ENG-1991 — Page 509

APPENDIX 41

(Chapter 16: Public Order)

Judiciary Statistics

Supreme Court

(i) Court of Appeal

Civil appeals

Criminal appeals

Total

(ii) High Court

APPENDICES

1989

1990

1991

202

198

206

638

604

588

840

802

794

Criminal jurisdiction

Criminal cases

387

356

419

Appeals from Magistrates

1 601

1 817

1 190

Total

1988

2 173

1 609

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

7926

8 901

10 020

148

174

205

21

17

20

3 496

4 052

3.997

3

4

10

5

8

6

360

387

421

711

955

859

224

401

422

113

101

98

13 007

15 000

16 058

District Court

Criminal cases

Other cases

1 521

1 407

Civil actions

27 651

Stamp Appeals

16

Employee's compensation

621

780

Distress for rent

3 099

3 781

29 782

29

1 235

26.369

55 784

4 557

Divorce

6 275

6 767

7 287

Adoptions

280

290

341

Lands

Total

6 180

5 182

4 875

45 643

48 018

45 503

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of cases filed

37 771

39 194

38 756

Labour Tribunal

Number of cases filed

4 285

4 551

4 964

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed

1 515

1 802

Coroner's Court

Number of death inquiries made

327

292

4 675

270

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

128 220

130 321

111 834

Summonses issued

321 399

322 679

345 977

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

18 009

16 774

16 753

Anti-litter notices issued

42 244

43 865

40 011

Total

509 872

513 639

514 575

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

Total

519 527

510 515

3.800

3 429

520 803 2858

523 327

513 944

523 661

Defendants convicted

Adults

493 067

483 890

448

Juveniles

Total

3 044

2 659

479 607 2 135

496 111

486 549

481 742