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TABLE 8

TABLE 7
ANNUAL DETERMINATION TO FILING RATIO
(CIVIL) 2007-2008 to 2012-2013
Determined

CPR MATTERS TRIAL AND NON TRIAL 2012-2013

Year

Filings

Determined
to Filing Ratio

2012-2013

*5230

**5245

1.0

2011-2012

*5228

**5439

1.0

2010-2011

*4935

**4707

0.9

2009-2010

*5565

**4979

0.9

2008-2009

*4632

**4968

1.1

2007-2008

*4575

**5849

Total

Trial

5230

4479

Non-trial

1.3

751

Table 8 shows that there were five thousand, two hundred and thirty (5230) Civil
matters filed under CPR for the 2012-2013 Law Term, of these matters four
thousand, four hundred and seventy nine (4479) were trial matters and seven
hundred and fifty one (751) were non-trial matters. The non-trial matters are mainly
Bills of Sale, Admissions to the Bar and matters filed under Cooperatives Society Act.

* Includes Trial and non-trial CPR Matters; does not include RSC matters
transferred to CPR
** Includes Trial and non-trial CPR, Transferred Matters and backlog
Table 7 shows that there were five thousand, two hundred and thirty (5230) civil
matters filed in the High Court for the 2012-2013 law term, a marginal increase of
0.04% over the previous law term.
The information in Table 7 also shows that there were five thousand, two hundred and
forty-five (5245) civil matters comprising both RSC and CPR determined in the same
period. This represents a decrease of 3.6% or one hundred and ninety-four (194)
matters determined.
Although there was a slight increase in the number of matters filed and a decrease in
the number of matters determined, the Determined to Filing Ratio remained 1.0 for
the period under review.

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