Courts Service Annual Report 2017

This dataset contains data from the 2017 Courts Service Annual Report. This should be read in conjunction with the relevant published reports from our website. * 16% increase in new appeals cases in the Supreme Court * 23% increase in the High Court Commercial List from 2016. * 84% increase in debt settlements. * 85% decrease in defamation cases in Circuit Court. * 19% decrease in self-declared bankruptcy cases * 37% increase in personal insolvency applications over two years. * 52% decrease in new possession cases over four years. * 42% increase in European Arrest Warrant cases. * 30% decrease in barring orders granted over the past 6 years. * 25% increase in criminal appeals in all courts * 15% increase in drugs offenses in the District Court * 33% increase in appeals from District Court to Circuit Court * 22% increase in rape trials heard in the Central Criminal Court.