Official Statistics
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| Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claims issued and other originating proceedings-London | 4528 | 3534 | 3779 | 4887 | 4810 |
| Claims issued and other originating proceedings-outside London | 2025 | 3762 | 5558 | 2242 | 2861 |
| Bankruptcy Court proceedings-Bankruptcy petitions | 13559 | 12479 | 12144 | 10770 | 8389 |
| Bankruptcy Court proceedings-Other originating applications | 6550 | 8261 | 5551 | 7402 | 2674 |
| Companies Court proceedings-London | 9696 | 9099 | 11586 | 12371 | 10003 |
| Companies Court proceedings-Outside London | 8303 | 8403 | 8852 | 8000 | 7889 |
| Patents Court appeals received | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Total number of cases | 44663 | 45541 | 47475 | 45678 | 36631 |
| Orders made by masters-Drawn up by drafting section | 6927 | 7040 | 6429 | 7514 | 9099 |
| Orders made by masters-Not drawn up | 2556 | 2555 | 2119 | 1164 | 1305 |
| Orders made by masters-Drawn up by solicitors | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers Out | 261 | 355 | 276 | 243 | 335 |
| Enforcement Issues-possession | 15 | 23 | 36 | 26 | 30 |
| Enforcement Issues-writs of fi-fa | 35 | 49 | 74 | 61 | 110 |
| Appointments before masters-on notice | 5945 | 6303 | 4557 | 3176 | 4109 |
| Appointments before masters-without notice | 1102 | 1034 | 960 | 1028 | 820 |
| Land and property-Contracts of sale and purchase | 10 | 10 | 127 | 366 | 107 |
| Land and property-Landlord and Tenant | 3 | 5 | 28 | 40 | 73 |
| Land and property-Mortgages and charges | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 33 |
| Land and property-Squatters and trespassers | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 1 |
| Land and property-Restrictive covenants | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| Land and property-Orders of Possession of Land | - | - | - | - | 39 |
| Land and property-Other Proceedings | 1114 | 924 | 413 | 276 | 269 |
| Business and industry-Partnership | 28 | 82 | 54 | 106 | 45 |
| Business and industry-Business fraud claims | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Business and industry-Competition | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Business and industry-Contracts of sale & purchase of shares & business | 14 | 1 | 42 | 270 | 44 |
| Business and industry-Other Disputes | 301 | 246 | 348 | 214 | 63 |
| Intellectual property-Confidential information | 3 | 21 | 23 | 95 | 45 |
| Intellectual property-Passing off and trade marks | 50 | 118 | 142 | 171 | 146 |
| Intellectual property-Patents and registered designs4 | 57 | 111 | 111 | 130 | 65 |
| Intellectual property-Copyright and design right | 120 | 172 | 286 | 374 | 306 |
| Contract-Specific Performance | - | - | - | - | 49 |
| Contract-Breach of contract | - | - | - | - | 456 |
| Contract-Debt | - | - | - | - | 129 |
| Contract-Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | 49 |
| Professional negligence-Claims against solicitors | 30 | 31 | 80 | 210 | 144 |
| Professional negligence-Claims against accountants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Professional negligence-Claims against surveyors and estate agents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
| Professional negligence-Claims against members of other professions | 10 | 31 | 66 | 84 | 78 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Contentious probate actions | 73 | 185 | 106 | 152 | 120 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Disputes relating to Trust property | 10 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 111 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Variation of Trusts | 2 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 43 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Inheritance (provision for dependants) | 10 | 43 | 80 | 110 | 81 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Guardianship of minors' estate | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Charities | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Breach of fiduciary duty | - | - | - | - | 47 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Pension schemes | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Removal of personal representatives | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Trusts, wills and probate-Other applications concerning wills and trusts | 214 | 237 | 365 | 216 | 107 |
| Other-Miscellaneous Payments out of court | - | - | - | - | 136 |
| Other-Application for an Order for Sale (to enforce a charging order) | - | - | - | - | 172 |
| Other-VAT Claims (GLO-Revenue and Customs) | - | - | - | - | 125 |
| Other-Other debts, damages and accounts | 1102 | 343 | 876 | 157 | 71 |
| Other-Revenue appeals | 0 | 12 | 71 | 276 | 0 |
| Other-Solicitors | 10 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Other-Contempt of court | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other-Application for payments of monies lodged in court under various enactments | - | - | - | - | 1292 |
| Other-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Other-Originating process not otherwise classified | 1362 | 936 | 452 | 1320 | 263 |
| Total number of cases | 4528 | 3534 | 3779 | 4887 | 4810 |
| Total cases-Trial list | - | - | - | - | 896 |
| Total cases-General list | - | - | - | - | 1000 |
| Total cases-Interim hearing list | - | - | - | - | 2212 |
| Total cases | - | - | - | - | 4108 |
| Number disposed after trial or hearing-Trial list | - | - | - | - | 223 |
| Number disposed after trial or hearing-General list | - | - | - | - | 878 |
| Number disposed after trial or hearing-Interim hearing list | - | - | - | - | 1860 |
| Number disposed after trial or hearing-Total | - | - | - | - | 2961 |
| Number disposed otherwise-Trial list | - | - | - | - | 547 |
| Number disposed otherwise-General list | - | - | - | - | 77 |
| Number disposed otherwise-Interim hearing list | - | - | - | - | 336 |
| Number disposed otherwise-Total | - | - | - | - | 960 |
| Total-Trial list | - | - | - | - | 770 |
| Total-General list | - | - | - | - | 955 |
| Total-Interim hearing list | - | - | - | - | 2196 |
| Total-Cases disposed of | - | - | - | - | 3921 |
| Bankruptcy petitions-By creditors | 9846 | 8730 | 8610 | 7210 | 5597 |
| Bankruptcy petitions-By debtors and legal representatives of deceased debtors | 3713 | 3749 | 3534 | 3560 | 2792 |
| Other Originating applications | 6550 | 8261 | 5551 | 7402 | 2674 |
| Total number of cases | 20109 | 20740 | 17695 | 18172 | 11063 |
| Applications filed-Winding-up petitions | 5152 | 5313 | 6484 | 6604 | 5783 |
| Applications filed-Other petitions, applications and summonses-Originating | 4544 | 3786 | 5102 | 5767 | 4220 |
| Applications filed-Other petitions, applications and summonses-Non-originating | 4708 | 4732 | 5033 | 6912 | 5886 |
| Applications filed-Other petitions, applications and summonses-Claims transferred in | 469 | 510 | 782 | 206 | 138 |
| Orders made-On winding-up petitions-Winding-up orders made | 2371 | 2136 | 2982 | 3425 | 2914 |
| Orders made-On winding-up petitions-Dismissed/Withdrawn | 2555 | 2270 | 3165 | 3279 | 2831 |
| Orders made-On other petitions, applications and summonses | 11552 | 10154 | 13526 | 15390 | 14337 |
| Transfers to county courts | 1858 | 1437 | 2681 | 2794 | 2056 |
| Applications before registrar-Listed | 13455 | 12724 | 16466 | 18165 | 16947 |
| Applications before registrar-Unlisted | 558 | 513 | 555 | 607 | 411 |