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2023, High Court, Civil

Incoming Case Category Breakdown

2023, High Court, Civil

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Assault 117 113 89 164 114 102 148
Bail 1,381 1,509 1,390 1,898 1,726 1,676 1,828
Bankruptcy Petitions (Creditors) 47 55 75 26 21 17 0
Bankruptcy Petitions (Self) 454 382 230 119 169 92 0
Bankruptcy Summonses 68 105 108 25 34 32 0
Breach Of Contract 327 318 285 231 246 1,458 336
Chancery 2,269 1,906 1,624 1,552 1,260 1,132 1,306
Circuit Court To High Court 645 860 545 230 321 451 318
Commercial 193 161 172 185 152 126 106
Deed Poll Applications 826 895 820 471 746 713 835
Defamation 152 186 157 156 109 104 68
Disqualify Directors 0 2 5 7 3 4 1
District Court To High Court 25 30 25 17 19 14 13
Employment (Dismissal) 2 4 7 3 3 2 2
Employment (Other) 13 11 5 1 5 13 5
Enduring Powers Of Attorney 928 974 1,317 1,338 1,234 1,581 1,666
Epo Applications 110 209 96 51 51 0 0
European Arrest Warrants 344 400 399 416 357 259 245
Examinership 14 10 8 11 6 6 7
Execution Orders Issued (Judgments) 1,165 1,002 825 142 124 100 213
Execution Orders Issued (Possession) 36 28 43 8 6 8 8
Foreign Proceedings (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
Garda Compensation 149 139 151 117 60 56 132
Habeas Corpus 128 97 73 52 97 63 68
Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued 1,118 992 675 288 249 200 261
Judgments Marked In The Office 844 742 552 58 45 16 213
Judgments Registered 2,904 2,673 1,953 1,408 1,414 1,257 1,257
Judicial Review (Asylum-Related) 497 530 368 355 360 336 779
Judicial Review (Other) 464 546 485 558 843 576 627
Judicial Review Sid 0 0 0 0 0 63 108
Liquidated Debt 3,042 1,982 1,744 585 773 604 857
Liquidation 95 82 87 75 75 37 44
Maintenance (Foreign) 45 35 30 13 20 7 30
Negligence 324 274 234 210 260 185 132
Nullity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal Injury 8,909 8,889 7,987 6,682 5,145 3,766 4,538
Personal Insolvency 60 75 73 35 12 10 96
Personal Insolvency Cc To Hc 0 0 0 0 0 58 0
Persons Declared Wards Of Court 425 431 449 382 430 520 206
Probate: Local Registries 8,373 9,004 7,521 6,325 7,588 8,015 10,199
Probate: Principal Registry 8,231 9,150 10,195 9,362 11,184 13,287 11,331
Proceeds Of Crime 32 35 36 35 36 34 43
Property (Other) 59 43 63 33 37 23 10
Property (Possession) 301 174 105 55 71 61 72
Regulation Of Professions 147 188 173 117 111 280 189
Restrict Directors 14 10 18 14 15 12 4
Revenue To High Court 6 9 8 43 23 9 27
Satisfaction Piece 33 85 106 32 57 34 51
Service Of Documents 107 81 128 101 122 89 102
  45,423 45,426 41,439 33,986 35,733 37,488 38,569

Resolved Case Category Breakdown

2023, High Court, Civil

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Assault 30 35 29 15 23 68 101
Bail 1,381 1,439 1,270 1,829 1,715 1,248 1,297
Bankruptcy Petitions (Creditors) 41 24 32 11 30 12 0
Bankruptcy Petitions (Self) 432 373 231 118 169 93 0
Bankruptcy Summonses 66 97 88 25 28 31 0
Breach Of Contract 119 121 100 30 39 63 153
Chancery 579 584 371 325 448 525 608
Circuit Court To High Court 339 418 322 150 92 227 225
Commercial 123 116 95 133 111 106 89
Deed Poll Applications 826 895 820 471 746 713 835
Defamation 16 21 46 25 16 28 47
Disqualify Directors 2 1 1 2 3 7 4
District Court To High Court 17 11 7 12 17 14 18
Employment (Dismissal) 0 2 1 6 3 3 0
Employment (Other) 1 8 7 4 2 4 3
Enduring Powers Of Attorney 750 985 1,031 1,156 1,160 1,245 1,452
Epo Applications 28 60 35 23 23 0 0
European Arrest Warrants 86 132 148 85 261 274 236
Examinership 72 42 48 56 52 43 43
Execution Orders Issued (Judgments) 1,165 1,002 825 142 124 100 100
Execution Orders Issued (Possession) 36 28 43 8 6 8 8
Foreign Proceedings (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
Garda Compensation 113 134 86 44 110 80 95
Habeas Corpus 54 42 47 30 67 53 43
Judgment Mortgage Certs Issued 1,118 992 675 288 249 200 261
Judgments Marked In The Office 844 742 552 58 45 16 100
Judgments Registered 2,904 2,673 1,953 1,408 1,414 1,257 1,238
Judicial Review (Asylum-Related) 332 462 397 423 628 369 406
Judicial Review (Other) 283 494 308 213 370 390 466
Judicial Review Sid 0 0 0 0 0 63 129
Liquidated Debt 1,512 1,546 1,381 666 141 149 666
Liquidation 68 65 66 69 167 137 169
Maintenance (Foreign) 15 13 22 13 1 2 0
Negligence 98 155 85 33 38 76 189
Nullity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal Injury 3,910 4,493 4,596 2,556 3,576 3,899 4,415
Personal Insolvency 10 51 12 35 14 13 105
Personal Insolvency Cc To Hc 0 0 0 0 0 51 0
Persons Declared Wards Of Court 357 358 396 319 323 360 241
Probate: Local Registries 7,793 8,862 8,207 6,669 4,782 5,766 8,835
Probate: Principal Registry 8,287 10,589 9,679 8,340 12,045 12,264 10,406
Proceeds Of Crime 11 15 16 32 40 36 15
Property (Other) 39 41 30 4 5 84 20
Property (Possession) 87 179 106 22 17 70 86
Regulation Of Professions 149 159 163 44 87 261 163
Restrict Directors 16 13 12 18 9 29 5
Revenue To High Court 2 3 1 3 9 9 20
Satisfaction Piece 33 85 106 32 57 34 51
Service Of Documents 107 81 128 101 122 89 58
  34,251 38,641 34,574 26,046 29,384 30,569 33,489

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