Reforming the law on level crossings – Law Commission
“The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are conducting a joint review of the law relating to level crossings.”
Law Commission, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Category: Law Commission
Civil and Criminal Justice: Repeals Consultation – Law Commission
“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of some 13 statutory provisions which are either obsolete or are no longer of practical utility. They relate to aspects of civil and criminal justice, although the grouping under this topic heading is fairly loose. The statutes reviewed (and on which we recommend repeal, either in whole or in part) span some 700 years of law-making, from 1267 through to 1988.”
Law Commission, 20th July 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
What price should policyholders pay for fraudulent insurance claims? – Law Commission
“The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are conducting a joint review of insurance contract law.”
Law Commission, 9th July 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
11th Programme of Law Reform – Consultation – Law Commission
“We regularly consult on projects to be included in our programmes of law reform. We are now looking for suggestions for our Eleventh Programme.”
Law Commission, 1st June 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Administrative Redress: Public Bodies and the Citizen – Law Commission
“On 26 May 2010, we published our report Administrative Redress: Public Bodies and the Citizen. This sets out an overview of the responses to our consultation paper and brings to a close the state liability aspects of the Administrative Redress project. The report is accompanied by a short summary. A press release is also available.”
Law Commission, 26th My 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Law Commissions consult on creating new consumer right – OUT-LAW.com
“The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are reviewing whether or not consumers should be able to take direct action against retailers who treat them unfairly. It has asked consumers and businesses if the action would be too severe.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Simplifying the Criminal Law – Law Commission
“We have published a consultation paper proposing changes to the law relating to the offences of public nuisance and outraging public decency.”
Law Commission, 31st March 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Protocol between Lord Chancellor and Law Commission – Ministry of Justice
“The Lord Chancellor and the Law Commission for England and Wales have agreed a statutory protocol governing how Government departments and the Law Commission should work together on law reform projects.”
Ministry of Justice, 29th March 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Government accepts our recommendations on modernising trust law – Law Commission
“We welcome the Government’s acceptance of our recommendations to change the law governing capital and income in trusts.”
Law Commission, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
English law on late payment of insurance claims is unfair, say Law Commissions – OUT-LAW.com
“Insurers who delay paying valid claims should be liable to policyholders for any foreseeable losses they cause, a new Law Commission paper suggested this week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Insurance Contract Law – Law Commission
“The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission are conducting a joint review of insurance contract law.”
Law Commission, 24th March 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Reforming the illegality defence – Law Commission
“We have published a report and draft Bill, recommending statutory reform of the illegality defence as it applies to trusts law.”
Law Commission, 17th March 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Adult Social Care: Consultation Phase – Law Commission
“On 24 February 2010 we published a consultation paper on adult social care, which contains our detailed proposals for law reform.”
Law Commission, 24th February 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Social care law needs simplifying, says Law Commission – BBC News
“The law and duties covering social care provided by councils in England and Wales need simplifying, experts say. The Law Commission, which advises the government on law reform, said the current system, incorporating 39 different acts, was confusing.”
BBC News, 24th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
APIL attacks government over eligibility for bereavement damages – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised the government for ignoring Law Commission recommendations to increase general damages in personal injury cases.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lotteries: Repeals Consultation – Law Commission
“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of some seven obsolete statutory provisions which relate to the holding of different forms of lottery.”
Law Commission, 12th January 2010
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Poor Relief: Repeals Consultation – Law Commission
“In our consultation paper we propose the repeal of 57 obsolete Acts relating to the poor law relief arrangements that existed before the advent of the modern welfare state. Indeed most of them are relics of the parish-based system that existed before 1834. The earliest of them date back to 1697 during the reign of William III and made provision for the poor in areas such as Colchester, Exeter, Hereford and Shaftesbury.”
Law Commission, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
The Law Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2008-09 – Law Commission
“The Law Commission’s Annual Report for 2008-09”
Law Commission, 8th July 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Creating law: from a blank sheet of paper to justice from the bench – The Times
“Should people who have been seriously wronged by the State — whether the police or a care home — be able to obtain redress in the shape of compensation? The Law Commission, the Government’s law reform watchdog, thinks so. Last year it put forward a series of reforms to improve justice and the quality of public services. But the Government has different ideas: it has privately just told the commission in a draft response that it has ‘significant concerns’ over the reforms as they stand and fears that they will help to create a compensation culture.”
The Times, 25th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Social care law change in prospect – The Guardian
“The Law Commission today holds out the prospect of the first comprehensive reform of social care law for more than half a century. Announcing a formal review of what it calls ‘a confusing patchwork of conflicting statutes’, the commission says it aims to recommend a more coherent structure – preferably in the form of a single act of parliament.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
