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APPENDIX 48

(Chapter 18: Public Order)

Judiciary Statistics

APPENDICES

1995

1996

1997

Court of Final Appeal

Application for leave to Appeal (1)

16

Appeal (1)

=

=

65

High Court

Court of Appeal of the High Court

Criminal appeals

816

738

Civil appeals

274

258

802 265

Sub-total

1 090

996

1 067

Court of First Instance of the High Court

Criminal Jurisdiction

Criminal cases

Appeals from Magistrates

Sub-total

Civil Jurisdiction

Miscellaneous appeals (2)

405

460

1 247

1 534

1 652

1 994

6

475 1 179

1 654

3

Appeals from Labour Tribunal

201

155

63

Appeals from Minor Employment Claims

Adjudication Board (3)

10

4

8

Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal

21

15

16

Appeals from Obscene Articles Tribunal (2) High Court actions

3

1

13 598

14 872

14 370

Commercial

257

375

255

Construction

57

87

133

Miscellaneous proceedings

3 968

4 534

4 676

Personal injuries (4)

I 271

1 387

Adoptions

3

4

Divorce

6

1

1 317

2

7

Probate

8 419

8 670

9 067

Admiralty

463

427

547

Bankruptcy

1 448

1 698

Company winding-up

631

Sub-total

30 353

742

32.980

2 558

662

33 685

Sub-total

32 005

34 974

35 339

Total

33 095

35 970

36 406

District Court

Criminal Jurisdiction

1 322

1 133

1 408

Civil Jurisdiction

Civil actions

16 886

25 909

Miscellaneous proceedings (5)

1 311

Stamp appeals

56

Distress for rent

7 249

8 216

Employee's compensation

735

Divorce

10 292

739 12 834

Divorce by joint application (6)

203

1 747

48

27 315

2 169

7 688 950 13 827

655

21

Adoptions

256

253

216

Sub-total

36 785

49 949

52 841

Total

38 107

51 082

54 249

465