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Dominic Copper is right. Court fees hikes are openly designed to increase Treasury revenue, not improve service. It will be interesting to see the annual revenue figures when they are available next year. It may be that the revenue plan backfires with fewer cases issued, increased ADR and an incentive to consider fee remission in every case. That said, fewer cases issued means less court staff and overheads, leading to costs savings. Perhaps that's the real plan.