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.