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 CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT
| | Caseload | Disposal* |
| | | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
 | Criminal Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Criminal Cases | 1 190 | 1 079 | 1 118 | 1 214 | 1 033 | 1 009 |
| Civil Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Civil | 5 154 | 5 090 | 5 950 | 3 779 | 4 088 | 4 122 |
| | Tax Claim | 3 035 | 2 640 | 1 585 | 2 990 | 2 359 | 1 413 |
| | Distress for Rent | 3 913 | 3 745 | 3 658 | 4 024 | 3 720 | 3 645 |
| | Employee's Compensation | 2 339 | 2 744 | 2 799 | 2 168 | 2 415 | 2 586 |
| | Other civil cases + | 6 195 | 6 420 | 6 354 | 5 156 | 5 401 | 5 549 |
| | Sub-total | 20 636 | 20 639 | 20 346 | 18 117 | 17 983 | 17 315 |
| Family Jurisdiction | | | | | | |
| | Matrimonial Causes | 18 651 | 17 219 | 16 652 | 18 323 | 15 913 | 15 544 |
| | Joint Applications | 4 309 | 4 761 | 4 815 | 3 948 | 4 106 | 4 531 |
| | Miscellaneous Proceedings | 319 | 337 | 284 | 315 | 328 | 284 |
| | Adoption Applications | 113 | 99 | 83 | 94 | 98 | 76 |
| | Sub-total | 23 392 | 22 416 | 21 834 | 22 680(1) | 20 445(1) | 20 435(1) |
| | Total (Civil)
| 44 028 | 43 055 | 42 180 | 40 797 | 38 428 | 37 750 |
| | Total | 45 218 | 44 134 | 43 298 | 42 011 | 39 461 | 38 759 |
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| Masters Chambers | | | | | | |
| | Interlocutory hearings** | 7 462 | 7 911 | 7 618 | 5 879 | 7 162 | 6 084 |
| Taxation bills | | | | | | |
| | Divorce | 1 844 | 1 503 | 1 407 | 1 722 | 1 443 | 978 |
| | Others | 418 | 395 | 392 | 254 | 207 | 165 |
| | Sub-total | 2 262 | 1 898 | 1 799 | 1 976(2) | 1 650(2) | 1 143(2) |
| | Total | 9 724 | 9 809 | 9 417 | 7 855 | 8 812 | 7 227 |
| * | 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) |
| | | 2015
Target | 2013
(Actual) | 2014
(Actual) | 2015
(Actual) |
Criminal
- from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing
|
100
| 60 | 63 | 79 |
| Civil
- from date of listing to hearing △ |
-
| 91 | - | - |
| Civil Fixture List - from date of listing to hearing △ |
120
| - | 99 | 101 |
| Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing △ |
30
| - | 10 | 12 |
Dissolution
of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing
| | | | |
| Special Procedure List
|
35
| 33 | 32 | 34 |
| Defended List (one day hearing) #
|
-
| 108 | - | - |
| Defended List (all hearings) #
|
110
| - | 97 | 93 |
| Financial applications - from filing of summons to hearing ^
|
-
| 86 | - | - |
| Financial applications - from setting down of a case to hearing ^
|
110-140
| - | 84 | 91 |
| △ | 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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