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Appointment
03 August 2009
Appointment of Sir James Munby as new chairman of the Law Commission of England and Wales
Modernising trust law
07 May 2009
We recommend changes in the law governing capital and income in trusts.
Reforming the illegality defence
23 January 2009
We invite comments on our provisional recommendations for reform. The closing date is 20/04/09.
Reforming the law on intoxication
15 January 2009
We recommend changes to Parliament that would make the law more efficient and easier to apply.
Reforming adult social care legislation
26 November 2008
In a scoping paper we set out the key areas we believe should form part of our review.
Bringing bribery law up-to-date
20 November 2008
We have published our recommendations in a report on Reforming Bribery.
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.
We actively encourage responses to our consultations and reports.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any comments or queries.
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