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APPENDIX 41

(Chapter 18: Public Order)

Judiciary Statistics

Supreme Court

(i) Court of Appeal

Civil appeals

Criminal appeals

Total

APPENDICES

1990

198 604

802

C

1991

1992

206

211

588

548

794

759

(ii) High Court

Criminal jurisdiction

Criminal cases

356

419

424

Appeals from Magistrates

1817

1 190

1 112

Total

2 173

1609

1536

Civil Jurisdiction

High Court actions

8 901

Commercial cases

Construction cases

Miscellaneous proceedings

Adoptions

Divorce

Admiralty jurisdiction

Bankruptcy

Company winding-up

Appeals from Small Claims and

Labour Tribunals

Total

10 020

174

205

152

17

20

13

4 052

3 997

4 206

4

10

8

8

6

387

421

335

955

859

887

401

422

423

101

98

84

15 000

16 058

15 414

9 305

District Court

Criminal cases

Other cases

1 407

1 235

1316

Civil actions

29 782

26 369

Stamp Appeals

29

55

34 927

37

Employee's compensation

780

784

693

Distress for rent

3 781

Divorce

6 767

4 557 7 287

4 381

8 067

Adoptions

290

341

319

Lands

Total

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of cases filed

Labour Tribunal

5 182

4 875

5 373

?

48 018

45 503

55 113

39 194

38 756

38 930

Number of cases filed

4 551

4964

5 199

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed

1 802

4 675

Coroner's Court

Number of death inquiries made

292

270

5 740

257

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

130 321

111 834

122 111

Summonses issued

322 679

345 977

360 536

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

16 774

16 753

17 131

Anti-litter notices issued

43 865

40 011

38 459

Total

513 639

514 575

538 237

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

Total

510 515

520 803

3.429

2 858

551 113 2 541

513 944

523 661

553 654

Defendants convicted

Adults

483 890

479 607

469 245

Juveniles

2 659

2 135

1 782

Total

486 549

481 742

471 027

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