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Appendix 40 (Chapter 15: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics

Supreme Court

(i) Court of Appeal

Civil appeals

Criminal appeals

Total

(ii) High Court

Criminal jurisdiction

Criminal cases

Appeals from Magistrates

Total

Civil Jurisdiction

High Court actions

Commercial cases

Construction cases

Miscellaneous proceedings

Adoptions

Divorce

Admiralty jurisdiction

Bankruptcy

Company winding-up

Appeals from Small Claims and

Labour Tribunals

Total

369

1985

1986

1987

206

173

168

533

628

637

739

801

805

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262

1 144

1 406

",

270

234

1 330

1 090

1 600

1 324

7 397

8 648

101

7 943

155

114

12

2 923

2 789

1

9

9

9

315

228

050

1 055

368

398

71

146

12 835

12 157

11

27

2 757

B

6

204 956

252

109

13 060

District Court

Criminal cases

Other cases

Civil actions

Employee's compensation

Distress for rent

Divorce

Adoptions

Lands

Total

1 359

1479

44 815

36 538

520

495

32 314 534

4 385

4 065

3 182

5047

5 339

5 747

300

3 676

4 229

322 5 121

58 443

50 966

47 220

1.369

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of cases filed

32 681

32 557

33 243

Labour Tribunal

Number of cases filed

4 660

5 485

4 426

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed

|

300

Coroner's Court

Number of death inquiries made

179

224

305

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

178 000

172 459

167 623

Summonses issued

413 166

370 605

342 213

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

14 843

14 207

18 452

Anti-litter notices issued

48 137

49 968

46 851

Total

654 146

607 239

575 139

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

Total

660 423

633 488

574 086

3. 392

3 310

663 815

636 798

3 471

577 557

Defendants convicted

Adults

633 198

592 807

Juveniles

2 772

2 626

544 138 2 861

Total

635 970

595 433

546 999