Law reform reports
2001 - 2005
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Company Security Interests
31 August 2005
This report makes recommendations for reforming the law relating to compulsory purchase orders.
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The Forfeiture Rule and the Law of Succession
27 July 2005
This report recommends reforms to the common law rule, often referred to as the forfeiture rule, which states that a person cannot inherit property from someone whom he or she has unlawfully killed.
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Unfair Terms in Contracts
24 February 2005
This report makes recommendations for reforming the law on unfair terms in contracts.
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Towards a Compulsory Purchase Code (Procedure)
15 December 2004
This report makes recommendations for reforming the law relating to compulsory purchase orders.
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Partial Defences to Murder
20 August 2004
This report makes recommendations for reforming the current law and practice of partial defences to murder, ie, the means by which a defendant can plead manslaughter.
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In the Public Interest: Publication of Local Authority Reports
13 July 2004
This report makes recommendations for reforming the law relating to the publication of local authority inquiries into the delivery of important social and other services when things have gone seriously wrong.
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Pre-Judgment Interest on Debts and Damages
24 February 2004
This report makes recommendations for reforming the current system for awarding interest before judgment in claims for damages.
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Towards a Compulsory Purchase Code (Compensation)
16 December 2003
This report makes recommendations for reforming the law relating to compulsory purchase orders.
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Partnership Law
18 November 2003
This report makes recommendations for the first statutory changes to partnership law since the principal Acts governing partnerships were passed in 1890 and 1907.
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Children: Their Non-Accidental Death or Serious Injury (Criminal Trials)
16 September 2003
This report is concerned with the law relating to the non-accidental death or serious injury of children under the age of 16 in certain circumstances.
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Land, Valuation and Housing Tribunals
03 September 2003
This report makes recommendations for reforming the system for running land, valuation and housing tribunals, in the light of the Leggatt review.
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Sharing Homes
15 November 2002
This report is a discussion paper, which provides a framework for future public debate and consideration by Government over the question of the property rights of those who share homes.
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The Effective Prosecution of Multiple Offending
15 October 2002
This report makes recommendations for changes to criminal practice and procedure to facilitate the more effective prosecution of those who have committed multiple offences.
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Fraud
30 July 2002
This report makes recommendations for reforming and simplifying the law relating to fraud.
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Evidence of Bad Character in Criminal Proceedings
09 October 2001
This report makes recommendations for changes to the current rules about when evidence of bad character can be admitted in criminal trials.
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Third Parties (Rights against Insurers)
31 July 2001
This report makes recommendations for the repeal of the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 and its replacement with a new Act.
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Limitation of Actions
10 July 2001
This report makes recommendations for reforming the current law on limitation periods, ie, the length of time that a person has to bring a claim against someone else in legal proceedings.
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Land Registration for the 21st Century: A Conveyancing Revolution
10 July 2001
This report makes recommendations to modernise and simplify the system of land registration.
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Bail and the Human Rights Act 1998
21 June 2001
This report considers whether the existing law relating to bail complies with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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