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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.

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The form and accessibility of the law applicable in Wales

We published our final report and recommendations on 29 June 2016. The Counsel General sent the Welsh Government’s final response on 19 July 2017. We are very pleased that the Welsh Government agrees or agrees in principle with the vast majority of our recommendations (the full response is available below).
Area of law:
Public law and law in Wales
Status:
Completed
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Consumer Prepayments on Retailer Insolvency

Area of law:
Commercial and common 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:

Firearms

Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Wildlife Law

Area of law:
Public law and law in Wales
Status:
Completed
Published:

Offences against the person

Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Patents, Trade Marks and Designs: Unjustified Threats

Area of law:
Commercial and common law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Simplification of the criminal law

Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
Published:

Rights to Light

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

Simplification of the criminal law: kidnapping and related offences

Bringing how the law deals with kidnapping into the 21st century. We await a response from government.
Area of law:
Criminal law
Status:
Completed
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