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Appendices |
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| Appendix 1 | Appendix 2 | Appendix 3 | Appendix 4 | Appendix 5 |
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| Appendix 1: Revenue and Expenditure |
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| Revenue |
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2014-15
($M) |
2015-16
($M) |
| 1 |
Criminal cases |
1.9 |
2.9 |
| 2 |
Civil cases
- In-house
- Assigned-out |
10.9
280.1 |
15.2
262.6 |
| 3 |
Official Solicitor |
2.2 |
23.5 |
| 4 |
| Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme |
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Legal costs |
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Administration fee |
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Total |
298.7 |
308.0 |
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| Expenditure by Items |
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2014-15
($M) |
2015-16
($M) |
| 1 |
Personal Emoluments |
259.5 |
268.1 |
| 2 |
Personnel Related Expenses |
6.6 |
8.3 |
| 3 |
Departmental Expenses |
16.0 |
15.5 |
| 4 |
Legal Aid Costs (for both in-house
and assigned-out cases) |
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Civil |
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Criminal |
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| 5 |
Plant, Equipment and Works |
- |
0.4 |
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Total |
849.1 |
860.5 |
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| Expenditure by Programmes |
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2014-15
($M) |
2015-16
($M) |
| 1 |
Processing of Legal Aid Applications |
99.6 |
102.5 |
| 2 |
Litigation Services |
695.4 |
703.0 |
| 3 |
Support Services |
37.4 |
40.4 |
| 4 |
Official Solicitor’s Office |
16.7 |
14.6 |
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Total |
849.1 |
860.5 |
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| Analysis of Expenditure for Civil Cases by Types of Cases |
Types of Cases |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
Matrimonial Cases |
16.5% |
16.1% |
Misc. Personal Injuries |
33.9% |
30.6% |
Employees’ Compensations |
11.5% |
12.1% |
Running Down |
9.4% |
8.1% |
Immigration Matters |
1.4% |
2.6% |
Land & Tenancy Disputes |
3.8% |
6.9% |
Wages Claims |
0.2% |
0.2% |
Miscellaneous |
23.3% |
23.4% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
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| Analysis of Expenditure for Criminal Cases by Types of Cases |
Types of Cases |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
Hearings in District Court |
47.4% |
49.0% |
Hearings in Court of First Instance |
42.4% |
42.7% |
Appeals from Magistrates' Court |
2.4% |
1.7% |
Appeals from District Court |
3.0% |
1.6% |
Appeals from Court of First Instance |
2.5% |
3.1% |
Appeals in Court of Final Appeal |
2.3% |
1.9% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
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Supplementary Legal Aid Fund -
Income and Expenditure Account Note 1 Note 2 |
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For the year ended
30 September 2014
($) |
For the year ended
30 September 2015
($) |
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| Income |
| Application fees |
| Percentage contributions |
| Interest income |
| Recovery of over-provision of |
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administration fee in 2014 |
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| 106,000 |
| 3,043,510 |
| 2,845,618 |
| - |
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79,594
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5,130,409
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2,673,859
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27,463
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| Less : Expenditure |
| Administration fee |
| Bank charges |
| Electronic Payment Service charges |
| Expense for interpretation service |
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| Legal costs and expenses for finalised cases |
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Successful litigation |
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- costs to opposite parties |
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Unsuccessful applications |
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Unsuccessful litigation |
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- costs to opposite parties |
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| 3,187,703 |
145
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| 78 |
| 1,713 |
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| 345,428 |
| 349,922 |
| 695,350 |
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| 165,687 |
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| 1,434,652 |
| 106,184 |
| 1,540,836 |
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3,410,119
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345
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| 74 |
574
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| - |
46,769
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46,769
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| 244,284 |
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537,158
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1,352,610
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| 1,889,768 |
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| Surplus/(Deficit) for the year |
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Notes :
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| 1. |
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The financial year of the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund runs from 1 October of one year to 30 September of the following year. As at 30 September 2015, the net assets of the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund were increased by $2,319,392 to $189,122,605.
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| 2. |
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Auditors’ Report for the statement of account for the year ended 30 September 2015 has not yet been issued. |
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