APPENDIX 46
(Chapter 18: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics
Supreme Court
(1) Court of Appeal
Civil appeals Criminal appeals
Total
(ii) High Court
APPENDICES
1992
1993
1994
211
218
236
548
738
668
759
956
904
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Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal cases
424
478
460
Appeals from Magistrates
1 112
1 072
1 632
Total
1 536
1 550
2 092
Civil Jurisdiction
High Court actions
9 305
11 863
13 208
Commercial cases
152
213
250
Construction cases
*Personal Injuries cases
Miscellaneous proceedings
Adoptions
Divorce
13
24
48
182
4 206
4 438
3 659
8
2
8
1
5
Admiralty jurisdiction
Bankruptcy
335
365
480
887
915
1 080
Company winding-up
Appeals from Small Claims and
Labour Tribunals
423
539
582
84
145
161
Total
15 414
18 508
19 663
District Court
Criminal cases
Other cases
Civil actions
Stamp Appeals
Employee's compensation
Distress for rent
Divorce
Adoptions
Lands
Total
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of cases filed
Labour Tribunal
Number of cases filed
1316
1 328
1 318
34 927
21 638
20 057
37
88
50
693
689
803
4 381
5 038
8 067
8 626
5 883
9 272
319
332
287
5 373
4 724
4 963
55 113
42 463
42 633
38 930
39 380
41 455
5 199
5 194
5 967
Obscene Articles Tribunal
Number of cases filed
849
1 459
2 464
T
Coroner's Court
Number of death inquiries made
257
267
249
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
122 111
128 388
142 759
Summones issued
360 536
414 037
192 923
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
17 131
17 898
19 993
Anti-litter notices issued
38 459
40 174
36 699
Fixed penalty notices issued
235 175
Total
538 237
600 497
627 549
Defendants charged
Adults
551 113
591 610
Juveniles
2 541
3 446
Total
553 654
595 056
623 350 4 121
627 471
Defendants convicted
Adults
469 245
Juveniles
1 782
539 720 1961
581 257 2254
Total
471 027
541 681
583 511
* Due to re-classification of items in statistical return from 1994, figures on 'Personal Injuries cases' available separately from 17.10.94 onwards, figures before
that date are included in ‘High Court actions' only.
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