Chronological Table of Local Legislation
Project status: Complete
Projects
Damages for Personal Injury: Non-pecuniary Loss
Project status: Complete
Our final report on this project examined the principles governing, and the effectiveness of, the remedy of damages for monetary and non-monetary loss, with particular regard to personal injury litigation.
Damages for Personal Injury: Medical, Nursing and Other Expenses; Collateral Benefits
Project status: Complete
Our final report on this project recommends reforms designed to rationalise one of the procedural mechanisms used to control the prosecution process – the requirement in respect of certain offences that, as a condition precedent to the institution of criminal proceedings, the consent of either a Law Officer or the Director of Public Prosecutions is … Read more >
Criminal Law: Rape within Marriage
Project status: Complete
This project formed part of our wider project on Legislating the Criminal Code.
Offences against the Person and General Principles
Project status: Complete
This project formed part of our wider project on Legislating the Criminal Code.
Criminal Law: Computer Misuse
Project status: Complete
Intoxication and Criminal Liability (1995)
Project status: Complete
Project superseded by Intoxication and Criminal Liability (2009)
Offences of Dishonesty: Money Transfers
Project status: Complete
Criminal Law: Involuntary Manslaughter
Project status: Complete
Misuse of Trade Secrets
Project status: Consultation
This consultation exercise examined the question as to whether there should be criminal liability for the deliberate misuse of the trade secrets of another.