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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 14: Personal injury cases1 initiated and disposed of in the Court of Session, 2014-15
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | Dismissed | For pursuer | Expenses only | Other | ||||||
| Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | |||||
| Accident at work | 923 | 952 | 631 | 3 | 1 | 282 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Road traffic accident | 686 | 747 | 426 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Clinical negligence | 545 | 131 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Asbestos | 449 | 621 | 446 | 10 | 2 | 144 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Live mesothelioma | 39 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Post mesothelioma | 70 | 54 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pleural plaques | 215 | 383 | 289 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pleural thickening | 32 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 93 | 116 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Repetitive strain injury | 47 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibration white finger | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Relative's claim | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 360 | 336 | 231 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 3,015 | 2,841 | 1,870 | 19 | 4 | 820 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 91 |
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.
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