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Table 7 General Civil Action - Mode of Disposal by Amount Recovered [All Bills]

Consensual Means

Amount Recovered

Total No. of Cases Consent Order Acceptance of Payment into Court Settlement Without Court Order

No. of Cases % No. of Cases % No. of Cases %

<$120,000 50 4 8% 6 12% 1 2%
$120,000 to < $600,000 59 13 22% 2 3% 0 0%
$600,000 to < $1 M 19 3 16% 3 16% 0 0%
$1 M to < $3 M 28 5 18% 2 7% 1 4%
> $3 M 8 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

< $1 M 128 20 16% 11 9% 1 1%
< $3 M 156 25 16% 13 8% 2 1%

Sub-Total 164 25 15% 13 8% 2 1%

No Quantified Amount Recovered 172 32 19% 0 0% 17 10%

Non-Consensual Means

Amount Recovered

Total No. of Cases Default (Note 1) Striking Out Summary Judgment Substantive Hearing
(Non Writ) (Note 2)
Trial (Writ) Others (Note 3)

No. of Cases % No.
of Cases
% No.
of Cases
% No. of Cases % No. of Cases % No. of Cases %

< $120,000 50 29 58% 0 0% 2 4% 1 2% 3 6% 4 8%
$120,000 to < $600,000 59 10 17% 0 0% 17 29% 7 12% 4 7% 6 10%
$600,000 to < $1 M 19 1 5% 0 0% 5 26% 1 5% 4 21% 2 11%
$1 M to < $3 M 28 3 11% 0 0% 7 25% 3 11% 2 7% 5 18%
> $3 M 8 2 25% 0 0% 0 0% 1 13% 4 50% 1 13%

< $1 M 128 40 31% 0 0% 24 19% 9 7% 11 9% 12 9%
< $3 M 156 43 28% 0 0% 31 20% 12 8% 13 8% 17 11%

Sub-Total 164 45 28% 0 0% 31 19% 13 8% 17 10% 18 11%

No Quantified Amount Recovered 172 16 9% 16 9% 14 8% 44 26% 8 5% 25 15%

Notes:

(1) The case types of the 61 cases concluded by default: 
. debt collection - 30 cases
. property - 7 cases
. intellectual property - 6 cases
. admiralty - 1 case
. other general civil action - 17 cases  <back>
(2) Substantive hearing is the hearing whereby the matter is fully litigated.  <back>
(3) The case types of the 43 cases categorised as others:
. Action referred to Arbitration - 2 cases
. By interlocutory Appeal - 2 cases
. Discontinuance - 8 cases
. Judgment on admission - 1 case
. Setting aside service of Writ - 1 case
. Stayed - 1 case
. Dismissal - 1 case
. Setting aside of D's 3rd party notice - 1 case
. Summary disposal without argument - 24 cases
. Claim withdrawn - 2 cases  <back>


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