Reporting on its inquiry into the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the House of Commons Justice Select Committee has recommended that the Law Commission review the Court of Appeal’s grounds for allowing appeals. It would be for the government to respond to this recommendation and ask the Law Commission to consider whether or not to conduct such a review. We have … Read more >
The Government has included the recommendations we made in our September 2014 report on social investment in charities into the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill which was introduced into Parliament on 28 May 2015.
As part of our consultation on charity law, we are holding an event in Bristol on 10 June. Please join us to hear about our proposals and tell us what you think.
The Rt Hon Lord Justice David Bean has been announced as the 14th Chairman of the Law Commission. Lord Justice Bean will take up his appointment in August this year when the term of the current Chairman, the Rt Hon Lord Justice Lloyd Jones, comes to an end. Lord Justice Bean was appointed a Lord … Read more >
The Government has implemented a package of measures to reform consumer law. This includes measures to implement the recommendations we made in three reports, published jointly with the Scottish Law Commission: Consumer Rights Act 2015, which received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015, and The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading (Amendment) Regulations 2014. Consumer Rights Act 2015 The Consumer Rights … Read more >
We have started work on the scoping phase of our review of the law of marriage. We expect to publish a report at the end of this phase, which we anticipate will be in late 2015 The Government has asked us to conduct a review of the law governing how and where people can marry … Read more >
The Scarman Lecture 2015, The Law Reform Enterprise: Evaluating the Past and Charting the Future, was delivered by Sir Geoffrey Palmer KCMG AC QC at Middle Temple Hall, London, on 24 March 2015.
The 370,000 charities in England and Wales are facing unnecessary administrative and financial burdens because of inefficient and unduly complex law. Lord Hodgson’s 2012 review of the Charities Act 2006 concluded that technical problems in various areas of charity law are causing difficulties for charities and diverting resources away from their charitable activities. Following the … Read more >
We have opened a consultation exploring whether aspects of charity law can be reformed to remove unnecessary regulation while safeguarding the public interest in ensuring that charities are properly run. The consultation is open until 3 July 2015.
The Law Commission Act 2009 came into force on 12 January 2010. The Act creates a duty on the Lord Chancellor to report annually to Parliament on the extent to which Government has implemented Law Commission recommendations.