APPENDIX 51
(Chapter 17: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics
APPENDICES
1996
1997
1998
Court of Final Appeal
Application for leave to Appeal (1) Appeal (1)
16
65
55
33
33
High Court
Court of Appeal of the High Court
Criminal appeals
738
Civil appeals
258
802
265
653
350
Sub-total
996
1 067
1 003
Court of First Instance of the High Court
Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal cases
Appeals from Magistrates
Sub-total
Civil Jurisdiction
Miscellaneous appeals
460
1 534
475 1 179
446 1 260
1 994
1 654
1706
6
6
Commercial
Construction
Personal injuries
Appeals from Labour Tribunal
Appeals from Minor Employment Claims
Adjudication Board
Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal
Appeals from Obscene Articles Tribunal High Court actions
Miscellaneous proceedings
Administrative law proceedings (2)
High Court adoptions
155
63
88
4
8
11
15
16
14
3
1
0
14 872
14 370
22 482
375
255
308
87
133
137
4 534
4 676
7 087
1 387
1 317
1 340
115
112
4
2
2
High Court matrimonial cases
1
7
3
Probate
8 670
9 067
9 214
Admiralty
427
438
432
Bankruptcy petitions (3)
1 698
2 558
2 178
Applications to set aside statutory
demands (4)
Company winding-up petitions
742
662
17 942
Sub-total
32.980
33 691
44 373
Sub-total
34 974
35 345
46 079
Total
35 970
36 412
47 082
District Court
Criminal Jurisdiction
1 133
1 408
1 428
Civil Jurisdiction
Civil actions
25 909
27 315
Miscellaneous proceedings
1 747
Stamp appeals
48
21
Distress for rent
8 216
Employee's compensation
739
Divorce
12 834
7 688 950 13 827
2 169
26 887 2 381
44
14 466
942 13 399
Divorce by joint application (5)
203
655
716
Adoptions
253
216
192
Sub-total
49 949
52 841
59 027
Total
51 082
54 249
60 455
483