Civil lawsuits; petitions 2010-2015

This table gives an overview of the number of petitions initiated and terminated in the canton and civil sectors of the courts. The number of cases terminated in a given year is regardless of the year in which the case started. In most cases, a petition procedure ends with a final decision. Some of the cases end with a settlement or are withdrawn. As of 2011, there has been a change in the registration of custody cases in the courts (cases relating to the custody of minors). Cases counted until 2011 in the other family cases in the canton of the courts are counted as custody cases in the civil sector from 2011. In 2011, there were about 45 thousand cases. Data available from: 2010-2015. Status of the figures: The figures in this table are final figures. Changes as of 16-2-2018 This table was discontinued as of 16-2-2018. This statistic is not continued due to the loss of funding for this statistic. When are new figures coming? No longer applicable.