Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels



CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT

CaseloadDisposal *
202120222023202120222023
Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal Cases 1 1711 1931 3311 0018621 136
Civil Jurisdiction
Civil5 9565 2525 9545 0333 7384 426
Tax Claim735719643493707575
Distress for Rent4 4923 2224 9794 3003 0414 712
Employee's Compensation2 7602 6872 8922 8922 5302 631
Other civil cases +8 8849 49710 3584 9554 9895 448
Sub-total22 82721 37724 82617 67315 00517 792
Family Jurisdiction
      
Matrimonial Causes 13 34412 80214 83112 1429 44813 105
Joint Applications4 4303 7115 7904 5503 5784 814
Miscellaneous Proceedings277234230258214213
Adoption Applications815452554840
Reciprocal Enforcement Proceedings^-111-02
Sub-total18 13216 80220 91417 005(1)13 288(1)18 174(1)
Total (Civil)40 95938 17945 74034 67828 29335 966
Total42 13039 37247 07135 67929 15537 102
Masters Chambers
      
Interlocutory hearings**10 53410 16011 9568 2996 7238 881
Taxation bills
      
Divorce885571483903541474
Others466417487251152200
Sub-total1 3519889701 154(2)693(2)674(2)
Total11 88511 14812 9269 4537 4169 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

Average Waiting Time (days)
Target202120222023
Criminal - from first appearance of
defendants in District Court to hearing
100287350442
Civil Fixture List - from date of listing to hearing120108116115
Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing30201814
Dissolution of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing     
Special Procedure List
35353535
Defended List (all hearings)
110595853
Financial applications - from setting down of a case to hearing
110-140 744971