Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
District Court
CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT
scroll to view full table| Caseload | Disposal * | |||||
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| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Criminal Jurisdiction
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| Criminal Cases | 961 | 1 119 | 1 171 | 1 201 | 774 | 1 001 |
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Civil Jurisdiction
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| Civil | 7 053 | 7 037 | 5 956 | 4 977 | 4 810 | 5 033 |
| Tax Claim | 1 564 | 778 | 735 | 1 281 | 858 | 493 |
| Distress for Rent | 4 783 | 4 923 | 4 492 | 4 650 | 4 660 | 4 300 |
| Employee's Compensation | 3 046 | 2 659 | 2 760 | 2 869 | 2 542 | 2 892 |
| Other civil cases + | 9 496 | 8 756 | 8 884 | 4 792 | 3 990 | 4 955 |
| Sub-total | 25 942 | 24 153 | 22 827 | 18 569 | 16 860 | 17 673 |
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Family Jurisdiction
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| Matrimonial Causes | 15 393 | 12 363 | 13 344 | 15 223 | 11 023 | 12 142 |
| Joint Applications | 6 681 | 4 939 | 4 430 | 5 934 | 4 997 | 4 550 |
| Miscellaneous Proceedings | 262 | 215 | 277 | 236 | 204 | 258 |
| Adoption Applications | 50 | 68 | 81 | 45 | 52 | 55 |
| Sub-total | 22 386 | 17 585 | 18 132 | 21 438(1) | 16 276(1) | 17 005(1) |
| Total (Civil) | 48 328 | 41 738 | 40 959 | 40 007 | 33 136 | 34 678 |
| Total | 49 289 | 42 857 | 42 130 | 41 208 | 33 910 | 35 679 |
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Masters Chambers
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| Interlocutory hearings** | 10 382 | 9 744 | 10 534 | 7 988 | 6 283 | 8 299 |
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Taxation bills
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| Divorce | 823 | 611 | 885 | 766 | 603 | 903 |
| Others | 525 | 450 | 466 | 370 | 277 | 251 |
| Sub-total | 1 348 | 1 061 | 1 351 | 1 136(2) | 880(2) | 1 154(2) |
| Total | 11 730 | 10 805 | 11 885 | 9 124 | 7 163 | 9 453 |
| * | 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, Estate Agents Appeals and Stop Notice Cases |
| ** | 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
scroll to view full table| Average Waiting Time (days) | ||||
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| Target | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Criminal - from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing |
100 | 191 | 210 | 287 |
| Civil Fixture List - from date of listing to hearing | 120 | 95 | 105 | 108 |
| Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing | 30 | 21 | 28 | 20 |
| Dissolution of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing | ||||
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Special Procedure List
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35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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Defended List (all hearings)
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110 | 89 | 69 | 59 |
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Financial applications - from setting down of a case to hearing
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110-140 | 81 | 85 | 74 |
Last Update Date : 23-02-2022