High Court Case Volumes - for the 12 months ending 31 December 2015
| New business | Disposals | Total active as at 31 December 2015 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Originating applications | 790 | 759 | 286 |
| Judicial review | 212 | 174 | 136 |
| General proceedings | 1508 | 1523 | 1600 |
| Insolvency | 2543 | 2589 | 609 |
| Appeals | 320 | 300 | 176 |
| Jury trial | 220 | 183 | 150 |
| Criminal appeal | 1119 | 1170 | 153 |
Definitions
New Business
HC Appeals - Criminal, Civil
New business includes all appeals filed in High Court.
HC Civil
New business includes cases that have been deemed ready for a defended hearing with a High Court judge, and is limited to general proceedings, originating applications, judicial review proceedings, and defended interlocutory applications.
HC Criminal jury trial
New business includes cases committed for trial, cases where a retrial has been directed, severed cases and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court. It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.
Disposals at completion of sentence, delivery of final judgment or earlier outcome
HC Appeals - Criminal, Civil
The sum of cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment, or earlier outcome.
HC Civil
The sum of cases disposed following being deemed ready for a defended hearing with a High Court judge, where disposal for a given case was counted at the delivery of final judgment, or earlier outcome. It is limited to general proceedings, originating applications, judicial review proceedings, and defended interlocutory applications.
HC Criminal jury trial
The sum of cases disposed, where disposal for a given case was counted at the completion of sentencing, or earlier outcome.
Disposals include cases disposed when sentencing or final outcomes are established on all jury trial charges, or when all active jury trial charges are joined into another case.
Disposals are recorded in the categories of Not Proceeded with on Indictment, Discharged Section 347, Other Outcome, Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced and Joined.
Total Active Cases - all cases awaiting substantive hearing or awaiting sentencing, final judgment or final outcome
HC Appeals - Criminal, Civil
Active appeals are those which are awaiting substantive appeal hearing or are awaiting final judgment.
HC Civil
Active cases are those cases which have been deemed ready for a defended hearing with a High Court judge, are awaiting defended hearing or are awaiting final judgment. It is limited to general proceedings, originating applications, judicial review proceedings, and defended interlocutory applications.
HC Criminal jury trial
Active cases are those which are awaiting jury trial or are awaiting sentencing or final outcome.
Notes:
Substantive hearing: refer to jury trial/defended hearing for criminal jurisdiction, short/simplified/full trial/substantive hearing for civil jurisdiction, short / long cause hearing for family jurisdiction in general.