Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels



►CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT

scroll to view full table
Caseload Disposal *
2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023
Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal Cases 1 171 1 193 1 331 1 001 862 1 136
Civil Jurisdiction
Civil 5 956 5 252 5 954 5 033 3 738 4 426
Tax Claim 735 719 643 493 707 575
Distress for Rent 4 492 3 222 4 979 4 300 3 041 4 712
Employee's Compensation 2 760 2 687 2 892 2 892 2 530 2 631
Other civil cases + 8 884 9 497 10 358 4 955 4 989 5 448
Sub-total 22 827 21 377 24 826 17 673 15 005 17 792
Family Jurisdiction
           
Matrimonial Causes 13 344 12 802 14 831 12 142 9 448 13 105
Joint Applications 4 430 3 711 5 790 4 550 3 578 4 814
Miscellaneous Proceedings 277 234 230 258 214 213
Adoption Applications 81 54 52 55 48 40
Reciprocal Enforcement Proceedings^ - 1 11 - 0 2
Sub-total 18 132 16 802 20 914 17 005(1) 13 288(1) 18 174(1)
Total (Civil) 40 959 38 179 45 740 34 678 28 293 35 966
Total 42 130 39 372 47 071 35 679 29 155 37 102
Masters Chambers
           
Interlocutory hearings** 10 534 10 160 11 956 8 299 6 723 8 881
Taxation bills
           
Divorce 885 571 483 903 541 474
Others 466 417 487 251 152 200
Sub-total 1 351 988 970 1 154(2) 693(2) 674(2)
Total 11 885 11 148 12 926 9 453 7 416 9 555
* Case disposal refers to cases 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
^ New case type came into effect on 15 February 2022
** 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)
Target 2021 2022 2023
Criminal - from first appearance of
defendants in District Court to hearing		 100 287 350 442
Civil Fixture List - from date of listing to hearing 120 108 116 115
Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing 30 20 18 14
Dissolution of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing        
Special Procedure List
35 35 35 35
Defended List (all hearings)
110 59 58 53
Financial applications - from setting down of a case to hearing
110-140 74 49 71