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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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85 page PDF
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Civil Justice Statistics in Scotland 2016-2017
Table 14: Personal injury cases[1] initiated and disposed of in the Court of Session, 2016-17
Table 14: Personal injury cases[1] initiated and disposed of in the Court of Session, 2016-17
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | Dismissed | For pursuer | Expenses only | Other | ||||||||
| Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | |||||||
| Accident at work | 91 | 370 | 289 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Road traffic accident | 116 | 217 | 162 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Clinical negligence | 193 | 145 | 118 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Asbestos | 93 | 400 | 310 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Live mesothelioma | 23 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Post mesothelioma | 56 | 55 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Pleural plaques | 0 | 225 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Pleural thickening | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Other | 14 | 73 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Repetitive strain injury | 1 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vibration white finger | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Relative’s claim | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other | 41 | 212 | 156 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Total | 539 | 1,373 | 1,057 | 18 | 9 | 229 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 45 | ||
1. These statistics relate to cases that use personal injury procedure and standard ordinary cause procedure.
2. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.