Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

High Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE HIGH COURT

CaseloadDisposal *
 201420152016201420152016
Court of Appeal
Appellate
-Criminal
 Appeals from the Court of First Instance185190172185170151
 Appeals from the District Court261251222255261229
 Sub-total446441394440431380
-Civil
 Appeals from the Court of First Instance219225214220219226
 Appeals from the District Court181912142916
 Miscellaneous Appeals253520272931
 Sub-total262279246261277273
Review of Sentences
-Criminal
 Reviews from the Court of First Instance202210
 Reviews from the District Court412601
 Reviews from the Magistrates' Courts002000
 Sub-total616811
 Total714721646709709654
*Case disposal refers to appeals/reviews which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order
CaseloadDisposal *
 201420152016201420152016
Court of First Instance
Appellate
-Criminal
 Appeals from Magistrates' Courts771777702765756713
-Civil
 Appeals from Labour Tribunal294727223130
 Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal667644666749
 Appeals from Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board732353
 Miscellaneous Appeals025022
 Sub-total102128789110584
 Total873905780856861797
        
First Instance
-Criminal Jurisdiction
 Criminal Cases545503497503493506
 Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings346402405346402405
 Application for Discharge000000
 Sub-total891905902849895911
-Civil Jurisdiction
 High Court Actions2 6413 1253 4481 6581 9552 093
 Miscellaneous Proceedings3 3623 4713 6172 4242 4782 577
 Bankruptcy & Companies Winding-up+11 26711 08710 29811 05811 00810 107
 Personal Injuries Actions1 4051 4181 4471 0371 1731 255
 Other cases #590656579288256381
 Sub-total19 26519 75719 38916 46516 87016 413
 Total 20 15620 66220 29117 31417 76517 324
  
-Masters Chambers
 Interlocutory hearings**25 59127 25027 68422 88024 40724 798
 Taxation bills697643654544(1)448(1)426(1)
-Probate
  Applications17 93119 12718 36817 498(2)18 583(2)18 189(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*Case disposal refers to appeals which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order; criminal cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted; and civil cases where claims have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)
  Target201420152016
Court of Appeal    
-Criminal - from setting down of a case to hearing 50 515346
-Civil - from application to fix date to hearing 90 11711286
Court of First Instance    
- Criminal Fixture List - from filing of indictment to hearing 120 227272291
-Criminal Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing 90 868196
-Civil Fixture List - from application to fix date to hearing 180 193140155
-Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing 30 19713
-Appeals from Magistrates' Courts - from lodging of Notice of Appeal to hearing 90 104100105
Last Update Date : 22-02-2017