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2024

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
416	Digital assets as personal property	Pending

2023

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
413	Review of the Arbitration Act 1996	Pending
412	Digital assets	Pending	Superseded in part by LC 416
411	Building families through surrogacy: a new law	Pending

2022

Law Commission number	Title	Status
410	Confiscation under Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002	Pending
408	Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law	Pending
407	Taking, making and sharing intimate images without consent	Pending
406	Regulating coal tip safety	Pending
405	Electronic trade documents	Implemented
404	Automated vehicles	Accepted

2021

Law Commission number	Title	Status
403	Devolved Tribunals in Wales	Pending
402	Hate crime	Pending
401	Smart Contracts	Accepted
399	Reform of the Communications Offences	Accepted in part
398	Consumer sales contracts: transfer of ownership	Pending

2020

Law Commission number	Title	Status
397	Misconduct in public office	Pending
396	Search Warrants	Pending
395	Protection of Official Data	Accepted in part
394	Commonhold	Accepted in part
393	Right to Manage	Implemented in part; pending in part
392	Leasehold enfranchisement	Implemented in part; pending in part
390	Employment Law Hearing Structures	Pending
389	Electoral Law	Pending
388	Simplification of the Immigration Rules	Accepted
387	Leasehold enfranchisement – options to reduce the price payable	Implemented

2019

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
386	Electronic execution of documents	Accepted
384	Anti-money laundering: the SARS regime	Partially accepted and partially implemented

2018

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
383	Planning Law in Wales	Accepted in part; Pending in part
382	Sentencing Code	Implemented	Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Act 2020
381	Abusive and Offensive Online Communications: A Scoping Report	Accepted
380	Updating the Land Registration Act 2002	Accepted in part; Pending in part

2017

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
376	From Bills of Sale to Goods Mortgages	Accepted but will not be implemented
375	Technical issues in Charity Law	Implemented	Charities Act 2022
374	Pension Funds and Social Investment	Accepted in part; pending in part	Pension Protection Fund (Pensionable Service) and Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment and Disclosure) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2018
373	Event Fees in Retirement Properties	Accepted in part; pending in part
372	Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty	Implemented in part	Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
371	Criminal Records Disclosures: Non-Filterable Offences	Pending

2016

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
370	Enforcement of Family Financial Orders	Implemented in part, pending in part
369	Bills of Sale	Superseded	Superseded by LC 376
368	Consumer Prepayments on Retailer Insolvency	Accepted; implemented in part. (See also 398 – Consumer sales contracts: transfer of ownership)
366	Form and Accessibility of the Law Applicable in Wales	Accepted
365	A New Sentencing Code for England and Wales Transition		Superseded Conclusions carried forward into LC382
364	Unfitness to Plead	Pending

2015

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
363	Firearms Law – Reforms to Address Pressing Problems	Implemented	Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Part 6); Antique Firearms Regulations 2021
362	Wildlife Law	Implemented in part; rejected in part	Infrastructure Act 2015
361	Reform of Offences against the Person (HC 555)	Pending
360	Patents, Trade Marks and Designs: Unjustified Threats	Implemented	Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017
358	Simplification of Criminal Law: Public Nuisance and Outraging Public Decency	Implemented in part	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

2014

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
356	Rights to Light (HC 796)	Pending
355	Simplification of Criminal Law: Kidnapping and Related Offences	Pending
353	Insurance Contract Law (Cm 8898;SG/2014/131)	Implemented	Insurance Act 2015; Enterprise Act 2016
351	Data Sharing between Public Bodies: A Scoping Report	Pending
350	Fiduciary Duties of Investment Intermediaries (HC 368)	Accepted
349	Conservation Covenants (HC 322)	Implemented	Environment Act 2021
348	Hate Crime: Should the Current Offences be Extended? (Cm 8865)	Accepted in part
347	Taxi and Private Hire Services (Cm 8864)	Implemented in part; pending in part	Deregulation Act 2015
346	Patents, Trade Marks and Design Rights: Groundless Threats (Cm 8851)	Superseded	Superseded by LC360
345	Regulation of Health Care Professionals: Regulation of Social Care Professionals in England (Cm 8839 / SG/2014/26 / NILC 18 (2014))	Accepted
344	Contempt of Court (2): Court Reporting (HC 1162)	Pending
343	Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements (HC 1039)	Implemented in part; pending in part
342	Wildlife Law: Control of Invasive Non-native Species (HC 1039)	Implemented	Infrastructure Act 2015

2013

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
340	Contempt of Court (1): Juror Misconduct and Internet Publications (HC 860)	Implemented	Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
339	Level Crossings (Cm 8711)	Accepted but will not be implemented
337	Renting Homes in Wales/Rhentu Cartrefi yng Nghymru (Cm 8578)	Implemented by the Welsh Government; Renting Homes (Wales) Bill introduced into Welsh Asembly on 9 February 2015
336	The Electronic Communications Code (HC 1004)	Implemented	Digital Economy Act 2017

2012

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
335	Contempt of Court: Scandalising the Court (HC 839)	Implemented	Crime and Courts Act 2013 (s33)
332	Consumer Redress for Misleading and Aggressive Practices (Cm 8323)	Implemented	Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014; Consumer Rights Act 2015

2011

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
331	Intestacy and Family Provision Claims on Death (HC 1674)	Implemented in part; pending in part	Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014
329	Public Service Ombudsmen (HC 1136)	Pending
327	Making Land Work: Easements, Covenants and Profits à Prendre (HC 1067)	Accepted
326	Adult Social Care (HC 941)	Implemented	Care Act 2014 and Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014
325	Expert Evidence in Criminal Proceedings in England and Wales (HC 829)	Implemented	Criminal Procedure Rules

2010

Law Commission number	Title	Status
324	The High Court’s Jurisdiction in Relation to Criminal Proceedings (HC 329)	Pending
322	Administrative Redress: Public Bodies and the Citizen (HC 6)	Rejected
320	The Illegality Defence (HC 412)	Rejected

2009

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
319	Consumer Insurance Law: Pre-Contract Disclosure and Misrepresentation (Cm 7758)	Implemented	Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representation) Act 2012 (c6)
318	Conspiracy and Attempts (HC 41)	Accepted but will not be implemented
317	Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods (Cm 7725)	Implemented	Consumer Rights Act 2015
315	Capital and Income in Trusts: Classification and Apportionment (HC 426)	Implemented	Trusts (Capital and Income) Act 2013
314	Intoxication and Criminal Liability (Cm 7526)	Rejected

2008

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
313	Reforming Bribery (HC 928)	Implemented	Bribery Act 2010 (c23)
312	Housing: Encouraging Responsible Letting (Cm 7456)	Rejected
309	Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution (Cm 7377)	Accepted in part

2007

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
307	Cohabitation: The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown (Cm 7182)	Pending
305	Participating in Crime (Cm 7084)	Pending

2006

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
304	Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide (HC 30)	Implemented in part	Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c25)
303	Termination of Tenancies (Cm 6946)	Pending
302	Post-Legislative Scrutiny (Cm 6945)	Implemented	See Post-Legislative Scrutiny: The Government’s Approach (2008) Cm 7320
301	Trustee Exemption Clauses (Cm 6874)	Implemented	See Written Answer, Hansard (HC), 14 September 2010, vol 515, col 38WS
300	Inchoate Liability for Assisting and Encouraging Crime (Cm 6878)	Implemented	Serious Crime Act 2007 (c27)
297	Renting Homes: The Final Report (Cm 6781)	Rejected for England, Accepted in principle for Wales

2005

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
296	Company Security Interests (Cm 6654)	Implemented in part
295	The Forfeiture Rule and the Law of Succession (Cm 6625)	Implemented	Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011
292	Unfair Terms in Contracts (SLC 199) (Cm 6464; SE/2005/13)	Implemented	Consumer Rights Act 2015

2004

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
291	Towards a Compulsory Purchase Code: (2) Procedure (Cm 6406)	Accepted but will not be implemented
290	Partial Defences to Murder (Cm 6301)	Implemented	Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c25)
289	In the Public Interest: Publication of Local Authority Inquiry Reports (Cm 6274)	Accepted but will not be implemented
287	Pre-judgment Interest on Debts and Damages (HC 295)	Rejected

2003

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
286	Towards a Compulsory Purchase Code: (1) Compensation (Cm 6071)	Accepted but will not be implemented
284	Renting Homes (Cm 6018)	Superseded	See LC 297
283	Partnership Law (SLC192) (Cm 6015; SE/2003/299)	Implemented in part; Accepted in part; Rejected in part	The Legislative Reform (Limited Partnerships) Order 2009
282	Children: Their Non-accidental Death or Serious Injury (Criminal Trials) (HC 1054)	Implemented	Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c28)
281	Land, Valuation and Housing Tribunals: The Future (Cm 5948)	Rejected

2002

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
277	The Effective Prosecution of Multiple Offending (Cm 5609)	Implemented	Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c28)
276	Fraud (Cm 5560)	Implemented in part	Fraud Act 2006 (c35)

2001

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
273	Evidence of Bad Character in Criminal Proceedings (Cm 5257)	Implemented	Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c44)
272	Third Parties – Rights against Insurers (SLC 184) (Cm 5217)	Implemented	Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (c10); Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Regulations 2016
271	Land Registration for the Twenty-First Century (jointly with HM Land Registry) (HC 114)	Implemented	Land Registration Act 2002 (c9)
270	Limitation of Actions (HC 23)	Rejected
269	Bail and the Human Rights Act 1998 (HC 7)	Implemented	Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c44)
267	Double Jeopardy and Prosecution Appeals (Cm 5048)	Implemented	Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c44)

1999

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
263	Claims for Wrongful Death (HC 807)	Rejected
262	Damages for Personal Injury: Medical and Nursing Expenses (HC 806)	Rejected
261	Company Directors: Regulating Conflicts of Interests (SLC 173) (Cm 4436; SE/1999/25)	Implemented	Companies Act 2006 (c46)
260	Trustees’ Powers and Duties (SLC 172) (HC 538; SE2)	Implemented	Trustee Act 2000 (c29)
257	Damages for Personal Injury: Non-Pecuniary Loss (HC 344)	Implemented in part	See Heil v Rankin [2000] 3 WLR 117

1998

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
255	Consents to Prosecution (HC 1085)	Accepted (Advisory only, no draft Bill)
253	Execution of Deeds and Documents (Cm 4026)	Implemented	Regulatory Reform (Execution of Deeds and Documents) Order 2005
251	The Rules against Perpetuities and Excessive Accumulations (HC 579)	Implemented	Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 (c18)
249	Liability for Psychiatric Illness (HC 525)	Rejected
248	Corruption (HC 524)	Superseded	See LC 313

1997

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
247	Aggravated, Exemplary and Restitutionary Damages (HC 346)	Rejected
246	Shareholder Remedies (Cm 3759)	Implemented	Companies Act 2006 (c46)
245	Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Hearsay (Cm 3670)	Implemented	Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c44)

1996

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
243	Money Transfers (HC 690)	Implemented	Theft (Amendment) Act 1996 (c62)
242	Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties (Cm 3329)	Implemented	Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (c31)
238	Responsibility for State and Condition of Property (HC 236)	Accepted in part but will not be implemented; Rejected in part
237	Involuntary Manslaughter (HC 171)	Implemented in part	Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c19); see LC 304

1995

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
236	Fiduciary Duties and Regulatory Rules (Cm 3049)	Rejected
235	Land Registration: First Joint Report with HM Land Registry (Cm 2950)	Implemented	Land Registration Act 1997 (c2)
231	Mental Incapacity (HC 189)	Implemented	Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c9)
230	The Year and a Day Rule in Homicide (HC 183)	Implemented	Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 (c19)
229	Intoxication and Criminal Liability (HC 153)	Superseded	See LC 314

1994

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
228	Conspiracy to Defraud (HC 11)	Implemented	Theft (Amendment) Act 1996 (c62)
227	Restitution: Mistakes of Law (Cm 2731)	Implemented in part	See Kleinwort Benson v Lincoln City Council [1999] 2 AC 349
226	Judicial Review (HC 669)	Implemented in part	Housing Act 1996 (c52); Access to Justice Act 1999 (c22); Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c15)
224	Structured Settlements (Cm 2646)	Implemented	Finance Act 1995 (c4); Civil Evidence Act 1995 (c38); Damages Act 1996 (c48)
222	Binding Over (Cm 2439)	Implemented in part	In March 2007, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division issued a Practice Direction
221	Termination of Tenancies (HC 135)	Superseded	See LC 303
220	Delegation by Individual Trustees (HC 110)	Implemented	Trustee Delegation Act 1999 (c15)

1993

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
219	Contributory Negligence as a Defence in Contract (HC 9)	Rejected
218	Legislating the Criminal Code: Offences against the Person and General Principles (Cm 2370)	Implemented in part	Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c28)
217	Effect of Divorce on Wills (Cm 2322)	Implemented	Law Reform (Succession) Act 1995 (c41)
216	The Hearsay Rule in Civil Proceedings (Cm 2321)	Implemented	Civil Evidence Act 1995 (c38)
215	Sale of Goods Forming Part of a Bulk (SLC 145) (HC 807)	Implemented	Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1995 (c28)

1992

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
208	Business Tenancies (HC 224)	Implemented	Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003
207	Domestic Violence and Occupation of the Family Home (HC 1)	Implemented	Family Law Act 1996 (c27), Part IV
205	Rape within Marriage (HC 167)	Implemented	Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c33)

1991

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
204	Land Mortgages (HC 5)	Rejected
202	Corroboration of Evidence in Criminal Trials (Cm 1620)	Implemented	Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c33)
201	Obsolete Restrictive Covenants (HC 546)	Rejected
199	Transfer of Land: Implied Covenants for Title (HC 437)	Implemented	Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 (c36)
196	Rights of Suit: Carriage of Goods by Sea (SLC 130) (HC 250)	Implemented	Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 (c50)
194	Distress for Rent (HC 138)	Implemented in part	Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c15), Part III (enacted, but not yet brought into force)

1990

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
193	Private International Law: Choice of Law in Tort and Delict (SLC 129) (HC 65)	Implemented	Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (c42)
192	Family Law: The Ground for Divorce (HC 636)	Implemented	Family Law Act 1996 (c27), Part II (enacted, but never brought into force)

1989

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
188	Overreaching: Beneficiaries in Occupation (HC 61)	Implemented in part	Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c47)
187	Distribution on Intestacy (HC 60)	Implemented in part	Law Reform (Succession) Act 1995 (c41)
186	Computer Misuse (Cm 819)	Implemented	Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c18)
184	Title on Death (Cm 777)	Implemented	Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 (c36)
181	Trusts of Land (HC 391)	Implemented	Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c47)
180	Jurisdiction over Offences of Fraud and Dishonesty with a Foreign Element (HC 318)	Implemented	Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c36), Part I
178	Compensation for Tenants’ Improvements (HC 291)	Rejected
177	Criminal Law: A Criminal Code (2 vols) (HC 299)	Superseded	Superseded by the criminal law simplification project: see Tenth Programme.

1988

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
175	Matrimonial Property (HC 9)	Rejected
174	Landlord and Tenant: Privity of Contract and Estate (HC 8)	Implemented	Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (c30)
173	Property Law: Fourth Report on Land Registration (HC 680)	Superseded	See LC 235
172	Review of Child Law: Guardianship (HC 594)	Implemented	Children Act 1989 (c41)

1987

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
168	Private International Law: Law of Domicile (SLC 107) (Cm 200)	Rejected
166	Transfer of Land: The Rule in Bain v Fothergill (Cm 192)	Implemented	Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (c34)
165	Private International Law: Choice of Law Rules in Marriage (SLC 105) (HC 3)	Implemented	Foreign Marriage (Amendment) Act 1988 (c44)
164	Formalities for Contracts for Sale of Land (HC 2)	Implemented	Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (c34)
163	Deeds and Escrows (HC 1)	Implemented	Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 (c34)
161	Leasehold Conveyancing (HC 360)	Implemented	Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 (c26)
160	Sale and Supply of Goods (SLC 104) (Cm 137)	Implemented	Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 (c35)

1986

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
157	Family Law: Illegitimacy (Second Report) (Cmnd 9913)	Implemented	Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c42)

1985

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
152	Liability for Chancel Repairs (HC 39)	Rejected
151	Rights of Access to Neighbouring Land (Cmnd 9692)	Implemented	Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 (c23)
149	Criminal Law: Report on Criminal Libel (Cmnd 9618)	Rejected
148	Property Law: Second Report on Land Registration (HC 551)	Implemented	Land Registration Act 1988 (c3)
147	Criminal Law: Poison Pen Letters (HC 519)	Implemented	Malicious Communications Act 1988 (c27)
146	Private International Law: Polygamous Marriages (SLC 96) (Cmnd 9595)	Implemented	Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (c42)
145	Criminal Law: Offences against Religion and Public Worship (HC 442)	Implemented	Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c4)
143	Criminal Law: Codification of the Criminal Law: A Report to the Law Commission (HC 270)	Superseded	See LC 177
142	Forfeiture of Tenancies (HC 279)	Rejected
141	Covenants Restricting Dispositions, Alterations and Change of User (HC 278)	Implemented in part	Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 (c26)
138	Family Law: Conflicts of Jurisdiction (SLC 91) (Cmnd 9419)	Implemented	Family Law Act 1986 (c55), Part I

1984

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
137	Private International Law: Recognition of Foreign Nullity Decrees (SLC 88) (Cmnd 9347)	Implemented	Family Law Act 1986 (c55), Part II
134	Law of Contract: Minors’ Contracts (HC 494)	Implemented	Minors’ Contracts Act 1987 (c13)
132	Family Law: Declarations in Family Matters (HC 263)	Implemented	Family Law Act 1986 (c55), Part III
127	Transfer of Land: The Law of Positive and Restrictive Covenants (HC 201)	Rejected

1983

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
125	Property Law: Land Registration (HC 86)	Implemented	Land Registration Act 1986 (c26)
124	Private International Law: Foreign Money Liabilities (Cmnd 9064)	Implemented	Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (c42)
123	Criminal Law: Offences relating to Public Order (HC 85)	Implemented	Public Order Act 1986 (c64)
122	The Incapacitated Principal (Cmnd 8977)	Implemented	Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985 (c29)
121	Law of Contract: Pecuniary Restitution on Breach of Contract (HC 34)	Rejected

1982

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
118	Family Law: Illegitimacy (HC 98)	Implemented	Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c42)
117	Family Law: Financial Relief after Foreign Divorce (HC 514)	Implemented	Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c42)
116	Family Law: Time Restrictions on Presentation of Divorce and Nullity Petitions (HC 513)	Implemented	Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c42)
114	Classification of Limitation in Private International Law (Cmnd 8570)	Implemented	Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 (c16)
114	Property Law: The Implications of Williams and Glyns Bank Ltd v Boland (Cmnd 8636)	Superseded	See City of London Building Society v Flegg [1988] AC 54

1981

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
112	Family Law: The Financial Consequences of Divorce (HC 68)	Implemented	Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c42)
111	Property Law: Rights of Reverter (Cmnd 8410)	Implemented	Reverter of Sites Act 1987 (c15
110	Breach of Confidence (Cmnd 8388)	Rejected

1980

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
104	Insurance Law: Non-Disclosure and Breach of Warranty (Cmnd 8064)	Rejected
102	Criminal Law: Attempt and Impossibility in Relation to Attempt, Conspiracy and Incitement (HC 646)	Implemented	Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c47)
99	Family Law: Orders for Sale of Property under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (HC 369)	Implemented	Matrimonial Homes and Property Act 1981 (c24)

1978

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
96	Criminal Law: Offences Relating to Interference with the Course of Justice (HC 213)	Rejected
95	Law of Contract: Implied Terms in Contracts for the Sale and Supply of Goods (HC 142)	Implemented	Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (c29)
91	Criminal Law: Report on the Territorial and Extra- Territorial Extent of the Criminal Law (HC 75)	Implemented in part	Territorial Sea Act 1987 (c49)
89	Criminal Law: Report on the Mental Element in Crime (HC 499)	Rejected
88	Law of Contract: Report on Interest (Cmnd 7229)	Implemented in part	Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c53); Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment No 2) 1980
86	Family Law: Third Report on Family Property: The Matrimonial Home (Co-ownership and Occupation Rights) and Household Goods (HC 450)	Implemented	Housing Act 1980 (c51); Matrimonial Homes and Property Act 1981 (c24)

1977

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
83	Criminal Law: Report on Defences of General Application (HC 566)	Rejected
82	Liability for Defective Products: Report by the two Commissions (SLC 45) (Cmnd 6831)	Implemented	Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c43)
79	Law of Contract: Report on Contribution (HC 181)	Implemented	Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (c47)

1976

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
77	Family Law: Report on Matrimonial Proceedings in Magistrates’ Courts (HC 637)	Implemented	Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (c22)
76	Criminal Law: Report on Conspiracy and Criminal Law Reform (HC 176)	Implemented in part	Criminal Law Act 1977 (c45)
75	Report on Liability for Damage or Injury to Trespassers and Related Questions of Occupiers’ Liability (Cmnd 6428)	Implemented	Occupiers’ Liability Act 1984 (c3)
74	Charging Orders (Cmnd 6412)	Implemented	Charging Orders Act 1979 (c53)
73	Report on Remedies in Administrative Law (Cmnd 6407)	Implemented	Rules of Supreme Court (Amendment No 3) 1977; Supreme Court Act 1981 (c54)

1975

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
69	Exemption Clauses: Second Report by the two Law Commissions (SLC 39) (HC 605)	Implemented	Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (c50)
68	Transfer of Land: Report on Rentcharges (HC 602)	Implemented	Rentcharges Act 1977 (c30)
67	Codification of the Law of Landlord and Tenant: Report on Obligations of Landlords and Tenants (HC 377)	Rejected

1974

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
62	Transfer of Land: Report on Local Land Charges (HC 71)	Implemented	Local Land Charges Act 1975 (c76)
61	Family Law: Second Report on Family Property: Family Provision on Death (HC 324)	Implemented	Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (c63)
60	Report on Injuries to Unborn Children (Cmnd 5709)	Implemented	Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976 (c28)

1973

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
56	Report on Personal Injury Litigation: Assessment of Administration of Damages (HC 373)	Implemented	Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c53)
55	Criminal Law: Report on Forgery and Counterfeit Currency (HC 320)	Implemented	Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c45)
53	Family Law: Report on Solemnisation of Marriage in England and Wales (HC 250)	Rejected

1972

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
48	Family Law: Report on Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Proceedings (HC 464)	Implemented	Domicile and Proceedings Act 1973 (c45)

1971

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
43	Taxation of Income and Gains Derived from Land: Report by the two Commissions (SLC 21) (Cmnd 4654)	Implemented in part	Finance Act 1972 (c41), s 82
42	Family Law: Report on Polygamous Marriages (HC 227)	Implemented	Matrimonial Proceedings (Polygamous Marriages) Act 1972 (c38); now Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c18)

1970

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
40	Civil Liability of Vendors and Lessors for Defective Premises (HC 184)	Implemented	Defective Premises Act 1972 (c35)
35	Limitation Act 1963 (Cmnd 4532)	Implemented	Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971 (c43)
34	Hague Convention on Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations: Report by the two Commissions (SLC 16) (Cmnd 4542)	Implemented	Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations Act 1971 (c53); now Family Law Act 1986 (c55), Part II
33	Family Law: Report on Nullity of Marriage (HC 164)	Implemented	Nullity of Marriage Act 1971 (c44), now Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c18)
31	Administration Bonds, Personal Representatives’ Rights of Retainer and Preference and Related Matters (Cmnd 4497)	Implemented	Administration of Estates Act 1971 (c25)
30	Powers of Attorney (Cmnd 4473)	Implemented	Powers of Attorney Act 1971 (c27)
29	Criminal Law: Report on Offences of Damage to Property (HC 91)	Implemented	Criminal Damage Act 1971 (c48)

1969

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
26	Breach of Promise of Marriage (HC 453)	Implemented	Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970 (c33)
25	Family Law: Report on Financial Provision in Matrimonial Proceedings (HC 448)	Implemented	Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 (c45); now largely Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c18)
24	Exemption Clauses in Contracts: First Report: Amendments to the Sale of Goods Act 1893: Report by the Two Commissions (SLC 12) (HC 403)	Implemented	Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 (c13)
23	Proposal for the Abolition of the Matrimonial Remedy of Restitution of Conjugal Rights (HC 369)	Implemented	Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 (c45)
21	Interpretation of Statutes (HC 256)	Rejected
20	Administrative Law (Cmnd 4059)	Implemented	See LC 73
19	Proceedings against Estates (Cmnd 4010)	Implemented	Proceedings against Estates Act 1970 (c17)
18	Transfer of Land: Report on Land Charges affecting Unregistered Land (HC 125)	Implemented	Law of Property Act 1969 (c59)
17	Landlord and Tenant: Report on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II (HC 38)	Implemented	Law of Property Act 1969 (c59)

1968

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
16	Blood Tests and the Proof of Paternity in Civil Proceedings (HC 2)	Implemented	Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c46)

1967

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
13	Civil Liability for Animals	Implemented	Animals Act 1971 (c22)
11	Transfer of Land: Report on Restrictive Covenants	Implemented in part	Law of Property Act 1969 (c59)
10	Imputed Criminal Intent (Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith)	Implemented	Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c80), s 8
9	Transfer of Land: Interim Report on Root of Title to Freehold Land	Implemented	Law of Property Act 1969 (c59)

1966

Law Commission number	Title	Status	Related measures
8	Report on the Powers of Appeal Courts to Sit in Private and the Restrictions upon Publicity in Domestic Proceedings (Cmnd 3149)	Implemented	Domestic and Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity) Act 1968 (c63)
7	Proposals for Reform of the Law Relating to Maintenance and Champerty	Implemented	Criminal Law Act 1967 (c80)
6	Reform of the Grounds of Divorce: The Field of Choice (Cmnd 3123)	Implemented	Divorce Reform Act 1969 (c55); now Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c18)
3	Proposals to Abolish Certain Ancient Criminal Offences	Implemented	Criminal Law Act 1967 (c58)

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