The period 2000/2001 saw a significant increase in the traffic flow and usage of Lawstuff with over 2 million hits, and well over 100,000 user-sessions, as the following table illustrates.
|
Month |
Hits |
User-Sessions |
|
July 2000 |
178,977 |
9,936 |
|
August 2000 |
229,663 |
11,420 |
|
September 2000 |
165,158 |
9,069 |
|
October 2000 |
194,571 |
10,860 |
|
November 2000 |
164,107 |
9,132 |
|
December 2000 |
109,508 |
6,951 |
|
January 2001 |
126,612 |
7,600 |
|
February 2001 |
190,423 |
9,676 |
|
March 2001 |
226,267 |
11,814 |
|
April 2001 |
184,654 |
11,427 |
|
May 2001 |
219,392 |
12,522 |
|
June 2001 |
226,128 |
13,066 |
A total of 764 LawMail inquiries were answered in 2000; an increase of 20% from 1999. As the table below indicates, queries concern a spectrum of legal issues.
|
Category |
% |
Category |
% |
|
Age of Consent |
6.5 |
Family Law |
6.8 |
|
Child Welfare |
3.3 |
Government Departments |
2.2 |
|
Children's Rights |
12.0 |
Legal System/Process |
3.3 |
|
Consumer Issues |
1.6 |
Motor Vehicles/Traffic |
3.8 |
|
Copyright |
1.1 |
Police |
1.9 |
|
Criminal Law |
17.0 |
Civil Matters |
2.7 |
|
Discrimination |
0.8 |
Schools |
13.3 |
|
Drug Offences |
5.2 |
General Info |
9.5 |
|
Employment |
6.8 |
Other |
2.2 |