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
Category: Law Commission
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
Law Commission welcomes new Commissioner – Law Commission
“The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, today announced the appointment of Professor Elizabeth Cooke to the post of Law Commissioner.”
Press release (PDF)
Law Commission, 19th May 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Strengthened constitutional role of the Law Commission – Law Commission
“ The Lord Chancellor has announced his intention to strengthen the role of the Law Commission. Law Commission Chairman Sir Terence Etherton responds.”
Law Commission, 25th March 2008
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
