Legal reform

Mediation, bail, pendency, legal aid and access to justice: the reforms changing how the system delivers in India and the United States, and what the data says about each.

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Mediation Act two years on: pre-litigation mediation is working in commercial courts, less so elsewhere

Settlement rates in commercial disputes have climbed past 40 per cent, while family and property matters still stall on the shortage of trained mediators outside the metros.

By Arjun Mehta, Legal affairs correspondent

8 min read

USLegal reform

Cash bail reform scorecard: what the data from Illinois, New Jersey and New York shows

Pretrial jail populations fell in all three states. Court-appearance rates held steady. Where the states diverge is on re-arrest, and on how much discretion judges kept.

By Rachel Okafor, US courts correspondent

9 min read

Legal reform

Latest in Legal reform

Mediation Act two years on: pre-litigation mediation is working in commercial courts, less so elsewhere

Cash bail reform scorecard: what the data from Illinois, New Jersey and New York shows

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