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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019

The 2018-2019 civil justice statistics in Scotland release includes main statistics tables, figures and supplementary statistics tables.

Table 26: Civil law appeals initiated and disposed of¹ in the Sheriff Appeal Court², 2015-16 to 2018-19

	Initiated				Disposed
Cases	2015-16³	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2015-16³	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
Appeals from small claim	2	30	9	2		18	18	0
Miscellaneous	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Payment	2	28	9	2	0	18	16	0
Appeals from summary cause	2	45	43	12		26	38	15
Heritable	2	29	27	11	0	21	25	5
Payment	0	13	7	0	0	5	7	3
Personal injury	0	3	6	1	0	0	5	4
Miscellaneous	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	3
Appeals from simple procedure	0	0	41	51		0	12	36
Debt	0	0	40	42	0	0	12	32
Delivery	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1
Damages	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2
Implement	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Appeals from ordinary cause⁴	44	175	140	122		100	118	107
Debt	23	40	35	21	2	38	29	16
Family	8	45	44	44	0	27	35	28
Personal injury	3	14	4	6	1	5	11	10
Commercial	2	7	13	13	0	4	8	12
Heritable	1	8	0	0	0	2	0	0
Other	7	61	44	38	0	24	35	41
Other appeals⁵	0	36	53	79	0	25	49	45
Total	48	286	286	266	3	169	235	203

1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.

2. The Sheriff Appeal Court (Civil) was established on 1st January 2016.

3. Figures for 2015-16 are part of a financial year, January 2016 to March 2016.

4. Includes summary applications.

5. Other appeals include adults with incapacity, liquidation, sequestration, proceeds of crime and miscellaneous cases.

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