APPENDIX 51
(Chapter 17: Public Order)
Judiciary Statistics
APPENDICES
1997
1998
1999
Court of Final Appeal
Appeal (1)
Application for leave to Appeal (1)
16
5
33333
55
8888
68
29
High Court
Court of Appeal of the High Court
Criminal appeals
Civil appeals
Sub-total
802
265
653 350
642
375
1 067
1 003
1 017
Court of First Instance of the High Court
Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal cases
Appeals from Magistrates
Sub-total
Civil Jurisdiction
Miscellaneous appeals
475
446
1 179
1 260
415 1 262
1 654
1 706
3
6
1 677
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
63
88
8
11
16
14
29
15 92
1
0
t
14 370
22 482
19 733
255
308
133
137
235 128
4 676
7 087
7 998
1 317
1 340
1 460
115
112
162
2
2
0
High Court matrimonial cases
7
3
5
Probate
9 067
9 214
9 401
Admiralty
438
432
Bankruptcy petitions (3)
2 558
2178
338 3879
Application for Interim Order
(Backruptcy) (4)
Applications to set aside statutory
demands (5)
Company winding-up petitions
Sub-total
Sub-total
Total
District Court
6
17
43
662
942
1 161
33 691
44 373
44 703
35 345
46 079
46 380
36 412
47 082
47 397
Criminal Jurisdiction
1 408
1 428
1 224
Civil Jurisdiction
Civil actions
27 315
26 887
24 013
Miscellaneous proceedings
2 169
2 381
2 680
Stamp appeals
21
44
25
Equal Opportunities Action (4)
12
Distress for rent
7688
14 466
12 301
Employee's compensation
950
942
1 100
Divorce
13 827
13 399
12 732
Divorce by joint application
655
716
Adoptions
216
192
1 001 167
Sub-total
Total
52 841
59 027
54 031
54 249
60 455
55 255
521