In the UK, there is very little of authority published for professionals on practice and procedure in small claims matters, at a time when the size of limits means that more and more actions will be handled by these relatively informal procedures. New rules and policies on mediation in the UK necessitate this fourth edition. Small Claims Procedure is practical and authoritative and contains the following: financial limits • cases excluded • choice of county court • commencing proceedings • defending proceedings • the pre-arbitration hearing • preparations for the hearing • lay representatives • the hearing: practice, evidence, and presentation issues • mediation • challenging the result • precedents • enforcement • fees and terms.