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APPENDIX 51

(Chapter 17: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics

APPENDICES

1996

1997

1998

Court of Final Appeal

Application for leave to Appeal (1) Appeal (1)

16

65

55

33

33

High Court

Court of Appeal of the High Court

Criminal appeals

738

Civil appeals

258

802

265

653

350

Sub-total

996

1 067

1 003

Court of First Instance of the High Court

Criminal Jurisdiction

Criminal cases

Appeals from Magistrates

Sub-total

Civil Jurisdiction

Miscellaneous appeals

460

1 534

475 1 179

446 1 260

1 994

1 654

1706

6

6

Commercial

Construction

Personal injuries

Appeals from Labour Tribunal

Appeals from Minor Employment Claims

Adjudication Board

Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal

Appeals from Obscene Articles Tribunal High Court actions

Miscellaneous proceedings

Administrative law proceedings (2)

High Court adoptions

155

63

88

4

8

11

15

16

14

3

1

0

14 872

14 370

22 482

375

255

308

87

133

137

4 534

4 676

7 087

1 387

1 317

1 340

115

112

4

2

2

High Court matrimonial cases

1

7

3

Probate

8 670

9 067

9 214

Admiralty

427

438

432

Bankruptcy petitions (3)

1 698

2 558

2 178

Applications to set aside statutory

demands (4)

Company winding-up petitions

742

662

17 942

Sub-total

32.980

33 691

44 373

Sub-total

34 974

35 345

46 079

Total

35 970

36 412

47 082

District Court

Criminal Jurisdiction

1 133

1 408

1 428

Civil Jurisdiction

Civil actions

25 909

27 315

Miscellaneous proceedings

1 747

Stamp appeals

48

21

Distress for rent

8 216

Employee's compensation

739

Divorce

12 834

7 688 950 13 827

2 169

26 887 2 381

44

14 466

942 13 399

Divorce by joint application (5)

203

655

716

Adoptions

253

216

192

Sub-total

49 949

52 841

59 027

Total

51 082

54 249

60 455

483