Update on the 14th Programme

…work with colleagues across Government, and in the Ministry of Justice in particular, to finalise our 14th Programme of Law Reform. We aim to publish the final Programme, subject to…

How we work

Who selects the Commission’s work programme? From time to time we consult widely to help us draw up a new programme of law reform. The Law Commissions Act 1965 requires…

What our priorities are and how we are doing

Programmes of reform The Commission follows a programme of law reform that is refreshed through consultation every three years. Because our projects frequently extend for longer than three years, work…

Banks’ duties to customers

We have identified some areas of law that our experience and discussion with stakeholders suggest may require reform. They could be potential projects for the Programme. We would like to…

Confiscation

We have identified some areas of law that our experience and discussion with stakeholders suggest may require reform. They could be potential projects for the Programme. We would like to…

Reviewing children’s social care

  We have identified some areas of law that our experience and discussion with stakeholders suggest may require reform. They could be potential projects for the Programme. We would like…

Streamlining

We have identified some areas of law that our experience and discussion with stakeholders suggest may require reform. They could be potential projects for the Programme. We would like to…

Law Commission to review the Arbitration Act 1996

…the changing landscape of dispute resolution worldwide. CIArb made a significant contribution to the Law Commission’s 14th Programme consultation in July, and we are pleased that the review of the…

Annual report 2017-18 published

…of the 13th Programme of Law Reform – 14 new areas of law from automated vehicles to residential leasehold. The 6th Annual Scarman Lecture, delivered by the then Lord Chief…