Research from Australian court calendars
Eight research questions about scheduled activity, procedural pathways and access to justice. Start with the current findings, then explore the company data and networks.
Case title: the names on each side of a case. Case number: the reference supplied by the court. Case-day: one numbered case on one date. Advance list: a list for a date after our latest daily update, which may change before that date.
Research questions
Each question has its own findings, methods, limits and next steps. The initial longitudinal analyses use Victoria; other jurisdictions have coverage summaries and space for future research.
What is the procedural cost of staying in the system?
Repeated listing dates, intervals and equal follow-up cohorts.
Current research →Question 2Why is scheduled civil activity growing?
Changes in recorded volume, observed files and broad divisions.
Current research →Question 3What happens after a mediation listing?
The next observed appointment within a fixed follow-up period.
Current research →Question 4Do repeat corporate participants experience different pathways?
Earlier observed company experience and later scheduling.
Current research →Question 5Who benefits from digital court processes?
Virtual-hearing labels and the evidence needed to study access.
Current research →Question 6How different is justice in lists from justice in judgments?
Linkage, selection and the limits of published reasons.
Current research →Question 7How much scheduling uncertainty do litigants face?
Changes between captured versions of the same scheduled list.
Current research →Question 8Which courts make their performance hardest to study?
Source coverage, identifiers and gaps in research infrastructure.
Current research →Patterns
Cases listed each day, by jurisdiction
Download case counts (CSV)Each numbered case counts once per source and day. Breaks in a line mark a gap in dates or a change in the courts covered.
Daily counts and dates
| Date | Jurisdiction | Numbered cases | Listings without numbers |
|---|
Case types
Listings without a case number
Breakdown by type
Where the data comes from
Daily updates began in September 2026. Some courts also publish older lists, which extend the dates covered. Coverage varies by court and location.
| Source | Covered since | Latest list | Coverage |
|---|
Published decisions and orders
Outside our current coverage
Definitions
About
I’m Greg Baker. I built DocketWatch to study patterns in court calendars, especially company appearances. It is for researchers and anyone curious about how court activity changes. I publish aggregate counts and company names, while keeping individual case records private. If you spot an error, send me a correction.