Law Commission

England and Wales

In England and Wales the Law Commission is an independent body set up by Parliament in 1965 to keep the law of England And Wales under review and recommend necessary reforms. It is headed by five full-time Law Commissioners, with ( As Of 2006 ) The Hon. Mr Justice Etherton, a High Court judge, as Chairman.

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.

SIMILAR BODIES

Similar bodies keep the law under review in other jurisdictions:

in Scotland , the Scottish Law Commission , established by the Law Commissions Act 1965 at the same time as the Law Commission in England and Wales

in Hong Kong the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong established in 1980

in Ireland , the Law Reform Commission , established under the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975

in Northern Ireland , the Law Reform Advisory Committee was established in April 1989 by the Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland , Tom King

in on July 1 , 1997 , replacing the Law Reform Commission Of Canada which had been dissolved in 1993 by the Mulroney government. On September 25 , 2006 , funding to the Commission was removed by the Harper government, although the Act establishing the commission has not been repealed.

in Alberta , the Alberta Law Reform Institute

in British Columbia , the British Columbia Law Institute , which was formed to replace the British Columbia Law Reform Commission which had been disbanded due to lack of funding

in Manitoba , the Manitoba Law Reform Commission

in Nova Scotia , the Law Reform Commission Of Nova Scotia

in Ontario , the Ontario Law Reform Commission

in Saskatchewan , the Saskatchewan Law Reform Commission

in New Zealand , the Law Commission established by the Law Commission Act 1985

in Australia , the Australian Law Reform Commission

in Fiji , the Fiji Law Reform Commission

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