Table 20 Unrepresented
Litigants at Commencement of Trial [1998 - 2000]
Cases Started |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Case Type |
No. of Trial
Hearings |
No. of Cases
Involved Unrepresented Litigants at Commencement of Trial |
% |
No. of Trial
Hearings |
No. of Cases
Involved Unrepresented Litigants at Commencement of Trial |
% |
No. of Trial
Hearings |
No. of Cases
Involved Unrepresented Litigants at Commencement of Trial |
% |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
(b) |
(b/a) |
(c) |
(d) |
(d/c) |
(e) |
(f) |
(f/e) |
|
High Court Actions |
266 |
105 |
39% |
92 |
50 |
54% |
31 |
13 |
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Admiralty Actions |
5 |
4 |
80% |
6 |
2 |
33% |
11 |
10 |
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Actions |
12 |
3 |
25% |
4 |
3 |
75% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Constitutional and Administration
Law Proceedings |
37 |
7 |
19% |
53 |
12 |
0% |
141 |
93 |
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction and Arbitration
Proceedings |
6 |
0 |
0% |
3 |
0 |
0% |
4 |
0 |
0% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personal Injury Actions |
127 |
19 |
15% |
111 |
19 |
17% |
6 |
1 |
17% |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Probate Actions |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Notes
(1) |
Cases with hearing date
on or before 31.12.2000 are covered. |
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|
(2) |
Any one of the parties
in a case not legally represented will be counted as an unrepresented case. |
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