Supreme Court Case Volumes - for the 12 Months Ending 30 June 2012
Business Carried Over (as at 30 June 2011) |
New Business |
Disposals |
Total Active/Yet To Be Determined
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granted | Declined | Abandoned | Total | ||||
| Applications for Leave - Criminal | 16 | 60 | 6 | 59 | 3 | 68 | 8 |
| Applications for Leave - Civil | 11 | 49 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 51 | 9 |
Business Carried Over (as at 30 June 2011) |
New Business |
Disposals |
Total Active/Yet To Be Determined
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allowed | Dismissed | Abandoned | Total | ||||
| Criminal appeals | 22 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Civil appeals | 20 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 10 |
* Eight separate judgments of the Court disposed of the 24 criminal appeals that were allowed or dismissed. 16 separate judgments disposed of the 21 civil appeals that were allowed or dismissed.
Definitions
New Business
SC Applications for Leave to Appeal – Criminal, Civil
New business includes the number of applications for leave to appeal filed. It excludes substantive appeals filed after applications for leave have been granted.
SC Appeals – Criminal, Civil
New business includes substantive appeals filed after applications for leave to appeal have been granted. It excludes applications for leave to appeal.
Disposals
SC Applications for Leave to Appeal – Criminal, Civil
The sum of applications for leave to appeal disposed, where disposal was counted at the determination of the application for leave to appeal.
SC Appeals – Criminal, Civil
The sum of appeals disposed, where disposal was counted at the delivery of final judgment or earlier final outcome.
Total Active Cases
Active appeals or applications for leave are those that are awaiting hearing or final judgment.