Past Paper 2016 Section 1

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Wide-ranging increases in the cost of bringing a civil court case recently announced by the UK 

government are an assault on citizens’ access to the law. It is tantamount to treating justice like 

a commodity. The latest proposals will increase fees by more than 1000% for claims of 

£200 000 or more. They will deter individuals and small businesses from taking cases to court, 

for fear of the cost if they lose, crippling anyone trying to recover monies owed to them. All civil 

cases, from divorce to landlords trying to get their property back, are affected. If justice is not to 

be out of reach of the majority of ordinary people, the government must think again. The civil 

courts are the backbone of a fair society and a prosperous economy. 

 

Which one of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above argument?