Access to Justice Act 1999
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The Access to Justice Act 1999 is a UK statute that reformed the legal aid system and the provision of legal services, aiming to improve public access to justice while controlling costs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Access to Justice Act 1999 canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Legal Services Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving efficiency of the justice system
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targeting legal aid to those most in need ⓘ |
| amended |
County Courts Act 1984
NERFINISHED
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Legal Aid Act 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court Act 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 1999 c. 22 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part I – The Legal Services Commission
NERFINISHED
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Part II – Funding of Legal Services ⓘ Part III – The Legal Profession ⓘ Part IV – Appeals etc. ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBody | Legal Services Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect | restructuring of civil appeals system in England and Wales ⓘ |
| encouraged | use of conditional fee agreements ⓘ |
| establishedScheme |
Community Legal Service
NERFINISHED
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Criminal Defence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Community Legal Service Fund
NERFINISHED
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Criminal Defence Service funding arrangements ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| limited | availability of civil legal aid in certain categories of cases ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to establish a new system for funding and providing legal services; to make provision about legal services; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
control of legal aid costs
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improvement of public access to justice ⓘ reform of the legal aid system ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appeals to the Court of Appeal
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regulation of rights of audience ⓘ regulation of rights to conduct litigation ⓘ |
| reforms |
legal aid funding structure
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provision of legal services ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| repealedInPartBy | Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBody | Legal Aid Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 27 July 1999 ⓘ |
| section | Section 54 – Second appeals to the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Access to Justice Act 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partially in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil justice
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criminal justice ⓘ legal aid ⓘ legal services regulation ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public general Act ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1999 ⓘ |
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