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Civil justice statistics quarterly: July to September 2017
Still 87% default judgment though
Main points
In July to September 2017, increases can be seen across most stages of county court activity (claims, defences, trials and judgments made). Although the increase in claims is driven by specified money claims, increases have also been seen in unspecified money and non-money claims.
County court claims up 13% compared to same quarter last year, driven by specified money claims
In July to September 2017, the second highest quarterly number of County Court claims were lodged since 2006, at 560,000. Of these, 445,000 were specified money claims (up 15% on July to September 2016).
Unspecified money claims were up 10% to 40,000
Unspecified money claims have increased for both Personal Injury (up 10% to 38,000) and other unspecified money claims (up 9% to 2,000)
Claims defended and claims to trial up 2% and 11% respectively
There were 76,000 claims defended and 14,000 claims that had gone to trial in July to September 2017
Average time taken from claim to hearing has increased
Average time taken for small claims has increased to 31.9 weeks and for multi and fast track claims to 56.5 weeks, 0.7 and 3.3 weeks longer than the same period in 2016 respectively.
Judgments up 24%, compared to same quarter in 2016
There were 353,000 judgments made in July to September 2017, of which 87% were default judgments (with 306,000, up 27% on the same quarter of 2016).
Judicial Reviews for the three quarters of 2017 down 5% on same period of 2016
There were 3,100 Judicial Reviews up to September 2017. Of the 2,100 cases that reached the permission stage, 378 (18%) were found to be ‘totally without merit’.
Read more --> https://www.gov.uk/government/statis...september-2017
Still 87% default judgment though
Main points
In July to September 2017, increases can be seen across most stages of county court activity (claims, defences, trials and judgments made). Although the increase in claims is driven by specified money claims, increases have also been seen in unspecified money and non-money claims.
County court claims up 13% compared to same quarter last year, driven by specified money claims
In July to September 2017, the second highest quarterly number of County Court claims were lodged since 2006, at 560,000. Of these, 445,000 were specified money claims (up 15% on July to September 2016).
Unspecified money claims were up 10% to 40,000
Unspecified money claims have increased for both Personal Injury (up 10% to 38,000) and other unspecified money claims (up 9% to 2,000)
Claims defended and claims to trial up 2% and 11% respectively
There were 76,000 claims defended and 14,000 claims that had gone to trial in July to September 2017
Average time taken from claim to hearing has increased
Average time taken for small claims has increased to 31.9 weeks and for multi and fast track claims to 56.5 weeks, 0.7 and 3.3 weeks longer than the same period in 2016 respectively.
Judgments up 24%, compared to same quarter in 2016
There were 353,000 judgments made in July to September 2017, of which 87% were default judgments (with 306,000, up 27% on the same quarter of 2016).
Judicial Reviews for the three quarters of 2017 down 5% on same period of 2016
There were 3,100 Judicial Reviews up to September 2017. Of the 2,100 cases that reached the permission stage, 378 (18%) were found to be ‘totally without merit’.
Read more --> https://www.gov.uk/government/statis...september-2017
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