... that everybody should have equal access to both the law and justice too, which is what the CLS set out to achieve. Due to the complexity of the law, it is seen that access to legal rights, duties and information should also be made easier due to the assumption the law makes of us all knowing the law. Access to Justice broadly means 'being able to make full use of legal rights, through adequate legal services, i.e. advice, assistance and representation regardless of mean; also the ability to make full use of the court structure and rights of appeal'. In the 1990's the legal aid budget was increasing getting out of control with even lower numbers of people being eligible for legal aid too. Hence when New Labour was elected in 1997 they came up with the Access to Justice Act 1999 that was to replace its predecessor, Legal Aid, ...

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