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Incoming Case Category Breakdown
2021, Circuit Court, Civil
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted Decision Making | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 413 |
| Care Representatives | 607 | 625 | 621 | 564 | 591 | 716 | 267 |
| Defamation | 135 | 112 | 151 | 161 | 121 | 282 | 292 |
| District Court To Circuit Court | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 883 |
| District Court To Circuit Court | 1,386 | 1,160 | 1,091 | 787 | 822 | 812 | 883 |
| Employment (Dismissal) | 48 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Employment (Other) | 65 | 39 | 108 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 22 |
| Examinership | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Execution Orders Issued (Court Orders) | 906 | 310 | 310 | 130 | 92 | 288 | 720 |
| Execution Orders Issued (Judgments) | 1,911 | 1,789 | 1,789 | 720 | 627 | 656 | 992 |
| Execution Orders Issued (Possession) | 592 | 170 | 170 | 58 | 35 | 145 | 210 |
| Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued | 1,216 | 796 | 796 | 247 | 190 | 253 | 225 |
| Judgments Marked In The Office | 1,911 | 1,907 | 1,789 | 720 | 627 | 656 | 992 |
| Licensing | 298 | 259 | 215 | 109 | 161 | 203 | 250 |
| Liquidated Debt | 2,806 | 2,623 | 3,130 | 1,638 | 1,371 | 1,499 | 1,987 |
| Marriage Exemption | 523 | 483 | 421 | 457 | 636 | 743 | 521 |
| Mental Health Applications | 82 | 132 | 126 | 125 | 114 | 112 | 119 |
| Other | 3,625 | 3,595 | 3,516 | 3,095 | 3,137 | 3,321 | 3,922 |
| Personal Injury | 12,497 | 12,193 | 12,878 | 10,083 | 8,856 | 7,151 | 7,495 |
| Personal Insolvency | 2,385 | 909 | 4,074 | 2,916 | 2,626 | 2,836 | 3,386 |
| Property (Other) | 585 | 288 | 231 | 152 | 142 | 137 | 134 |
| Property (Possession) | 3,640 | 1,433 | 1,112 | 272 | 477 | 837 | 1,019 |
| Satisfaction Piece | 99 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 39 | 49 | 26 |
| Service Of Documents | 4,528 | 5,010 | 5,027 | 3,758 | 3,558 | 3,207 | 3,720 |
| 39,850 | 33,917 | 37,642 | 26,061 | 24,239 | 23,934 | 28,486 |
Resolved Case Category Breakdown
2021, Circuit Court, Civil
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted Decision Making | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| Care Representatives | 571 | 554 | 555 | 422 | 550 | 611 | 286 |
| Defamation | 6 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 42 |
| District Court To Circuit Court | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 710 |
| District Court To Circuit Court | 934 | 941 | 1,293 | 688 | 665 | 614 | 710 |
| Employment (Dismissal) | 73 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Employment (Other) | 20 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 18 |
| Examinership | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Execution Orders Issued (Court Orders) | 896 | 329 | 329 | 139 | 104 | 287 | 0 |
| Execution Orders Issued (Judgments) | 1,775 | 1,632 | 1,632 | 751 | 602 | 716 | 953 |
| Execution Orders Issued (Possession) | 587 | 177 | 177 | 62 | 38 | 141 | 206 |
| Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued | 1,216 | 796 | 796 | 247 | 190 | 253 | 225 |
| Judgments Marked In The Office | 1,775 | 1,615 | 1,632 | 751 | 602 | 716 | 953 |
| Licensing | 298 | 259 | 215 | 109 | 161 | 146 | 209 |
| Liquidated Debt | 2,496 | 2,099 | 2,085 | 1,120 | 922 | 1,023 | 1,160 |
| Marriage Exemption | 452 | 441 | 359 | 370 | 572 | 674 | 484 |
| Mental Health Applications | 81 | 96 | 97 | 136 | 35 | 30 | 42 |
| Other | 2,656 | 2,641 | 2,245 | 1,568 | 1,781 | 1,842 | 2,125 |
| Personal Injury | 7,609 | 7,015 | 7,955 | 5,587 | 5,992 | 6,572 | 6,876 |
| Personal Insolvency | 1,168 | 1,040 | 2,607 | 3,082 | 2,823 | 2,507 | 2,899 |
| Property (Other) | 842 | 910 | 784 | 647 | 1,016 | 815 | 758 |
| Property (Possession) | 2,587 | 1,813 | 1,345 | 480 | 435 | 548 | 381 |
| Satisfaction Piece | 99 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 39 | 49 | 26 |
| Service Of Documents | 4,528 | 5,010 | 5,027 | 3,758 | 3,558 | 3,207 | 94 |
| 30,673 | 27,533 | 29,294 | 19,997 | 20,111 | 20,807 | 19,439 |
