Court of Appeal Workload statistics 1 January 2017 - 31 December 2017

Court workload

The Court’s workload increased in 2017 with a total of 657 appeals and 231 applications filed. This is a 9 percent increase on total workload compared to 2016. The total number of appeals disposed (671) was a slight increase on the previous year’s disposals.

Civil Jurisdiction

In the 2017 calendar year new civil appeal filings increased by 9 percent (20 appeals) to 234 new appeals compared to the preceding 12 months. New civil applications increased by 12 percent from 137 to 154 applications. Civil appeal disposals decreased by 3 percent (7 appeals) to 241 appeals over the same period. As at 31 December 2017, the number of active civil appeals decreased by 1 percent (2 appeals) to 140 active appeals compared to the previous year.

Criminal Jurisdiction

In the 2017 calendar year new criminal appeal filings increased by 13 percent (48 appeals) to 423 new appeals compared to 2016. Criminal applications decreased from 85 in the previous 12 months to 77 in 2017. Criminal appeal disposals increased by 3 percent (11 appeals) to 430 appeals disposed during 2017. As at 31 December 2017, the number of active criminal appeals decreased by 2 percent (5 appeals) to 251 active appeals compared to the previous year.