Court Caseload Rankings
Based on 6 entries from 9,262 reported Hong Kong court judgments
Analysis
The HK Case Law database contains 9,262 judgments from January 1900 to February 2026 across six court levels: Court of First Instance (6,452 cases), Court of Appeal (1,253 cases), District Court (888 cases), Court of Final Appeal (400 cases), Family Court (169 cases), Lands Tribunal (100 cases). The Court of First Instance handles the largest volume as the principal court of original jurisdiction in the High Court.
Data coverage: January 1900 to February 2026
Full Rankings
Methodology
Rankings are based on 9,262 reported Court of Final Appeal judgments published on HKLII. Counts reflect appearances in reported decisions only — unreported matters, settlements, and advisory work are not included.
How many cases does each Hong Kong court handle?
The database contains Court of First Instance: 6,452; Court of Appeal: 1,253; District Court: 888; Court of Final Appeal: 400 — 9,262 total judgments across all courts.