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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
Statistics on civil justice, which aims to resolve a range of disputes from debt and eviction to divorce.
Table 14: Personal injury cases 1 initiated and disposed of in the Court of Session, 2015-16
| Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | Dismissed | For pursuer | Expenses only | Other | ||||||
| Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | Defended | Undefended | |||||
| Accident at work | 669 | 852 | 539 | 5 | 0 | 259 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Road traffic accident | 437 | 628 | 368 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Clinical negligence | 280 | 181 | 143 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Asbestos | 285 | 422 | 306 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Live mesothelioma | 30 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Post mesothelioma | 42 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pleural plaques | 138 | 233 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pleural thickening | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 55 | 87 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Repetitive strain injury | 41 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vibration white finger | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Relative's claim | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 391 | 403 | 286 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 2,111 | 2,547 | 1,683 | 19 | 6 | 692 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 106 |
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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