Appendix 35 (Chapter 14: Public Order)
Judiciary Statistics
Supreme Court
(i) Court of Appeal
Civil appeals Criminal appeals Total
(ii) High Court
Criminal jurisdiction
Criminal cases
Appeals from Magistrates
Total
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court actions
Commercial cases
Construction cases
Miscellaneous proceedings
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345
1984
1985
1986
192
206
173
598
533
628
790
739
801
335
262
846
1 144
270 1 330
1 181
1 406
1 600
8 799
153
3.909
7 943
155
2923
Adoptions
2
1
Divorce
9
Admiralty jurisdiction
379
315
Bankruptcy
765
1 050
Company winding-up
424
368
Appeals from Small Claims and
Labour Tribunals
76
71
Total
14 516
12 835
District Court
Criminal cases
Other cases
Civil actions
Employee's compensation
Distress for rent
Divorce
Adoptions
Lands
Total
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of cases filed
11
7 397
114
12
2 789
9
9
228
1 055
398
146
12 157
1 246
1 359
1479
51 274
44 815
447
520
3 955
4 385
36 538 495 4 065
4 764
5 047
5 339
437
300
3 228
3 676
4 229
64 105
58 443
50 966
31 402
32 681
32 557
Labour Tribunal
Number of cases filed
3 962
4 660
5 485
Coroner's Court
Number of death inquiries made
141
179
224
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
184 363
178 000
172 459
Summonses issued
558 700
413 166
370 605
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
14 199
14 843
14 207
Anti-litter notices issued
67 838
48 137
49 968
Total
825 100
654 146
607 239
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
Total
886 594
660 423
3 474
3 392
890 068
663 815
633 488 3 310
636 798
Defendants convicted
Adults
828 550
633 198
592 807
Juveniles
Total
2 938
2 772
831 488
635 970
2 626
595 433