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TABLE 11 NEW MATTERS FILED BY SUBTYPE (CPR) 2007-2008 to 2012-2013 Case Subtype Personal Action Year Total Commercial Family Land Total Running Down General Probate Public Law C0operative Bill of Sale Other 2012-2013 5230 1496 69 859 1563 696 867 219 478 150 350 46 2011-2012 5228 1531 89 889 1589 759 830 231 411 62 376 50 2010-2011 4935 1447 59 827 1537 749 788 202 379 76 386 22 2009-2010 5565 1870 60 829 1477 684 793 192 344 197 562 34 2008-2009 4632 1139 68 784 1700 786 914 180 351 83 304 23 2007-2008 4575 1120 63 817 1617 868 749 195 334 226 139 64 Table 11 illustrates the total number of new civil matters (CPR) filed over the last six (6) years. This table also illustrates the marginal increases in the number of civil matters filed since the 2010-2011 Law Term. The period 2012-2013 has an increase of 0.04% over the previous Law Term 2011-2012. For the period under review there has been three (3) types of matters that have dominated matters filed, namely: Personal Action matters which accounted for 29.9% with one thousand, five hundred and sixty-three (1563), Commercial matters for 28.6% with one thousand, four hundred and ninety-six (1496) and Land matters for 16.4% with eight hundred and fifty-nine (859). FIG 2 CIVIL (CPR) - NEW MATTERS FILED BY FIVE (5) LARGEST CASE SUBTYPE CATEGORIES 2012-2013 2000 Public Law Running 1500 General 1000 Land Commercial 500 0 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 81 Reshaping the Judiciary Identity

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