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TABLE 5
CLEARANCE RATES (DISPOSALS/FILINGS RATIOS)
2007-2008 to 2012-2013
Year

Filings

Disposals

Disposals to
Filing Ratio

6 year Average

553

439

0.79

*2012-2013

548

578

1.05

*2011-2012

482

385

0.79

*2010-2011

558

438

0.78

*2009-2010

502

448

0.89

*2008-2009

634

430

0.68

*2007-2008

591

356

FIG 1 COURT OF APPEAL - FILING TO DISPOSED
2007/2008 - 2012/2013

0.60

700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0

* Figures from the Family Court and Petty Civil Court are included.
Table 5 examines the Clearance Rates or Disposals to Filings ratios for Appeals filed
during the 2007-2008 to 2012-2013 law terms. The figures for the 2011-2012 Law
Term show a 13.7% or increase by sixty-six (66) in the number of Appeals filed, and
50.1% or an increase by one hundred and ninety-three (193) in the number of Appeals
disposed over the previous Law Term 2010-2011.
A comparison of the six (6) law terms identified in the table above shows that overall
the number of matters disposed in the 2012-2013 Law Term is the highest among all
the law terms and yielded a clearance ratio of 0.79. This is largely as a result of the
increase in Non-Compliance matters listed and disposed during the period under
review.

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