Law commission

• What is the law commission?


  independent body that reviews laws
• Give an advantage of the law commission 


  All areas of law are considered by experts of the fields
• Give a disadvantage of the law commission 


  Parliament often do not pay attention to the law commission
• When was the law commission set up?


  1965
• What act set up the law commission?


  Law commission act 1965
• What is the law commissions aim?

  To keep the law of England and wales under review and recommend reforms to ensure that the law is

  
  

  Fair

  Modern

  simple

  cost effective
• What are the for areas of the law commission?


  Reform

  codification

  consolidation

  Repeal
• Define codification in the law commission


  Involves reviewing on a particular topic and then creating a code to cover all aspects of the law on that one topic
• What is an example of a codifcation

  Criminal code
• Define consolidation in the law commission


  Puts all laws that are similar into one act the laws are not changed or reviewed
• Give an example of a consolidation act in the law commission 


  charities act
• Define repeal in the law commission 


  Identifies laws that are no longer used and gets rid of them
• Give an example of a repeal in the law commission 


  2013 repealed the building of st paul’s cathedral
• How many reports have the law commission published 


  over 300
• What is the success rate of the proposals enacted 1975-2016


  1965-1975 85%

  1975-1985 50% of proposals enacted

  1990 0% proposals enacted

  2016 66% or proposals enacted
• What does the success of the law commission fluctuate 


  because of lack or parliament intrest
• What act made sure that the law commission is being paid attention to


  2009 law commission act ammended the 1965 law commission act said that the lord chancellor must produce an annual report to parliament about the law commissions current projects
• when was it declared that parliament should give a response to the law commission ASAP when a law has been proposed 


  2010 between Lord chancellor and law commission
• Give examples of passed reforms of the law commissions

  Corporate manslaughter and corporate homicide Act 2007 made corporations criminally liable for caused deaths in work environment
• What are the the advantages of reform through the law commission


  Reform can simplify and modernise the law

  Areas of law are research by legal experts

  Whole areas of laws are considered
• What are the disadvantages of the law commission 


  Has to wait for the government to bring the reform it proposes

  Some proposals don’t go through parliament