| |
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Superseded in part by LC 416 |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) |
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1977 |
| 83 |
Criminal Law: Report on Defences of General Application (HC 566) |
Rejected |
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| 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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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| |
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) |
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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 |
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| |
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) |
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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) |
