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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2016-2017
The 2016-17 Civil Justice in Scotland release includes main statistics tables and figures and supplementary statistics tables.
Table 1: Civil law cases initiated and disposed of[1] in the Court of Session[2], sheriff courts[3] and Sheriff Personal Injury Court[4], 2008-09 to 2016-17
| Cases | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | % change since 2015-16 | % change since 2008-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated | Court of Session | 5,329 | 6,102 | 5,141 | 4,718 | 4,911 | 4,561 | 5,164 | 4,358 | 2,251 | -48 | -58 |
| Sheriff courts | 126,304 | 111,737 | 92,308 | 80,502 | 72,510 | 72,511 | 71,605 | 72,220 | 68,433 | -5 | -46 | |
| Sheriff Personal Injury Court | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 1,143 | 2,956 | z | z | |
| All courts | 131,633 | 117,839 | 97,449 | 85,220 | 77,421 | 77,072 | 76,769 | 77,721 | 73,640 | -5 | -44 | |
| Disposed | Court of Session | 4,022 | 4,356 | 4,295 | 4,856 | 4,712 | 4,911 | 4,782 | 4,405 | 3,162 | -28 | -21 |
| Sheriff courts | 111,541 | 104,831 | 87,504 | 77,147 | 68,781 | 65,356 | 65,805 | 66,232 | 62,370 | -6 | -44 | |
| Sheriff Personal Injury Court | z | z | z | z | z | z | z | 172 | 1,363 | z | z | |
| All courts | 115,563 | 109,187 | 91,799 | 82,003 | 73,493 | 70,267 | 70,587 | 70,809 | 66,895 | -6 | -42 |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
2. Excludes appeals and reclaiming motions in the Inner House.
3. Excludes summary applications.
4. Sheriff Personal Injury Court was established on 22 September 2015.
5. z refers to data not being applicable.
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