APPENDIX 41
(Chapter 16: Public Order)
Judiciary Statistics
Supreme Court
(i) Court of Appeal
Civil appeals
Criminal appeals
APPENDICES
1988
1989
1990
164
202
627
638
198 604
791
840
802
Total
(ii) High Court
Criminal jurisdiction
Criminal cases
296
387
356
Appeals from Magistrates
1814
1 601
1 817
Total
2110
1988
2 173
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court actions
8 303
7926
8 901
Commercial cases
271
148
174
Construction cases
15
21
17
Miscellaneous proceedings
2 642
3.496
4 052
Adoptions
2
3
4
Divorce
5
5
8
Admiralty jurisdiction
208
360
387
Bankruptcy
845
711
955
Company winding-up
219
224
401
Appeals from Small Claims and
Labour Tribunals
111
113
101
Total
12 621
13 007
15 000
District Court
Criminal cases
Other cases
1 514
1 521
1 407
Civil actions
28 975
27 651
29 782
Stamp Appeals
19
16
29
Employee's compensation
493
621
780
Distress for rent
2 892
3 099
3 781
Divorce
5 893
6275
6 767
Adoptions
292
280
290
Lands
Total
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of cases filed
Labour Tribunal
5 661
6 180
5 182
45 739
45 643
48 018
36 022
37 771
39 194
Number of cases filed
4 312
4 285
4 551
Obscene Articles Tribunal
Number of cases filed
1771
1 515
1 802
Coroner's Court
Number of death inquiries made
333
327
292
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
147 045
128 220
130 321
Summonses issued
311 792
321 399
322 679
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
18 638
18 009
16 774
Anti-litter notices issued
48 311
42 244
43 865
Total
525 786
509 872
513 639
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
Total
515 192
519 527
3 498
3.800
510 515 3.429
518 690
523 327
513 944
Defendants convicted
Adults
481 261
493 067
454
Juveniles
Total
2717
3 044
483 890 2 659
483 978
496 111
486 549