Law Commission (England and Wales)

Law Commission (England and Wales)

In England and Wales the Law Commission is a Non-Departmental Public Body tasked with keeping the law of England and Wales under review and recommending necessary reforms. It is headed by a chairman and five full-time Law Commissioners.

The Law Commission chooses an area of law to review and publishes a consultation paper to solicit views from interested parties. It then publishes a report recommending any changes to that area of law, for example codification of the common law (derived from case law) or consolidation or revision of statute law, often including draft legislation. At any one time, approximately 20 areas are under review, but in many cases its reports are ignored or only partially implemented.

History

The Law Commission was established by the Law Commission Act 1965. [ [http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/act.htm Law Commission - Law Commissions Act 1965] ]

Chairs

The Right Honourable Lord Justice (Sir Terence) Etherton (2006 - )

The Right Honourable Lord Justice Roger Toulson (2002-2006)

Dame Mary Arden (1996-1999)

Lord Justice Henry Brooke (1993-1995)
...

Baron Leslie Scarman (1965-1973)

ee also

*Law reform

References

External links

* [http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/ UK Law Commission website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Portal:Law of England and Wales — Shortcut: P:ENGLAW Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology …   Wikipedia

  • England and Wales — (red), with the rest of the United Kingdom (pink). England and Wales (Welsh: Cymru a Lloegr) is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Unlike Scotland and… …   Wikipedia

  • Magistrates of England and Wales — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Courts of England and Wales — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Magistrates' Court (England and Wales) — For other uses, see Magistrates Court (disambiguation) and Magistrates of England and Wales. This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales — The Judiciary of England and Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Court of Appeal of England and Wales — Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand Established 1875 Jurisdiction …   Wikipedia

  • Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales) — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Corporate manslaughter (England and Wales) — Corporate manslaughter is a criminal offence in English law, being an act of homicide committed by a company or organisation. In general, in English criminal law, a juristic person is in the same position as a natural person, and may be convicted …   Wikipedia

  • Socialist Party (England and Wales) — Infobox British Political Party party name = Socialist Party party articletitle = Socialist Party (England and Wales) party leader = General Secretary: Peter Taaffe; Assistant General Secretary: Hannah Sell; Collective Leadership foundation =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”