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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2014-2015
The 2014-15 Civil Justice in Scotland release includes: 1. MAIN STATISTICS TABLES (compromising tables that appear in this bulletin) 2. DIVORCE & DISSOLUTION STATISTICS TABLES (further breakdowns on divorce & dissolution) 3. SUPPLEMENTARY STATISTICS TABLES (additional statistics on civil law cases in sheriff courts and the Court of Session) 4. BACKGROUND DATA TABLES (an interactive dataset on civil law court cases by court, that can be used to generate user customised tables and charts)
Table 11: Debt cases initiated and disposed of1 in the civil courts, by case type, 2008-09 to 2014-15
| Cases | Procedure | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | % change since 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated | Court of Session | 23 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 1,300 |
| Sheriff: ordinary cause | 14,669 | 12,054 | 9,200 | 6,944 | 5,487 | 4,586 | 4,407 | -4 | |
| Sheriff: commercial | 400 | 318 | 223 | 266 | 222 | 241 | 378 | 57 | |
| Sheriff: summary cause | 7,157 | 5,307 | 4,415 | 3,922 | 3,381 | 3,114 | 3,258 | 5 | |
| Sheriff: small claim | 43,549 | 38,251 | 31,533 | 29,110 | 26,803 | 27,444 | 25,642 | -7 | |
| Total initiated | 65,798 | 55,931 | 45,375 | 40,250 | 35,899 | 35,390 | 33,755 | -5 | |
| Disposed | Court of Session | 28 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -33 |
| Sheriff: ordinary cause | 12,553 | 10,150 | 7,729 | 5,885 | 4,534 | 3,566 | 3,520 | -1 | |
| Sheriff: commercial | 252 | 231 | 166 | 175 | 117 | 143 | 303 | 112 | |
| Sheriff: summary cause | 7,097 | 5,772 | 4,337 | 3,884 | 3,324 | 2,906 | 3,199 | 10 | |
| Sheriff: small claim | 38,594 | 40,347 | 31,026 | 28,934 | 26,023 | 25,876 | 26,319 | 2 | |
| Total disposed | 58,524 | 56,516 | 43,260 | 38,880 | 34,000 | 32,497 | 33,345 | 3 |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
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