellaneous proceedings applications | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 5 170 | 5 156 | 5 035 | 4 078 | 3 909 | 4 182 |
* | Case disposal refers to appeals which have been allowed or dismissed and trials or hearings which have been concluded |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE LANDS TRIBUNAL
Average Waiting Time (days) | |||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
From setting down of a case to hearing | |||||
- | Appeal cases | 100 | 32 | 20 | 27 |
- | Compensation cases | 100 | 46 | 41 | 53 |
- | Building management cases | 100 | 35 | 25 | 39 |
- | Tenancy cases | 60 | 26 | 21 | 29 |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
Labour Tribunal
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL
Caseload | Disposal* | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | Claims | 4 190 | 4 744 | 4 154 | 4 002 | 4 245 | 4 000 |
- | Reviews | 63 | 64 | 48 | 62 | 66 | 47 |
- | Restore claims | 67 | 54 | 37 | 61 | 60 | 34 |
- | Set-aside awards | 84 | 80 | 74 | 87 | 80 | 71 |
Total | 4 404 | 4 942 | 4 313 | 4 212 | 4 451 | 4 152 |
* | Case disposal refers to claims which have been concluded, including claims awarded, dismissed, settled, withdrawn and transferred |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL
Average Waiting Time (days) | |||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | From appointment to filing of a case | 30 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
- | From filing of a case to first hearing | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
Small Claims Tribunal
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL
Caseload | Disposal* | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | Claims | 50 962 | 48 201 | 48 982 | 51 097 | 49 094 | 49 584 |
- | Reviews | 219 | 227 | 267 | 186 | 211 | 231 |
Total | 51 181 | 48 428 | 49 249 | 51 283 | 49 305 | 49 815 |
* | Case disposal refers to claims which have been made successfully or dismissed |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL
Average Waiting Time (days) | |||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | From filing of a case to first hearing | 60 | 38 | 39 | 37 |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
Obscene Articles Tribunal
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL
Caseload | Disposal* | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | Articles for determination | 27 159 | 60 313 | 41 820 | 28 645 | 59 146 | 16 841 |
- | Articles for classification | 737 | 306 | 309 | 733 | 311 | 307 |
- | Articles for review | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
- | Articles for reconsideration | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 27 903 | 60 620 | 42 131 | 29 385 | 59 457 | 17 150 |
* | Case disposal refers to those articles which have been determined or classified; those in respect of which determination or classification is not required with consent of both parties; and those in respect of which determination or classification has been reviewed or reconsidered |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL
Average Waiting Time (days) | |||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | From referral by a magistrate to determination | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
- | From receipt of application to classification | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
- | From receipt of application to review | 35 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
- | From receipt of application to reconsideration | 35 | 24 | - * | 30 |
* | As there is no application for reconsideration filed, the waiting time is inapplicable |
Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
Coroner's Court
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE CORONER'S COURT
Caseload | Disposal* | ||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
- | Death inquests with jury | 144 | 147 | 120 | 149 | 138 | 140 |
- | Death inquests without jury | 33 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 36 |
Total | 177 | 178 | 156 | 182 | 164 | 176 |
* | Case disposal refers to death inquests concluded |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE CORONER'S COURT
Average Waiting Time (days) | |||||
Target | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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- | From date of listing to hearing | 42 | 40 | 42 | 41 |
Membership List of
the Civil Justice Reform Monitoring Committee
- | Chairman | Chief Judge, High Court |
- | Members | The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
The Hon Mr Justice H C AU Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice Mohan T BHARWANEY Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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Registrar, High Court | ||
Chief District Judge | ||
Deputy District Judge Simon LUI | ||
Registrar, District Court | ||
Mr Herbert LI Department of Justice |
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Mr Thomas Edward KWONG Legal Aid Department |
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Mr Kumar RAMANATHAN, SC Hong Kong Bar Association |
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Mr Brian GILCHRIST Law Society of Hong Kong |
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Mr CHAN Bing-woon, SBS, JP | ||
Miss Emma LAU Judiciary Administrator |
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- | In Attendance | Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations) |
- | Secretary | Ms Wendy CHEUNG Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Development) |
Membership List of the Working Party on Mediation
- | Chairman | The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
- | Members | The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas FUNG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
The Hon Mr Justice S C POON Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice H C AU Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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Deputy High Court Judge Bebe CHU | ||
Registrar, High Court | ||
His Honour Judge S T POON Chief District Judge |
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Mr Simon LEE Department of Justice |
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Mr Chris CHONG Legal Aid Department |
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Ms Lisa WONG, SC Hong Kong Bar Association |
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Mrs Cecilia WONG Law Society of Hong Kong |
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Mr CHAN Bing-woon, SBS, JP | ||
Mr John BUDGE, SBS, JP | ||
- | In Attendance | Mr Esmond LEE Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development) |
Ms April LAM Senior Mediation Affairs Officer |
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- | Secretary | Ms April LEUNG Senior Judiciary Executive (Development)2 |
Membership List of the Court Users' Committees
Civil Court Users' Committee
- | Chairman | The Hon Madam Justice Maria C YUEN, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court (up to 6.11.2013) |
The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court (w.e.f. 7.11.2013) |
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- | Members | The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court (up to 6.11.2013) |
The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice S C POON Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (w.e.f. 7.11.2013) |
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Mr LUNG Kim-wan Registrar, High Court |
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His Honour Judge S T POON Chief District Judge |
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Miss Joyce CHAN Department of Justice |
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Mr Thomas Edward KWONG Legal Aid Department (up to 6.11.2013) |
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Ms Sherman CHEUNG Legal Aid Department (w.e.f. 7.11.2013) |
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Mr Alan FONG Official Receiver's Office |
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Mr Paul SHIEH, SC | ||
Mr Thomas SO | ||
Mr Bernard HUI (up to 6.11.2013) |
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Mr Peter CHUA (w.e.f. 7.11.2013) |
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- | In Attendance | Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations) |
Mr Kenneth LIU Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judge)2 |
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- | Secretary | Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations) |
Criminal Court Users' Committee
- | Chairman | The Hon Mr Justice Louis TONG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
- | Members | The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna W L BARNES Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHAN Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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Mr LUNG Kim-wan Registrar, High Court |
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His Honour Judge S T POON Chief District Judge |
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Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement Chief Magistrate |
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Mr William TAM Department of Justice |
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Mr CHAN Wing-cho, Allan Legal Aid Department |
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Ms Grace WONG The Duty Lawyer Service |
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Mr YAU Shu-chun, Ricky Independent Commission Against Corruption (up to 20.3.2013) |
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Mr SO Wing-keung, Raymond, IMS Independent Commission Against Corruption (w.e.f. 21.3.2013) |
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Mr Steven A CARRUTHERS Hong Kong Police Force (up to 27.1.2013) |
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Mr Matthew P J HEMMINGS Hong Kong Police Force (w.e.f. 28.1.2013) |
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Mr LAM Kwok-leung Correctional Services Department |
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Mr WONG Man-kit, SC | ||
Mr Stephen HUNG | ||
Mr HO Yat-wan, Alec | ||
- | In Attendance | Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations) |
Ms Gloria POON Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)1 |
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- | Secretary | Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations) |
Family Court Users' Committee
- | Chairman | His Honour Judge Bruno CHAN Acting Principal Family Court Judge |
- | Members | His Honour Judge S T POON Chief District Judge |
Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY Family Court Judge |
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His Honour Judge C K CHAN Family Court Judge |
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Ms Doris LUI Legal Aid Department |
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Mr FUNG Man-chung Social Welfare Department |
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Ms Jacqueline LEONG, SC | ||
Ms Corinne REMEDIOS | ||
Mr Jonathan MOK | ||
Mr Dennis HO | ||
Ms Jain BROWN | ||
- | In Attendance | Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations) |
Ms Jackie LUI Chief Judicial Clerk (Family Court) |
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- | Secretary | Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations) |
Membership List of the Governing Body of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute
- | Chairman | The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA, GBM Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal |
- | Members | The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal |
The Hon Mr Justice CHEUNG Chief Judge of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
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The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHAN Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
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His Honour Judge S T POON Chief District Judge |
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Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement Acting Chief Magistrate |
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Miss Emma LAU Judiciary Administrator |
Judiciary Administration
Judiciary Administration
Miss Emma LAU , Judiciary Administrator |
Operations Division
Mr NG Sek-hon, Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations) | |||
(a) | Project Management Office | Ms Catherine LEE | Chief Systems Manager (Project Management Office) [up to 15.12.2013] |
(b) | Information Technology Office (Technical) | Ms Catherine LEE | Chief Systems Manager (Information Technology) [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] |
(c) | Information Technology Office (Operational) | Mr Anthony CHAN | Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) [w.e.f. 16.12.2013]Note 1 |
(d) | Operations Division | Ms Betty CHAN | Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations) |
(e) | Support to Judges Section | Ms Frieda LEUNG | Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)1 [up to 21.2.2013] |
Ms Gloria POON | Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)1 [w.e.f. 22.2.2013] | ||
Mr Roger LAW | Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)2 [up to 14.5.2013] | ||
Mr Kenneth LIU | Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)2 [w.e.f. 15.5.2013] | ||
Ms Peggy CHAN | Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)3 [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | ||
(f) | Clerk of Court's Office | Mrs Pamela PANG | Clerk of Court |
(g) | Court of Final Appeal Registry | Mr Jackson CHAN | Senior Judicial Clerk I (Court of Final Appeal) |
(h) | High Court Registry | Mr Kenneth LIU | Chief Judicial Clerk (High Court Registry) [up to 14.5.2013] |
Ms Catherine LI | Chief Judicial Clerk (High Court Registry) [w.e.f. 15.5.2013] | ||
(i) | District Court | Mr Barry LEE | Acting Chief Judicial Clerk (Registry, District Court) [up to 12.11.2013] |
Mr Barry LEE | Chief Judicial Clerk (Registry, District Court) [w.e.f. 13.11.2013] | ||
Mrs Flora CHUNG | Chief Judicial Clerk (Courts, District Court) | ||
(j) | Family Court Registry | Ms Jackie LUI | Acting Chief Judicial Clerk (Family Court) |
(k) | Lands Tribunal Registry | Ms Evelyn CHEUNG | Chief Judicial Clerk (Lands Tribunal) |
(l) | Magistrates' Courts General Office | Mr James WONG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Magistracies) [up to 21.7.2013] |
Ms Peggy CHAN | Senior Judiciary Executive (Magistracies) [from 22.7.2013 to 15.12.2013] | ||
Ms Elsa CHAN | Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Magistracies) [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | ||
(m) | Probate Registry | Mr M K LAM | Chief Probate Officer |
(n) | Labour Tribunal Registry | Mr W M WONG | Acting Registrar (Labour Tribunal) |
(o) | Small Claims Tribunal Registry | Ms Peggy CHAN | Chief Judicial Clerk ( Small Claims Tribunal ) [up to 23.6.2013] |
Ms Rosana LAW | Acting Chief Judicial Clerk ( Small Claims Tribunal ) [w.e.f. 24.6.2013] | ||
(p) | Court Language Section | Ms Celina WONG | Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language) [up to 15.12.2013] |
Ms Celina WONG | Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)1 [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | ||
Ms Patience IP | Acting Chief Court Interpreter [up to 15.12.2013] | ||
Ms Patience IP | Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)2 [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | ||
(q) | Bailiff Section | Mr Sunny KWAN | Chief Bailiff (Administration and Admiralty) |
Mr T M CHOI | Chief Bailiff (Operations) | ||
(r) | Mediation Information Office | Ms April LAM | Senior Mediation Affairs Officer |
(s) | Family Mediation Coordinator's Office | Mrs P F MAK | Mediation Coordinator (Family) [up to 2.6.2013] |
Mrs Heidy KWONG | Mediation Coordinator (Family) [w.e.f. 3.6.2013] | ||
(t) | Building Management Mediation Coordinator's Office | Ms S F CHAN | Mediation Coordinator (Building Management) |
(u) | Project Management Office | Ms Gloria POON | Senior Judiciary Executive (Project Management Office)1 [up to 21.2.2013] |
Mr James WONG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Project Management Office)1 [from 22.7.2013 to 15.12.2013] | ||
Ms Catherine LI | Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Project Management Office)2 [up to 10.1.2013] | ||
Ms Catherine LI | Senior Judiciary Executive (Project Management Office)2 [from 11.1.2013 to 14.5.2013] | ||
Ms Hedy WU | Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Project Management Office)2 [from 15.5.2013 to 15.12.2013] | ||
Ms Grace LAW | Senior Judiciary Executive (Project Management Office)3 [from 26.8.2013 to 15.12.2013] | ||
(v) | Information Technology Office (Technical) | Mr Kenneth YEUNG | Senior Systems Manager (1) [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] |
Mr Jeffrey FUNG | Senior Systems Manager (4) [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | ||
(w) | Information Technology Office (Operational) | Mr James WONG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)1 [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] |
Ms Hedy WU | Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)2 [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | ||
Ms Grace LAW | Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)3 [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | ||
Mr Stanford KONG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)4 [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] |
Development Division
Mr Esmond LEE, Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development) | |||
(a) | Development Office | Ms Wendy CHEUNG | Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Development) |
(b) | Press & Public Relations Office | Ms Florence WONG | Principal Information Officer |
Quality Division
Mr Stanley TO, Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality) [up to 10.4.2013] | |||
Mr Anthony CHAN, Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality) [from 11.4.2013 to 15.12.2013] | |||
Mr Anthony CHAN, Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) [w.e.f. 16.12.2013] | |||
(a) | Complaints Office | Mr Jerry IU | Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Complaints) [up to 10.1.2013] |
Mr Jerry IU | Senior Judiciary Executive (Complaints) [from 11.1.2013 to 21.10.2013] | ||
Ms Crystal LEE | Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Complaints) [w.e.f. 22.10.2013] | ||
(b) | Court Reporters Office | Ms Maggie CHENG | Senior Court Reporter (Development) |
(c) | Information Technology Management Section | Mr Jeffrey FUNG | Chief Judiciary Executive (Information Technology) [up to 15.12.2013] |
(d) | Legal Reference and Library Section | Ms Miranda FUNG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Legal Reference and Library) |
(e) | Management Information Section | Ms Memory WONG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Management Information) [up to 12.6.2013] |
Ms Eva LEE | Judiciary Executive (Management Information)1Note 2 | ||
Ms Anny TAM | Judiciary Executive (Management Information)2Note 2 | ||
Ms Eva LEE | Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Management Information) [w.e.f. 2.10.2013] | ||
(f) | Management Review Section | Ms Cora CHENG | Chief Judiciary Executive (Management Review) [up to 27.10.2013] |
Mr William CHUNG | Chief Judiciary Executive (Management Review) [w.e.f. 28.10.2013] |
Corporate Services Division
Mrs Angela LO, Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services) | |||
(a) | Accommodation Section | Mrs Lowell CHO | Chief Judiciary Executive (Accommodation) [up to 8.9.2013] |
Mr Roger NG | Chief Judiciary Executive (Accommodation) [w.e.f. 9.9.2013] | ||
(b) | Finance Section | Ms Cindy LEE | Chief Judiciary Executive (Finance) |
(c) | Judges and Judicial Officers Section | Ms Charling LI | Chief Judiciary Executive (Judges and Judicial Officers) [up to 18.8.2013] |
Ms Doreen KWAN | Chief Judiciary Executive (Judges and Judicial Officers) [w.e.f. 19.8.2013] | ||
(d) | Support Staff Section | Ms Y C MAK | Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support Staff) [up to 28.3.2013] |
Ms Mabel CHENG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Human Resources)Note 3 | ||
Ms Susanne KWAN | Senior Judiciary Executive (Support Staff)1Note 3 | ||
Ms Jovy WONG | Senior Judiciary Executive (Administration)Note 3 | ||
Ms Ivy TANG | Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support Staff) [w.e.f. 11.11.2013] | ||
(e) | West Kowloon Law Courts Building Integrated Team | Mr Sonny CHING | Senior Architect |
Note 1: | Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) reports to the Judiciary Administrator direct in respect of areas of his portfolio other than those related to Information Technology Office (Operational). |
Note 2: | Temporarily sharing the duties of Senior Judiciary Executive (Management Information) from 17.6.2013 to 1.10.2013. |
Note 3: | Temporarily sharing the duties of Chief Judiciary Executive (Support Staff) from 2.4.2013 to 10.11.2013. |
Judicial Education
Judicial Educational Activities Organised by the Judiciary
Date | Activity |
2.11.2012 - 18.1.2013 | Course on Chinese Judgment Writing run by the University of Hong Kong |
23 - 25.1.2013 | Induction Course for District Judges and Magistrates |
6.9.2013 | Talk entitled "The International Hague Network of Judges and Cross-Border Judicial Communication" by Mr Hans VAN LOON, Former Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law |
28.9.2013 | Visit to Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre |
25.10.2013 | Talk entitled "Sitting as Non-Permanent Judge in the Court of Final Appeal for the Past 16 years" by the Hon Sir Anthony MASON, GBM, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal |
9.12.2013 | Talk entitled "Judges must not only be independent but must be seen to be independent - the birth of the UK Supreme Court" by The Rt Hon the Lord PHILLIPS of Worth Matravers, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal |
16 - 17.12.2013 | Induction Course for Coroners |
Activities Organised by Other Institutions and Attended by Judges and Judicial Officers
Date | Activity |
15.1.2013 | Talk by James BADENOCH, QC, England & Wales, entitled "The Bolam Principle in Medical Negligence – A Sacred Cow? Let’s kill it off.", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
22.2.2013 | Talk by Lord David PANNICK, QC, England & Wales, entitled "Scandalising the Judiciary: Why this Criminal Offence should be Abolished", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
4 - 5.3.2013 | Training for Commonwealth Judges – Crown Court Trial Seminar in Coventry, the United Kingdom, organised by the Judicial College of England and Wales |
8.3.2013 | Public Lecture entitled "Whither Fiduciary Duties?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
8.4.2013 | Common Law Lecture by Chief Justice Geoffrey MA – "The Interpretation of Hong Kong’s Constitution: A Personal View", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
18.4.2013 | Public Lecture by Mr JAT Sew-tong, SC, JP, entitled "Public Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong: A Practitioner's Note", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
18 - 22.5.2013 | The INSOL Tenth Multinational Judicial Colloquium on Insolvency and the Ninth Quadrennial Congress of INSOL International in the Hague, the Netherlands, organised by the INSOL International, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the World Bank |
24 - 25.5.2013 | PRC Maritime Law Seminar in Shenzhen, Mainland, organised by the Hong Kong Maritime Industry Council, co-organised by the University of Hong Kong, Dalian Maritime University and the Hong Kong Maritime Law Association |
26.6.2013 | Talk by the Hon Mr Justice Murray GLEESON, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, entitled "Two Courts of Last Resort: High Court of Australia and The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal", organised by the Hong Kong Chapter of the Law Council of Australia |
3 - 5.7.2013 | The 2nd International Family Law and Practice Conference 2013 on "Parentage, Equality and Gender" in London, the United Kingdom, organised by The Centre for Family Law and Practice |
8 - 12.7.2013 | Judicial Governance Programme in Singapore, organised by the Subordinate Courts of Singapore and the Singapore Civil Service College |
29.7 - 1.8.2013 | Investigation and Undercover Workshop, organised by the Homeland Security Investigations stationed at the US Consulate |
22 - 23.8.2013 | International Commercial Law and Arbitration Conference in Sydney, Australia, organised by the Federal Court of Australia |
31.8.2013 | Seminar entitled "Victims of Sex Crimes", organised by the Department of Justice in Hong Kong |
21 - 24.10.2013 | Asia Pacific Coroners Society Conference in Darwin, Australia, organised by the Asia Pacific Coroners Society |
22 - 24.10.2013 | Competition Law Workshop for Asia-Pacific Judges in Gyeongju, Korea, organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development/Korea Policy Centre |
2.11.2013 | Conference entitled "The Debates: Criminal Justice Reform", jointly organised by the Department of Justice, the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Law Society of Hong Kong |
4.11.2013 | Seminar entitled "Access to Justice and the Challenge of Self-representation", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
23.11.2013 | "Seminar on the Protection of Sexual Violence Victims in Judicial System", jointly organised by Hong Kong Federation of Women Lawyers and RainLily |
29.11.2013 | Talk by Edward FITZGERALD, CBE, QC, entitled "Recent Developments in Extradition", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
Number of Visits and Visitors to the Judiciary
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Expenditure and Revenue of the Judiciary in 2012-2013
Recurrent Expenditure
2012-2013 ($' 000) | ||
- | Personal Emoluments | 841,689 |
- | Departmental Expenses | 294,368 |
- | Other Charges | 6,083 |
Total | 1,142,140 |
Revenue*
2012-2013 ($' 000) | ||
- | Fees & Charges | 170,239 |
- | Fines | 228,540 |
- | Forfeitures & Others | 78,449 |
Total | 477,228 |
* | Revenue collected by the Judiciary forms part of the Government's General Revenue |
Complaints against Judges and Judicial Officers
Nature of Complaints | 2013 | |
(1) | Complaints against judicial decisions | 74 |
(2) | Complaints against judicial conduct | 36 |
(3) | Complaints against both the
judicial decisions and the judicial conduct | 31 |
Total | 141 |
Note | |
(a) | Item (2) includes complaints concerning the handling of complaints by court leaders. |
(b) | The total number of cases disposed of by Judges and Judicial Officers in 2013 is 491,544. |
Complaints against the Judiciary Administration
Nature of Complaints | 2013* | |
- | Complaints about procedures | 24 |
- | Complaints about facilities | 12 |
- | Complaints about the judicial support services | 49 |
- | Complaints against staff of the Judiciary Administration | 82 |
Total | 167 |
* | Oral complaints included |