The law commission

• The law commission 

  ◦       A permanent body set up to advise the government in simplifying the law to be more cost effective and easier to understand.
• Made up of legal professionals with law experience and formed in 1965 to replace many small councils. 
• Topics can be referred by government or the law commission may identify areas themselves.
• 1.     The commission do research on the topic and publish a consultation paper 

  2.     The consultation paper suggests options for reform and seeks suggestions from experts

  3.     The proposal is published often alongside a draft bill for parliament.
• Aims of the law commission

  Consolidation – draw existing provisions of an act together 
• Aims of the law commission

  Codification – brings together statutory and precedent law on a topic 
• e.g. The Fraud Act was simplified, currently working on a review of the Arbitration Act 1996