TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction of the Chief Justice

1.0      OVERVIEW OF THE JUDICIARY

1.1               Composition and Jurisdiction of the Judiciary
1.2               Appointments to the Judiciary

2.0    JUDICIAL EDUCATION

2.1               Judges' Retreat
2.2               Code of Ethics
2.3               Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
2.4               Visit to Ontario Court of Justice, Canada July-August, 1998
2.5               Visit of The Hon. Julius A. Isaac, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
2.6               UWI/UNDCP Regional Judicial Symposium - Bahamas
2.7               UWI/UNDCP Regional Judicial Symposium - Barbados
2.8               National Intellectual Property Symposium
2.9               UWI/UNDCP Legal Training, Regional Magistrates' Conference
2.10             UWI/UNDCP Legal Training Regional Magistrates Conference,  Jamaica
2.11             Commonwealth Magistrates’ And Judges’ Association  Caribbean Conference
2.12             Seminar on Mediation and Community Mediation Act

3.0      LAW REPORTS

4.0      THE REFORM PROCESS

            4.1               Judicial Sector Reform Programme
            4.2               New Rules of Court
            4.3               The status of legislative amendments recommended by the Rules Committee
            4.4               Other components of the Judicial Sector Reform
          4.5               The Department of Court Administration

5.0      INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT OF D.C.A

5.1               Supreme Cour
5.2               Magistracy

6.0      COURT LIBRARY SERVICES UNIT OF D.C.A

7.0.     COURT STATISTICAL UNIT OF D.C.A

8.0     HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT OF D.C.A

8.1               The Merger of the Personnel Sections of the Supreme Court and Magistracy
8.2               Training
8.3               Employee Relations

9.0      COURT PROTOCOL AND INFORMATION UNIT OF D.C.A

10.0    COURT BUILDINGS

10.1             Magistracy
10.2             Supreme Court

11.0   VOLUME AND PACE OF LITIGATION

11.1             Court of Appeal
11.2             High Court
11.3             Magistracy

12.0    FINANCIAL REVIEW

12.1             Recurrent Expenditure
12.2             Capital Expenditure  - Development Programme
12.3             Budgetary Estimates 1999-2000

TABLES

TABLE 1
Court Of Appeal Registry - Appeals Filed By Case Type

TABLE 2
Court Of Appeal Registry - Appeals Disposed Of By Manner Of Disposition

TABLE 3
Civil Appeals - non compliance

TABLE 4
Magisterial Appeals

TABLE 5
Criminal Appeals

TABLE 6
High Court Registry Criminal Caseload

TABLE   7
Criminal Cases Disposed Of By Manner Of Disposition

TABLE 8
Criminal Cases Disposed of by time to disposition from filing of indictment

TABLE 9
criminal Cases - Pending Caseload

TABLE 10
High Court Registry Civil Caseload

TABLE 11
Civil Cases set down for trial

TABLE 12
Civil Cases disposed of by manner of disposition

TABLE 13
Civil Cases disposed of by time to disposition from date of filing

TABLE 14
Civil Cases - Pending caseload

TABLE 15
New Matrimonial Cases Filed

TABLE 16
Matrimonial Cases for hearing

TABLE 17
Matrimonial Cases Disposed of

TABLE 18
Probate Registry Caseload Profile

TABLE 19
Magistrates Court Caseload Profil

TABLE 20
Cases Disposed of

TABLE 21
Budgetary Overview

Figure 1 -  Non-Capital Appeals ready for Hearing in the 1999 - 2000 Law Term

Figure 2 - Number of Non-Capital Appeals pending Receipt of Transcripts

Figure 3 - Civil Cases filed by Sub-Type

Figure 4 - Magistrates Court Caseload

Figure 5 - Appeals awaiting typing of Notes of Evidence and Reasons - Magistracy

Appendix I:                         The Judiciary

Appendix II:                        Retirements and Appointments

Appendix III:                       The Rules Committee

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