Open Litigation Cases
Number of active legal disputes or claims at period end
What is Open Litigation Cases?
Open litigation cases is the number of legal disputes that are still active at the end of a period. It shows the size of an organisation's legal exposure.
Each open case carries cost, management time and potential liability, so the count helps understand workload and risk.
How this KPI is measured
- Function
- Legal, Risk & Compliance
- Sub-function
- Litigation & Disputes
- Industry
- All Industries
- Type
- Lagging
- Impact
- Risk
- Unit
- #
- Measurement frequency
- Quarterly
- Formula
- Count of open litigation matters in legal tracker at end of period
How to calculate it
Count the open litigation matters recorded in the legal tracker at the end of the period.
For example, if 38 cases were still open at year end, the count is 38.
Record the value at stake, stage and expected timing of each case, and report the total exposure as well as the number.
Where it is used
Managing legal risk
See the size of exposure.
Planning legal resources
Match workload.
Reporting to boards and auditors
Show open matters.
How to improve it
Tips and common mistakes
- Count alone does not show exposure. Track value.
- Follow accounting rules on provisions and disclosure.
- Review old cases for closure.
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