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Completed projects

Once we have submitted a final report, our project is completed. After this, our recommendations are discussed by Government before they are put before Parliament.

Our most recent completed projects are listed here but you can view all projects completed by the Law Commission between 1966 and 2024.

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Contempt of court: scandalising the court

We produced our final report on Scandalising the Court on 19 December 2012, recommending the abolition of the offence. Our recommendation was implemented in the Crime and Courts Act 2013
Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Expert evidence in criminal proceedings

Addressing the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceeding.
Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Unfitness to plead

Making the law fair for victims and defendants when a defendant can’t engage with the criminal process. We await a final government response.
Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Murder

Providing a clear structure for charging murder offences. Our recommendations on partial defences have been implemented in large part by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The remainder of our recommendations have been rejected by Government.
Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Double Jeopardy and Prosecution Appeals

Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Consents to prosecution

This was an advisory project. Our recommendations have been accepted by Government
Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Transfer of Land: Report on Rentcharges

Area of law:
Property, family and trust law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Family Law: Second Report on Family Property: Family Provision on Death

Area of law:
Property, family and trust law
Status:
Completed
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