“‘Each generation has its duty to keep the law in conformity with the needs of the time.’ So said Lord Denning, speaking in support of the Law Commissions Bill during its second reading in the House of Lords in 1965. Since its subsequent establishment under the Law Commissions Act 1965, the Law Commission has sought to do exactly that.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“In a consultation launched today, the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission invite comments on the draft Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill as it stands at 26 September 2013.”
Law Commission, 26th September 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
“The Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have published a joint report on the law governing level crossings.”
Law Commission, 25th September 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“Public bodies often report that they are not always able to share the data they need to and, as a result, miss out on opportunities to provide better services to citizens. At the same time, there is a need to ensure that the security of data and privacy of individuals are not put at risk. In a consultation opening today, the Law Commission asks what are the obstacles to sharing data between public bodies, and are those obstacles desirable?”
Law Commission, 16th September 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“Mentally ill people are routinely forced to stand trial because the rules on fitness to appear in court are out of date, legal reformers have told the Government.”
The Independent, 14th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“We have published a discussion paper examining the rules governing the defences of insanity and automatism.”
Law Commission, 23rd July 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
“We are consulting on our 12th Programme of law reform. We expect to submit our proposals to the Lord Chancellor in summer 2014. If approved, they will make up the main part of our law reform work in the following three years.”
Law Commission, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“This project came to the Law Commission by a reference from the Ministry of Justice, following the Government’s publication of its three-year hate crime action plan in 2012.”
Law Commission, 27th June 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The Law Commission welcomes the new Consumer Rights Bill published today, which incorporates many of our recommendations.”
Law Commission, 12th June 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“In our article ‘Rape Defendant Anonymity’ last year ((2012) 176 JPN pp.5-8 and 24-26) we suggested that there was a strong case for banning the publication of the identities of rape defendants prior to any conviction. We included this as part of our submission to Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry into the press, suggesting that he should consider the issue as part of his remit. Tucked away in the depths of the report (The Report into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press, November 29, 2012 at G Ch 3 para.2.39), whether or not in response to our submission the relevant text does not make clear, Leveson proposes that, other than in exceptional circumstances, the names of suspects and arrested people (referred to as ‘arrestees’) should not be published and that police guidance relating to publication should be tightened up to reflect this. The Law Commission disagreed (Contempt of Court: A Consultation Paper, Number 209, Law Commission) but in a judicial response to the Consultation Paper, Lord Justice Treacy and Mr Justice Tugendhat – supported by many other senior Judges, including the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and the Senior Presiding Judge – backed Leveson (A Judicial Response to Law Commission Consultation Paper no.209, March 4, 2013, released April 9, 2013).”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 4th May 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“A law reform body has proposed changes to the law that would make it easier for businesses seeking to protect their trade marks and design rights to make threats of legal action against alleged infringers of their rights without fear that those threats could be the subject of court action.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Ever since I was a law student, it has been an annual ritual of the newspapers to buy a copy of the Tolley Tax Handbook and measure how much fatter the tax laws have become. Red tape seems inevitable, regulation grows by half an inch or so each year and business bemoans this lack of simplicity. So why does no-one ask the same thing of statutes and case law? Couldn’t this all be simplified by codification?”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 12th April 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Legal protections preventing the inclusion of unfair contract terms in consumer contracts should be extended to apply to less formal notices, such as those included as part of software end user licence agreements (EULA), law reform bodies have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Government has accepted, in part, the recommendations we made in our report Intestacy and Family Provision Claims on Death.”
Intestacy and Family Provision Claims on Death
Law Commission, 21st March 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission have today recommended reforms to provide better protection for consumers from unfair charges in small print.”
Law Commission, 19th March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
“Consumers need more protection against hidden charges often tucked away in the
small print, according to two bodies responsible for promoting law reform.”
BBC News, 19th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Telecoms operators will be able to access land for equipment installation even
when full agreement with landlords has not been reached under Law Commission
proposals published today to revise the laws governing the installation and
maintenance of telecoms equipment.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“In a report published today the Law Commission is recommending reforms that will bring the Electronic Communications Code up to date with modern technology while continuing to balance the rights of landowners and the public demand for modern communications services.”
Law Commission, 28th February 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The Government’s response to the Public Administration Select Committee report ‘Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango state’ sets out the plans for reforming public bodies. It includes new Triennial Review requirements for Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB).”
Law Commission, 9th January 2013
Source: www.consult.justice.gov.uk
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