STATISTICS OF PROCEEDINGS Area of law Number of cases Citizenship and migration law 27 Building and planning law 26 Government organisation law 25 Public service 23 Police and law enforcement law 23 State legal aid 21 Transport and road law 21 Administrative court procedure law 20 Company, bankruptcy, and credit institutions law 20 Ownership law, including intellectual property law 19 Misdemeanour procedure 18 National defence law 17 Electoral and referendum law, political parties law 14 Consumer protection law 10 Other private law 9 International law 9 Telecommunications, broadcasting, and postal services law 7 Agricultural law (including food and veterinary law) 6 Succession law 6 Economic and trade management and competition law 5 Animal protection, hunting, and fishing law 4 Language law 3 Substantive penal law 3 Heritage law 3 Notarial law 3 5. Distribution of cases by regions Similarly to the previous years, the largest number of petitions and cases opened on the basis of them was from the largest cities, including Tallinn (533 cases) and Tartu (336 cases). The number of proceedings initiated on the basis of petitions from Tallinn dropped by 90 in comparison to 2009, while the number of petitions from Tartu remained more or less the same, increasing by 14. Among the counties, the largest number of proceedings were still in relation to Ida-Viru County and Harju County. 274 proceedings were initiated on the basis of petitions from Ida-Viru County, followed by 203 proceedings on the basis of petitions from Harju County. As before, the smallest number of proceedings was in relation to Hiiu County (7 cases). 27 proceedings were initiated on the basis of petitions received from abroad, which is half more than in 2009. With regard to most regions, the number of cases opened was almost in the same proportion as in 2009. 88