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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 19: Damages cases initiated and disposed of[1] in the civil courts, by case type and final disposal, 2016-17
| Court type | Case type | Initiated | Disposed | Disposed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolvitor | For Pursuer | Dismissed[2] | Expenses Only2 | Other | |||||
| Defended | Undefended | ||||||||
| Court of Session | Ordinary | 119 | 134 | 102 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Commercial | 51 | 78 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Court of Session total | 170 | 212 | 155 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 13 | |
| Sheriff courts | Small claim | 1,122 | 1,239 | 377 | 63 | 238 | 535 | 10 | 16 |
| Ordinary cause | 658 | 390 | 166 | 78 | 40 | 95 | 5 | 6 | |
| Summary cause[3] | 292 | 267 | 82 | 23 | 51 | 105 | 0 | 6 | |
| Commercial | 25 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Simple procedure[4] | 543 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13 | |
| Sheriff courts total | 2,640 | 1,964 | 647 | 165 | 332 | 763 | 15 | 42 | |
| Civil courts total | 2,810 | 2,176 | 802 | 183 | 341 | 780 | 15 | 55 | |
1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.
2. Data from the new case management system is not currently split between 'defended' and 'undefended', therefore these have been combined into a single category.
3. First phase of simple procedure replaces the more straightforward cases of summary cause from 28 November 2016.
4. The first phase of simple procedure replaces the small claims and the more straightforward cases under summary procedure.
It commenced on 28 November 2016 and therefore does not cover a full year.
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