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Table 11 Disposal of HCA and HCPI as at 31 December 2000
| Case Type | High Court Actions | Personal Injury Actions | ||||||||||
| Cases Filed in | 1998 |
1999 |
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Total Actions Started |
22482 | 19733 | 10704 | 1340 | 1460 | 1535 | ||||||
Total Actions Disposed of by 31.12.2000 |
17507 | 15780 | 6484 | 489 | 472 | 131 | ||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |||||||
| Mode of Disposal | No. | % of Total Actions Disposed of | No. | % of Total Actions Disposed of | No. | % of Total Actions Disposed of | No. | % of Total Actions Disposed of | No. | % of Total Actions Disposed of | No. | % of Total Actions Disposed of |
| Default Judgment | 13990 | 79.9% | 12662 | 80.2% | 5249 | 81% | 46 | 9.4% | 48 | 10.2% | 20 | 15.3% |
| Summary Judgment | 769 | 4.4% | 755 | 4.8% | 243 | 3.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.8% |
| Judgment by Consent | 125 | 0.7% | 67 | 0.4% | 22 | 0.3% | 114 | 23.3% | 109 | 23.1% | 19 | 14.5% |
| Delivery of Judgment after Trial | 123 | 0.7% | 96 | 0.6% | 72 | 1.1% | 61 | 12.5% | 54 | 11.4% | 1 | 0.8% |
| Acceptance of Payment into Court | 45 | 0.3% | 42 | 0.3% | 22 | 0.3% | 167 | 34.2% | 140 | 29.7% | 40 | 30.5% |
| Discontinuance or Withdrawal of Actions with or without Court Order | 1521 | 8.7% | 1339 | 8.5% | 598 | 9.2% | 64 | 13.1% | 75 | 15.9% | 35 | 26.7% |
| Dismissal of Actions on Striking Out of Pleadings | 14 | 0.1% | 13 | 0.1% | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 3 | 2.3% |
| Unless Order | 920 | 5.2% | 806 | 5.1% | 277 | 4.3% | 33 | 6.7% | 37 | 7.8% | 12 | 9.2% |
Total |
17507 | 100% | 15780 | 100% | 6484 | 100% | 489 | 100% | 472 | 100% | 131 | 100% |
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