Law reform reports
2006 - 2010
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High Court’s Jurisdiction in Relation to Criminal Proceedings
27 July 2010
A report that examines the jurisdiction of the High Court over the Crown Court.
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Administrative Redress: Public Bodies and the Citizen
26 May 2010
A report considering when and how individuals should be able to obtain redress against public bodies that have acted in a substandard way.
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The Illegality Defence
17 March 2010
A report making recommendations for statutory reform to the law of trusts
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Consumer Insurance Law: Pre-Contract Disclosure and Misrepresentation
15 December 2009
A report recommending clarification of the law about the information which a consumer should tell an insurer when taking out a policy.
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Conspiracy and Attempts
10 December 2009
A report recommending a series of changes to improve and clarify the law governing conspiracy and attempts to commit crimes.
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Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods
04 November 2009
A report publishing recommendations on simplifying the law on consumer remedies for faulty goods.
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Capital and Income in Trusts - Classification and Apportionment
07 May 2009
A review affecting charitable and private trusts which are set up in a way which distinguishes capital and the income it produces.
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Intoxication and Criminal Liability
15 January 2009
A report setting out recommendations for making the law relating to criminal liability when intoxicated, more comprehensible, logical and consistent.
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Reforming Bribery
28 November 2008
A report recommending changes to fragmented, complex and outdated bribery laws.
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Housing: Encouraging Responsible Letting
14 August 2008
A report that focuses on improving the overall coherence and stability of the current private rental framework in a cost-effective way.
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Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution
13 May 2008
A report that deals with the broader social issues of how housing problems arise and how they might be dealt with better.
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Cohabitation: The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown
31 July 2007
A review of the law that currently applies to cohabitants when they separate
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Participating in Crime
10 May 2007
A report considering the circumstances in which a person ought to be criminally liable for assisting or encouraging another person to commit an offence
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Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide
29 November 2006
A report recommending the replacement of the current two tier-structure of general homicide offences by a three-tier structure
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Termination of Tenancies for Tenant Default
31 October 2006
Report recommending means by which fixed-term tenancies can be terminated where a tenant has not complied with their obligations.
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Inchoate Liability for Assisting and Encouraging Crime
11 July 2006
A report reviewing the law governing the criminal liability of those who seek to encourage or assist others to commit crime.
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Parliamentary Costs Bill
14 June 2006
A consolidation of the legislation about the costs relating to Parliamentary proceedings on private Bills.
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