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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 |