This is the text of the Access to Justice Bill [H.L.], as passed by the House of Lords and introduced in the House of Commons on 17th March 1999.
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Lord Chancellor's Department, are published separately as HC Bill 67- EN.
Mr Geoffrey Hoon has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Access to Justice Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.