Table 7 Disposal of HCA,
HCAJ, HCCL and HCPI by Summary Judgment [Total Summary Judgment Obtained by End of 2000]
| Case
Filing Year |
Total
Summary Judgment obtained by end of 2000
|
No.
of Applications for Summary Judgment |
Success
Rate |
| High Court
Actions |
Admiralty
Actions |
Commercial
Actions |
Personal
Injury Actions |
Total |
|
| 1998 |
769 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
777 |
1802 |
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
755 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
772 |
2738 |
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
243 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
252 |
1662 |
15% |
|
Notes
| (1) |
The data in respect of
summary judgment are presented at case level, i.e. one case may have more than one
judgment. For cases involving more than one defendant, only those with summary judgment
entered against each and every defendant are counted. |
|
|
| (2) |
The data in respect of
number of applications for summary judgment are presented at application level, i.e. one
case may have more than one application. |
|
