Implementation Table
The Commission’s recommendations for law reform have a profound practical effect on the legal rights, duties and liabilities of a large number of people – but only if they are implemented by Parliament. We can make recommendations but only Parliament can change the law. More than two-thirds of the Commission’s law reform recommendations have been implemented, and a number await the Government’s decision or Parliamentary time.
The table below shows the current status of all Law Commission law reform projects. Alongside the online version, we also publish this information in our annual report.
| LC No | Title | Status | Related Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 416 | Digital assets as personal property | Pending | |
| 2023 | |||
| 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| 412 | Digital assets | Pending | Superseded in part by LC 416 |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 | |||
| 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 | Accepted | |
| 406 | Regulating coal tip safety | Pending | |
| 405 | Electronic trade documents | Implemented | |
| 404 | Automated vehicles | Accepted | |
| 2021 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 397 | Misconduct in public office | Pending | |
| 396 | Search Warrants | Pending | |
| 395 | Protection of Official Data | Accepted in part | |
| 394 | Commonhold | Pending | |
| 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 | |||
| 386 | Electronic execution of documents | Accepted | |
| 384 | Anti-money laundering: the SARS regime | Partially accepted and partially implemented | |
| 2018 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 307 | Cohabitation: The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown (Cm 7182) | Pending | |
| 305 | Participating in Crime (Cm 7084) | Pending | |
| 2006 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 157 | Family Law: Illegitimacy (Second Report) (Cmnd 9913) | Implemented | Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c42) |
| 1985 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 48 | Family Law: Report on Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Proceedings (HC 464) | Implemented | Domicile and Proceedings Act 1973 (c45) |
| 1971 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 16 | Blood Tests and the Proof of Paternity in Civil Proceedings (HC 2) | Implemented | Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c46) |
| 1967 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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) |