398
Appendix 41
(Chapter 15: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics
Supreme Court
(i) Court of Appeal
Civil appeals
Criminal appeals
Total
1986
1987
1988
173
168
628
637
164 627
801
805
791
(ii) High Court
Criminal jurisdiction
Criminal cases
270
234
296
Appeals from Magistrates
1.330
1 090
1 814
Total
1 600
1 324
2 110
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court actions
7 397
8 648
8 303
Commercial cases
114
101
271
Construction cases
12
27
15
Miscellaneous proceedings
Adoptions
2 789
2 757
2 642
9
2
Divorce
9
6
5
Admiralty jurisdiction
228
204
208
Bankruptcy
1 055
956
845
Company winding-up
398
252
219
Appeals from Small Claims and
Labour Tribunals
146
109
111
Total
12 157
13 060
12 621
District Court
Criminal cases
Other cases.
Civil actions
Stamp Appeals
Employee's compensation
Distress for rent
Divorce
Adoptions
Lands
Total
1479
1 369
1 824
495
4 065
5 339
300
322
4 229
50 980
5 121
47 261
36 538
14
32 314
41 534
3 182
5 747
43 060
19
655
3 850
5 893
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292
5 841
59 610
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of cases filed
32 557
33 243
36 022
Labour Tribunal
Number of cases filed
5 485
4 426
4 312
Obscene Articles Tribunal
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Number of cases filed
300
1771
Coroner's Court
Number of death inquiries made
224
305
333
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
172 459
167 623
147 045
Summonses issued
370 605
342 213
311 792
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
14 207
18 452
18 638
Anti-litter notices issued
49 968
46 851
48 311
Total
607 239
575 139
525 786
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
Total
633 488
574 086
3 310
3 471
636 798
577 557
515 192 3.498
518 690
Defendants convicted
Adults
592 807
Juveniles
2 626
544 138 2 861
Total
595 433
546 999
481 261 2 717
483 978