Managing Procedure: Evaluation of New Rules for Actions of Damages for, or Arising From, Personal Injuries in the Court of Session (Chapter 43)

Managing Procedure: Evaluation of New Rules for Actions of Damages for, or Arising From, Personal Injuries in the Court of Session (Chapter 43)

APPENDIX IV DEFENDED ACTIONS: PROCEEDINGS (IN WEEKS) BY CASE TYPE

From signet to disposal by way of final interlocutor (or to 7 April 2006 for actions not finally disposed)

DEFENDED ACTIONS	PRE-IMPLEMENTATION SAMPLE No. weeks	POST-IMPLEMENTATION SAMPLE No. weeks
ALL	n=384	n=392
Mean	103	75
Median	90	71
Percentiles 10	33	29
20	46	44
30	64	57
40	80	64
50	90	71
60	108	78
70	129	93
80	156	114
90	203	130

WORK	Pre-implementation n=174	Post-implementation n=150
Mean	94	66
Median	85	62
Percentiles 10	27	24
20	40	35
30	53	44
40	71	56
50	85	62
60	95	69
70	115	77
80	141	93
90	177	116

ASBESTOS-RELATED	Pre-implementation n=26	Post-implementation n=48
Mean	109	81
Median	114	77
Percentiles 10	39	42
20	67	59
30	84	63
40	91	69
50	114	77
60	128	81
70	132	90
80	140	115
90	177	126

OTHER	Pre-implementation n=71	Post-implementation n=74
Mean	113	76
Median	96	70
Percentiles 10	36	24
20	57	43
30	74	57
40	87	63
50	96	70
60	121	77
70	136	102
80	201	116
90	217	127

RTA	Pre-implementation n=79	Post-implementation n=73
Mean	97	75
Median	88	72
Percentiles 10	36	30
20	48	50
30	63	60
40	77	64
50	84	72
60	107	77
70	120	90
80	135	109
90	186	131

VIBRATION/WHITE FINGER	Pre-implementation n=19	Post-implementation n=25
Mean	102	83
Median	100	83
Percentiles 10	19	38
20	63	66
30	73	76
40	89	81
50	100	82
60	110	88
70	127	95
80	146	104
90	189	120

CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE	Pre-implementation n=15	Post-implementation n=22
Mean	186	116
Median	211	116
Percentiles 10	86	64
20	143	98
30	187	113
40	204	115
50	211	116
60	213	129
70	215	134
80	217	150
90	220	152

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