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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 27: Civil law cases initiated in the Court of Session 1, sheriff courts 2 and Sheriff Personal Injury Court 3, 2008-09 to 2015-16
| Initiated Cases | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repossession | 10,141 | 8,266 | 5,224 | 6,752 | 5,385 | 4,770 | 3,268 | 1,874 |
| Damages | 4,627 | 4,851 | 4,131 | 3,684 | 3,278 | 3,195 | 2,351 | 2,296 |
| Personal Injury | 6,988 | 9,766 | 9,099 | 7,810 | 8,693 | 8,287 | 9,210 | 8,766 |
| Family | 14,836 | 14,733 | 14,496 | 13,679 | 13,862 | 13,853 | 13,605 | 12,892 |
| Eviction | 19,944 | 16,528 | 14,160 | 13,979 | 10,532 | 11,778 | 13,750 | 14,690 |
| Debt | 65,798 | 55,931 | 45,375 | 40,250 | 35,899 | 35,390 | 33,755 | 34,919 |
| Other | 9,305 | 7,768 | 5,939 | 5,739 | 5,093 | 4,514 | 4,031 | 4,100 |
| All cases | 131,639 | 117,843 | 98,424 | 91,893 | 82,742 | 81,787 | 79,970 | 79,537 |
1. Excludes appeals and reclaiming motions in the Inner House.
2. Includes summary applications for repossession cases only.
3. Sheriff Personal Injury Court was established on 22 September 2015.
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