law reform

Question 1

what is the law commission concerned with?

Answer 1

reform
codification
consolidation
repeal

Question 2

what is reform?

Answer 2

the law commission considers areas of law that need reforming

Question 3

what is codification?

Answer 3

reviwing all the law on one topic and creating a complete code of law

Question 4

what is consolidation?

Answer 4

combining the law from several acts of parliament into one act of parliament

Question 5

what is repeal?

Answer 5

the act ceases to be law

Question 6

What are the three measures of implementing reform?

Answer 6

The law commission act
A protocol agreed between the government and LC
Dedicated parliamentary procedure

Question 7

What does the law commission act do ?

Answer 7

Requires the lord chancellor to report to parliament annually on the governments progress on implementing report

Question 8

What does the protocol set out?

Answer 8

The minister for the relevant department will provide responses as soon as possible within a year of being published

Question 9

Examples of law implemented

Answer 9

Land registration act
Coroners and justice act
Criminal justice and court act

Question 10

Advantages of the law commission

Answer 10

Areas of law are researched by legal experts
They consult before finalising
Whole areas of law are considered
Reform can simplify and modernise law

Question 11

Disadvantages of law commission

Answer 11

The government are slow to enact the reforms
There is a lack of parliamentary time to reform
When reforming, the government may not follow recommendations
Major changes can be made without the law commissions knowledge