What's new?
- Public services ombudsmen
02 September 2010
We are provisionally proposing changes to the legislative structure of the public services ombudsmen. The closing date for responses to our consultation paper is 03/12/10. - A new Law Commissioner arrives
01 September 2010
Professor David Ormerod has joined us as the Commissioner leading on criminal law reform. He succeeds Professor Jeremy Horder. - Criminal liability in regulatory contexts
25 August 2010
We have published a consultation paper on the creation of criminal law in regulatory contexts and on certain doctrines of liability that apply to businesses. Closing date for responses: 25 November 2010. - The High Court's jurisdiction in relation to criminal proceedings
27 July 2010
We have published a report and draft Bill to clarify and simplify the relationship between the High Court and the Crown Court in criminal proceedings, to make the law more just, and to introduce two new rights of appeal.
Law Commission
The Law Commission is the statutory independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and to recommend reform where it is needed.
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» Have your say in the work we do
We would welcome your views on what projects we should include in our new programme of law reform.
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Pakistan Floods Appeal - How You Can Help
The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella organisation for 13 humanitarian agencies, has launched an appeal to help those affected by the floods in Pakistan. Find out what the British government is doing to help and how you can donate to the DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal.