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 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Total
Actions Started |
22482 |
19733 |
10704 |
1340 |
1460 |
1535 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
Actions Disposed of by 31.12.2000 |
17507 |
15780 |
6484 |
489 |
472 |
131 |
|
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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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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