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 CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT
| | Caseload | Disposal* |
| | | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
 | Criminal Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Criminal Cases | 1 207 | 1 190 | 1 079 | 1 272 | 1 214 | 1 033 |
| Civil Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Civil | 4 517 | 5 154 | 5 090 | 3 591 | 3 779 | 4 088 |
| | Tax Claim | 4 143 | 3 035 | 2 640 | 3 692 | 2 990 | 2 359 |
| | Distress for Rent | 3 857 | 3 913 | 3 745 | 3 945 | 4 024 | 3 720 |
| | Employee's Compensation | 2 289 | 2 339 | 2 744 | 1 918 | 2 168 | 2 415 |
| | Other civil cases + | 6 041 | 6 195 | 6 420 | 4 969 | 5 156 | 5 401 |
| | Sub-total | 20 847 | 20 636 | 20 639 | 18 115 | 18 117 | 17 983 |
| Family Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Matrimonial Causes | 19 164 | 18 651 | 17 219 | 17 272 | 18 323 | 15 913 |
| | Joint Applications | 4 091 | 4 309 | 4 761 | 3 853 | 3 948 | 4 106 |
| | Miscellaneous Proceedings | 298 | 319 | 337 | 270 | 315 | 328 |
| | Adoption Applications | 121 | 113 | 99 | 122 | 94 | 98 |
| | Sub-total | 23 674 | 23 392 | 22 416 | 21 517(1) | 22 680(1) | 20 445(1) |
| | Total (Civil)
| 44 521 | 44 028 | 43 055 | 39 632 | 40 797 | 38 428 |
| | Total | 45 728 | 45 218 | 44 134 | 40 904 | 42 011 | 39 461 |
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| Masters Chambers | | | | | | |
| | Interlocutory hearings** | 7 530 | 7 462 | 7 911 | 6 432 | 5 879 | 7 162 |
| Taxation bills | | | | | | |
| | Divorce | 1 994 | 1 844 | 1 503 | 1 898 | 1 722 | 1 443 |
| | Others | 426 | 418 | 395 | 331 | 254 | 207 |
| | Sub-total | 2 420 | 2 262 | 1 898 | 2 229(2) | 1 976(2) | 1 650(2) |
| | Total | 9 950 | 9 724 | 9 809 | 8 661 | 7 855 | 8 812 |
| * | 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) |
| | | 2014
Target | 2012
(Actual) | 2013
(Actual) | 2014
(Actual) |
Criminal
- from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing
|
100
| 62 | 60 | 63 |
| Civil
- from date of listing to hearing △ |
-
| 96 | 91 | - |
| Civil Fixture List - from date of listing to hearing △ |
120
| - | - | 99 |
| Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing △ |
30
| - | - | 10 |
Dissolution
of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing
| | | | |
| Special Procedure List
|
35
| 33 | 33 | 32 |
| Defended List (one day hearing) #
|
-
| 98 | 108 | - |
| Defended List (all hearings) #
|
110
| - | - | 97 |
| Financial applications - from filing of summons to hearing ^
|
-
| 83 | 86 | - |
| Financial applications - from setting down of a case to hearing ^
|
110-140
| - | - | 84 |
| △ | Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, separate targets are set for Civil Fixture List and Civil Running List for the District Court with effect from 1 January 2014. The target for Civil Fixture List remains to be measuring “from date of listing to hearing”. It is set at 120 days effective from 1 January 2014. The target for Civil Running List measures “from not-to-be-warned date to hearing”. It is set at 30 days effective from 1 January 2014. |
| # | Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, all Defended List hearings (instead of just one-day hearing) in the Family Court are covered under the target effective from 1 January 2014. The target remains unchanged. |
| ^ | Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, the target for financial applications in the Family Court is re-worded as “from setting down of a case to hearing” effective from 1 January 2014. The target remains unchanged. |
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