Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2011-2012

Footnotes

¹ Prior to this decision, individuals had been able to bring claims for compensation for pleural plaques since the 1980s.

² Axa General Insurance & Others v The Lord Advocate, October 2011 http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/decided-cases/docs/UKSC_2011_0108_Judgment.pdf

³ For more information on the SCJS see http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Publications/publications. This survey is now biennial; the next results will be published around November 2013.

⁴ Respondents are asked to think about any problems or disputes they might have had concerning their home, family or living arrangements in the past 3 years. Respondents asked only to tell the interviewer about problems that they found difficult to deal with or could not be easily solved. Respondents are then shown a screen with a list of problems. For more information see http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Publications/publications/1011Quest

⁵ If there was more than one problem then the question was asked only in relation to the problem they perceived as the most important.

⁶ Sheriff summary, Sheriff and Jury, and High Courts.

⁷ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/legal/criminalprocedure/19008

⁸ These do not include Summary Application cases because there are known issues with the accuracy of the summary application data. See paragraph 11.8 for further details.

⁹ Further information about civil legal assistance is available in Appendix 3 of the Scottish Legal Aid Board Annual Report 2011-12:
http://www.slab.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/annual-report/reports/Annual_Report_2011-2012.html

¹⁰ For more detailed information on the simplified divorce procedure see: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/library/docs/divorce_dissolution_guidance_leaflet_2.pdf

¹¹ These proportions are obtained via the individual level divorce data described in paragraphs 5.21 to 5.23.

¹² Ordinary cause, summary cause and small claim

¹³ Court of Session, Practice Note No. 2 of 2003, Personal Injury Actions

http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/cos---practice-notes/pn02_2003.pdf?sfvrsn=2

¹⁴ Final disposal type of refused, dismissed or abandoned

¹⁵ For more information on ScotStat: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/scotstat

¹⁶ This is based on analysis of data collected between April 2008 and February 2010.

¹⁷ Prior to this decision, individuals had been able to bring claims for compensation for pleural plaques since the 1980s.

¹⁸ Axa General Insurance & Others v The Lord Advocate, October 2011 http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/decided-cases/docs/UKSC_2011_0108_Judgment.pdf