APPENDIX 41
(Chapter 18: Public Order)
Judiciary Statistics
Supreme Court
(i) Court of Appeal
Civil appeals
Criminal appeals
Total
APPENDICES
1990
198 604
802
C
1991
1992
206
211
588
548
794
759
(ii) High Court
Criminal jurisdiction
Criminal cases
356
419
424
Appeals from Magistrates
1817
1 190
1 112
Total
2 173
1609
1536
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court actions
8 901
Commercial cases
Construction cases
Miscellaneous proceedings
Adoptions
Divorce
Admiralty jurisdiction
Bankruptcy
Company winding-up
Appeals from Small Claims and
Labour Tribunals
Total
10 020
174
205
152
17
20
13
4 052
3 997
4 206
4
10
8
8
6
387
421
335
955
859
887
401
422
423
101
98
84
15 000
16 058
15 414
9 305
District Court
Criminal cases
Other cases
1 407
1 235
1316
Civil actions
29 782
26 369
Stamp Appeals
29
55
34 927
37
Employee's compensation
780
784
693
Distress for rent
3 781
Divorce
6 767
4 557 7 287
4 381
8 067
Adoptions
290
341
319
Lands
Total
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of cases filed
Labour Tribunal
5 182
4 875
5 373
?
48 018
45 503
55 113
39 194
38 756
38 930
Number of cases filed
4 551
4964
5 199
Obscene Articles Tribunal
Number of cases filed
1 802
4 675
Coroner's Court
Number of death inquiries made
292
270
5 740
257
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
130 321
111 834
122 111
Summonses issued
322 679
345 977
360 536
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
16 774
16 753
17 131
Anti-litter notices issued
43 865
40 011
38 459
Total
513 639
514 575
538 237
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
Total
510 515
520 803
3.429
2 858
551 113 2 541
513 944
523 661
553 654
Defendants convicted
Adults
483 890
479 607
469 245
Juveniles
2 659
2 135
1 782
Total
486 549
481 742
471 027
465