High Court Executive Summary Workload - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2014

New Business Disposals Total Active as at
30 June 2014
Originating Applications 807 833 272
Judicial Review 183 198 97
General Proceedings 1,571 1,570 1,559
Insolvency 3,049 3,139 610
Civil Appeals 327 323 176
Jury Trial 151 224 149
Criminal Appeals 1,059 1,036 246

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.