§ 10. Mr. S. Silvermanasked the Attorney-General how many cases in the civil list were tried at the last Manchester and Liverpool Assizes, respectively; and how many cases are entered for and awaiting trial in each of the Manchester and Liverpool district registries.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSixty-four cases in the civil list were tried at the Summer Assizes which recently finished at Liverpool. The Assizes at Manchester are still in progress. Forty-seven cases in the civil list were tried there at the Spring Assizes, 1952. There are at present 515 civil cases awaiting trial at Liverpool and 406 at Manchester. These figures do not take account of long defended divorce causes set down for trial at Assizes.
§ 11. Mr. S. Silvermanasked the Attorney-General the average period that elapses in the Manchester and Liverpool district registries, respectively, between setting a case down for trial and the hearing of the case.
§ The Attorney-GeneralEight months and 12 months, respectively.