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Civil Justice Statistics in Scotland 2016-2017
Published:
28 Aug 2018
The 2016-17 Civil Justice in Scotland release includes main statistics tables and figures and supplementary statistics tables.
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Civil Justice Statistics in Scotland 2016-2017
Table 13: Personal injury cases initiated and disposed of[1] in the civil courts[2], by case type, 2008-09 to 2016-17
Table 13: Personal injury cases initiated and disposed of[1] in the civil courts[2], by case type, 2008-09 to 2016-17
| Cases | Case type | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | % change since 2015-16 | % change since 2008-09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated | Road traffic accident | 3,441 | 4,635 | 5,790 | 4,613 | 5,106 | 4,770 | 5,143 | 4,897 | 4,955 | 1 | 44 |
| Accident at work | 1,921 | 1,844 | 1,802 | 1,750 | 1,758 | 1,797 | 1,817 | 1,721 | 1,480 | -14 | -23 | |
| Clinical negligence | 173 | 189 | 207 | 222 | 203 | 262 | 629 | 388 | 351 | -10 | 103 | |
| Asbestos | 242 | 541 | 345 | 294 | 436 | 320 | 458 | 300 | 316 | 5 | 31 | |
| Other | 1,211 | 2,557 | 955 | 931 | 1,190 | 1,138 | 1,163 | 1,460 | 1,276 | -13 | 5 | |
| Total initiated | 6,988 | 9,766 | 9,099 | 7,810 | 8,693 | 8,287 | 9,210 | 8,766 | 8,378 | -4 | 20 | |
| Disposed | Road traffic accident | 1,588 | 2,977 | 4,607 | 4,619 | 4,130 | 3,893 | 3,970 | 4,197 | 3,630 | -14 | 129 |
| Accident at work | 1,343 | 1,596 | 1,529 | 1,627 | 1,570 | 1,653 | 1,623 | 1,560 | 1,205 | -23 | -10 | |
| Clinical negligence | 32 | 104 | 124 | 133 | 154 | 178 | 195 | 238 | 232 | -3 | 625 | |
| Asbestos | 214 | 181 | 168 | 216 | 365 | 598 | 633 | 430 | 430 | 0 | 101 | |
| Other | 2,193 | 1,343 | 1,074 | 1,775 | 1,444 | 1,079 | 941 | 1,108 | 1,095 | -1 | -50 | |
| Total disposed | 5,370 | 6,201 | 7,502 | 8,370 | 7,663 | 7,401 | 7,362 | 7,533 | 6,592 | -12 | 23 |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
2. Includes Court of Session, sheriff courts and Sheriff Personal Injury Court (from 22 September 2015).