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Raising the bar

Radical proposals to raise the small claims threshold and introduce compulsory mediation appear to simplify the system and save parties money, but do they hold up to closer scrutiny? Ben Ashworth investigates

Lycra life

Readers of this column may recall my initial displeasure in commuting on the London Underground. Although we are still waiting for the predicted Indian summer, the London eco-system appears to have a disproportionate and overwhelming effect on the Victoria line (the light blue one). What was in the spring an insulated capsule of tightly packed, occasionally infected city workers, in the summer months it becomes an overheated mass of confused tourists, tetchy children and overheated employees.

SRA attacked from all sides over ABS delay

External capital 'cannot wait three or four months', Pannone partner says

High Court spares parish council from axe

Ruling 'the first of its kind'

Night fever

Local authorities likely celebrated the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Elaine McDonald case, but they shouldn't open ?the champagne quite yet, says Helen Freely

Fields of gold

Is farmland a good investment? Chris Belcher considers the pros and cons for private clients

Legal aid bill committee rejects all amendments

The legal aid bill committee yesterday rejected all the amendments tabled by Labour MPs to the government's programme of cuts.

Court of Appeal judgments to be televised

Ken Clarke, justice secretary, has told the Commons that the government will legislate to remove the ban on cameras in courts.