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 13: Personal injury cases initiated and disposed of1 in the civil courts2, by case type, 2008-09 to 2014-15
| Cases | Case type | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | % change since 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated3 | Road traffic accident | 3,441 | 4,635 | 5,790 | 4,613 | 5,106 | 4,770 | 5,143 | 8 |
| Accident at work | 1,921 | 1,844 | 1,802 | 1,750 | 1,758 | 1,797 | 1,817 | 1 | |
| Clinical negligence | 173 | 189 | 207 | 222 | 203 | 262 | 629 | 140 | |
| Asbestos | 242 | 541 | 345 | 294 | 436 | 320 | 458 | 43 | |
| Other | 1,211 | 2,557 | 955 | 931 | 1,190 | 1,138 | 1,163 | 2 | |
| Total initiated | 6,988 | 9,766 | 9,099 | 7,810 | 8,693 | 8,287 | 9,210 | 11 | |
| Disposed | Road traffic accident | 1,588 | 2,977 | 4,607 | 4,619 | 4,130 | 3,893 | 3,970 | 2 |
| Accident at work | 1,343 | 1,596 | 1,529 | 1,627 | 1,570 | 1,653 | 1,623 | -2 | |
| Clinical negligence | 32 | 104 | 124 | 133 | 154 | 178 | 195 | 10 | |
| Asbestos | 214 | 181 | 168 | 216 | 365 | 598 | 633 | 6 | |
| Other | 2,193 | 1,343 | 1,074 | 1,775 | 1,444 | 1,079 | 941 | -13 | |
| Total disposed | 5,370 | 6,201 | 7,502 | 8,370 | 7,663 | 7,401 | 7,362 | -1 |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
2. Includes Court of Session and sheriff court.
3. These statistics include minor revisions to initiated cases in the Court of Session.
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