Project publications

Response Form - Supplementary Consultation - Contempt of Court

In July 2022, the Law Commission was asked to conduct a review of the law relating to criminal appeals. This reference followed a number of calls from respected bodies for a review of various aspects of the law.

This summary is intended to provide an overview of the key issues that we discuss in our Criminal Appeals consultation paper. It explains what the project is about and the issues that we address.

Bwriad y crynodeb hwn yw rhoi trosolwg o’r materion allweddol rydym yn eu trafod yn ein papur ymgynghori Apeliadau Troseddol. Mae’n egluro beth yw pwrpas y prosiect a’r materion rydym yn rhoi sylw iddynt.

We are conducting a review of the law governing appeals in criminal cases, including appeals against conviction and sentence, with a view to ensuring that courts have powers that enable the effective, efficient and appropriate resolution of appeals.

Bwriad ein prosiect yw diweddaru LRA 2002 yn sgil y profiad o'r ffordd y mae’n gweithredu. Nid nod y prosiect yw darparu ail-luniad cynhwysfawr o'r Ddeddf,

The Law Commission will review the law relating to homicide offences, including full and partial defences to those offences, and the existing sentencing framework for murder.

This background paper summarises what we need to understand about victims of domestic abuse who kill their abuser. This is so we can analyse how the law does and how it should apply to them.