APPENDIX 41
(Chapter 16: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics
Supreme Court
(1) Court of Appeal
Civil appeals
Criminal appeals
APPENDICES
1987
1988
1989
168
164
202
637
627
638
805
791
840
Total
(ii) High Court
Criminal jurisdiction
Criminal cases
234
296
387
Appeals from Magistrates
1 090
1814
1 601
Total
1 324
2110
1988
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court actions
Commercial cases
Construction cases
Miscellaneous proceedings
Adoptions
Divorce
Admiralty jurisdiction
Bankruptcy
Company winding-up
Appeals from Small Claims and
Labour Tribunals
Total
District Court
8 648
8 303
_7926
101
271
148
27
15
21
2 757
2 642
3 496
2
3
6
5
5
204
208
360
956
845
711
252
219
224
109
111
113
13 060
12 621
-13 007
Criminal cases
1369
1514*
1521
Other cases
Civil actions
32 314
28 975*
27 651
Stamp Appeals
41
19
16
Employee's compensation
534
493*
621
Distress for rent
3 182
2 892*
3 099
Divorce
5 747
5 893
6275
Adoptions
322
292
280
Lands
Total
5 121
5661*
6 180
47 261
45 739*
45 643
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of cases filed
Labour Tribunal
33 243
36 022
37 771
Number of cases filed
4 426
4312
4 285
Obsence Articles Tribunal
Number of cases filed
300
1 771
1 515
Coroner's Court
Number of death inquiries made
305
333
327
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
167 623
147 045
Summonses issued
342 213
311 792
128 220 321 399
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
18 452
18 638
18 009
Anti-litter notices issued
46 851
48 311
42 244
Total
575 139
525 786
509 872
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
Total
574 086
515 192
3 471
3 498
519 527 3 800
577 557
518 690
523 327
Defendants convicted
Adults
544 138
Juveniles
2 861
481 261 2717
493 067 3 044
Total
546 999
483 978
* Revised figures.
496 111
421