[1] The Act put a cap on the amount spent on civil legal aid.

[2] The use of conditional fee agreements, commonly known as "no-win no-fee", was extended to most civil court cases.

[3] Section 54 of the Act both creates and limits rights of appeal.

One effect of this, as set out in the UK Supreme Court Practice Direction 1[4] is "The most important general restriction on rights of appeal is section 54(4) of the Access to Justice Act 1999.

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