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The median waiting time from offence to completion of cases in the magistrates’ court in 2023 was 182 days. In 2023, civil courts received 1.7 million claims and in 2021 (the latest available total) family courts started 266,000 cases.
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This publication gives civil county court statistics for the latest quarter (January to March 2022), compared to the same quarter in 2019 (pre-Covid19). The judicial review figures cover the period up to January to March 2022, and The Royal Courts of Justice statistics (published annually) cover the period January to December 2021. For more details...
Following initial recovery from the impact of Covid-19 in the first half of 2020, volumes across most Civil Justice actions have remained relatively stable since Q1 2021, although numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels. For this reason, we continue to compare the data from this quarter with the equivalent quarter in 2019 (as a pre-Covid19 baselin...
County court claims were down 24% on the same quarter of 2019, driven by money claims. There were 409,000 County Court claims lodged in January to March 2022. Of these, 366,000 were money and damages claims (down 22% from January to March 2019). Non-money claim volumes were at 44,000, down 37% when compared to the same quarter in 2019. Mortgage and...
Money claims were down 22% (to 340,000 claims) in January to March 2022 compared to the same quarter in 2019, driving the overall trend in money and damages claims. Money claims of up to (and including) £1,000 were down 30% over this period to 209,000, driving the overall trend in money claims. Damages claims were down 22% at 26,000, driven by decr...
The number of claims defended was down 10% to 66,000 compared to the same quarter in 2019. Of those claims defended, 53% had legal representation for both claimant and defendant, 28% had representation for claimant only, and 3% for defendant only. The number of trials was down 14% to 13,000 compared to the same quarter in 2019. Average time taken f...
Judgments were down 37% compared to same quarter in 2019 There were 229,000 judgments made in January to March 2022, compared to 363,000 in the same quarter of 2019. Of these judgments, 207,000 (90%) were default judgments.
Warrants issued were down 27% when compared to same quarter in 2019 In January to March 2022, 70,000 warrants were issued, down 27% from 96,000 in the same quarter of 2019. Of these, 61,000 (86%) were warrants of control, down 19% compared to the same period in 2019. Enforcement applications were down 45% and enforcement orders were down 45% when c...
There were 550 judicial review applications received in Q1 2022, down 9% on Q1 2021 (610) and down 40% on Q1 2019 (from 930) as a pre-Covid19 baseline. Of the 550 applications received in Q1 2022, 23% have already closed, and 10 were found to be ‘Totally Without Merit’ (7% of cases that reached the permission stage).
Annual court activity statistics for the various appeal courts that are administered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)- key findings covering the year to 2021 are summarised below: The Court of Appeal Criminal Division saw a 26% increase over the year in the number of applications received, from 3,100 in 2020 to 3,900 in 2021. Increases we...
10.1 Provisional data and revisions
The statistics in the latest quarter are provisional and revisions may be made when the next edition of this bulletin is published. If revisions are needed in subsequent quarters, these will be annotated in the tables.
10.2 Accompanying files
As well as this bulletin, the following products are published as part of this release: 1. A supporting document providing further information on how the data is collected and processed, as well as information on the revisions policy and legislation relevant to civil justice. 2. The quality statement published with this guide sets out our policies for producing quality statistical outputs for the information we provide to maintain our users’ understanding and trust. 3. A set of overview table...
10.3 Rounding convention
Figures greater than 10,000 are rounded to the nearest 1,000, those between 1,000 and 10,000 are rounded to the nearest 100 and those between 100 to 1,000 are rounded to the nearest 10. Less than 100 are given as the actual number.
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These measures show the annual total number of cases starting in family courts in England and Wales.
Dec 14, 2023 · Trial efficiency at Crown Court. There were 7,186 listed trials in Q3 2023 - an increase of 7% on the previous quarter and 8% above levels seen in the previous year.
Civil litigation. Personal injury claims for compensation if a defective product or service causes damage to property, injury to a person or death typically must be made within three years of the event. However, the limitations period may be extended if the damage only became evident much later.
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May 28, 2021 · Your legal rights will become irreversibly time-barred if you fail to take legal action (or defend a claim on time). Therefore, you should seek specific legal advice about your legal dispute at the very first opportunity so that you understand the time you have left.
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