Quartile Analysis
April – June 1999
Number of Decisions Given by the Supreme Court
According to Subject and Length of Decision
Short |
Medium |
Long |
Total |
|||||
Decision Type |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
High Court of Justice |
1796 |
34.5 |
51 |
22.6 |
13 |
15.1 |
1860 |
33.7 |
Civil Law |
2555 |
49.1 |
100 |
44.2 |
50 |
58.1 |
2705 |
49.0 |
Criminal Law |
854 |
16.4 |
75 |
33.2 |
23 |
26.7 |
952 |
17.3 |
Total |
5205 |
100.0 |
226 |
100.0 |
86 |
100.0 |
5517 |
100.0 |
The decisions include judgements given by single judges, a bench of judges and registrars.
“Short Decisions”: 1-2 pages;
“Medium Decisions”: 3-4 pages;
“Long Decisions”: 5 or more pages.