Publication - Statistics

Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019

Published: 7 April 2020
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order
ISBN: 9781839606731

The 2018-2019 civil justice statistics in Scotland release includes main statistics tables, figures and supplementary statistics tables.

Supporting documents

Table 19: Damages cases initiated and disposed of¹ in the civil courts, by case type, 2009-10 to 2018-19

Cases	Procedure	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	% change since 2017-18	% change since 2009-10
Initiated	Court of Session²	529	300	367	357	369	286	409	170	146	174	19	-67
	Sheriff: ordinary cause	791	630	491	496	447	400	412	658	538	748	39	-5
	Sheriff: commercial	54	163	37	34	51	46	15	25	13	17	31	-69
	Sheriff: summary cause³	561	453	488	382	441	271	222	292	1	0	-100	-100
	Sheriff: small claim³	2,918	2,586	2,364	2,009	1,887	1,348	1,238	1,122	0	0	z	-100
	Sheriff: simple procedure³	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	543	2,185	2,188	0	z
	Total initiated	4,853	4,132	3,747	3,278	3,195	2,351	2,296	2,810	2,883	3,127	8	*-36*
Disposed	Court of Session²	212	315	313	298	359	355	249	212	327	144	-56	-32
	Sheriff: ordinary cause	666	595	675	623	435	304	263	390	423	422	0	-37
	Sheriff: commercial	26	18	30	8	16	24	140	19	10	11	10	-58
	Sheriff: summary cause³	450	457	452	383	340	287	205	267	41	1	-98	-100
	Sheriff: small claim³	2,710	2,397	2,149	1,982	1,758	1,380	1,266	1,239	87	3	-97	-100
	Sheriff: simple procedure³	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	49	1,843	2,260	23	z
	Total disposed	4,064	3,782	3,619	3,294	2,908	2,350	2,123	2,176	2,731	2,841	4	*-30*

1. Figures for initiations and disposals do not necessarily refer to the same cases.

2. Includes ordinary and commercial cases. Data refers to first instance business only - excludes appeals and reclaiming motions.

3. The first phase of simple procedure replaced the small claims and the more straightforward cases under summary cause procedure from 28 November 2016.

More complex summary cause cases will move during phase two of simple procedure in due course.

4. z refers to data not being applicable.

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Table 19: Damages cases initiated and disposed of1 in the civil courts, by case type, 2009-10 to 2018-19

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Table 19: Damages cases initiated and disposed of¹ in the civil courts, by case type, 2009-10 to 2018-19