APPENDIX 48
(Chapter 18: Public Order)
Judiciary Statistics
APPENDICES
1995
1996
1997
Court of Final Appeal
Application for leave to Appeal (1)
16
Appeal (1)
=
=
65
High Court
Court of Appeal of the High Court
Criminal appeals
816
738
Civil appeals
274
258
802 265
Sub-total
1 090
996
1 067
Court of First Instance of the High Court
Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal cases
Appeals from Magistrates
Sub-total
Civil Jurisdiction
Miscellaneous appeals (2)
405
460
1 247
1 534
1 652
1 994
6
475 1 179
1 654
3
Appeals from Labour Tribunal
201
155
63
Appeals from Minor Employment Claims
Adjudication Board (3)
10
4
8
Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal
21
15
16
Appeals from Obscene Articles Tribunal (2) High Court actions
3
1
13 598
14 872
14 370
Commercial
257
375
255
Construction
57
87
133
Miscellaneous proceedings
3 968
4 534
4 676
Personal injuries (4)
I 271
1 387
Adoptions
3
4
Divorce
6
1
1 317
2
7
Probate
8 419
8 670
9 067
Admiralty
463
427
547
Bankruptcy
1 448
1 698
Company winding-up
631
Sub-total
30 353
742
32.980
2 558
662
33 685
Sub-total
32 005
34 974
35 339
Total
33 095
35 970
36 406
District Court
Criminal Jurisdiction
1 322
1 133
1 408
Civil Jurisdiction
Civil actions
16 886
25 909
Miscellaneous proceedings (5)
1 311
Stamp appeals
56
Distress for rent
7 249
8 216
Employee's compensation
735
Divorce
10 292
739 12 834
Divorce by joint application (6)
203
1 747
48
27 315
2 169
7 688 950 13 827
655
21
Adoptions
256
253
216
Sub-total
36 785
49 949
52 841
Total
38 107
51 082
54 249
465