Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels



High Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE HIGH COURT

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CaseloadDisposal *
202120222023202120222023
Court of Appeal
Appellate
Criminal
Appeals from the Court of First Instance
8375751128772
Appeals from the District Court
212161171165159178
Sub-total295236246277246250
Civil
Appeals from the Court of First Instance
559466413730479331
Appeals from the District Court
15181015722
Miscellaneous Appeals
251716222714
Sub-total599501439767513367
Review of Sentences
Criminal
Reviews from the Court of First Instance
331024
Reviews from the District Court
983488
Reviews from the Magistrates' Courts
9211252
Sub-total21135161514
Total9157506901 060774631
Miscellaneous Proceedings602556381449534421
*Case disposal refers to appeals/reviews which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without a court order
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CaseloadDisposal *
202120222023202120222023
Court of First Instance
Appellate

Criminal
Appeals from Magistrates' Courts608460496443614351
Civil
Appeals from Labour Tribunal181832232117
Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal 534241415549
Appeals from Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board041132
Miscellaneous Appeals176524
Sub-total727180708172
Total680531576513695423
First Instance
Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal Cases256223446320237301
Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings545883749545883749
Application for Discharge 000000
Miscellaneous Proceedings (Criminal)724637882686581833
Sub-total1 5251 7432 0771 5511 7011 883
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court Actions1 9601 8582 1131 2541 0481 164
Miscellaneous Proceedings2 2332 2082 4881 5711 5351 630
Bankruptcy & Companies Winding-up+ 8 1697 8609 1348 8447 9828 904
Personal Injuries Actions 428341367512427348
Other cases#2 2182 0742 9121 8061 7161 937
Sub-total 15 00814 34117 01413 98712 70813 983
Total16 53316 08419 09115 53814 40915 866
Masters Chambers
Interlocutory hearings**24 41619 11420 93823 45015 62118 741
Taxation bills592475414476(1)422(1)403(1)
Probate
Applications21 97823 00626 29820 390(2)21 890(2)23 718(2)
*Case disposal refers to appeals which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without a court order; criminal cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted; and civil cases where claims have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, Stop Notices, Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings (Civil) and Intellectual Property (a new case type created to capture intellectual property matters before the Court of First Instance with effect from 6 May 2019. Its caseload was formerly subsumed under High Court Actions or High Court Miscellaneous Proceedings and categorized under civil jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance)
**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

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*A new Practice Direction on criminal proceedings in the Court of First Instance of the High Court was promulgated in June 2017 to enhance management of criminal proceedings. Having regard to the new procedures under the Practice Direction, consideration is being given to review how the average waiting time for the Criminal Fixture List should be measured. In addition, the Criminal Expedited List has replaced the Criminal Running List. The way to measure the average waiting time of the Criminal Expedited List and the setting of its target are being considered in the light of the operation of the new measures

Last Update Date : 28-02-2024