Law reform

Question 1

Law commission

Answer 1

Law Commission set up by Law Commissions Act 1965 - ‘keep under review all the law’

Question 2

Law reform

Answer 2

Mainly concerned with substantive law
Issues consultation papers and reform proposals

Question 3

Codification

Answer 3

Creating a complete code of law to cover all the law on a topic - building block approach w/ smaller sections at a time
Makes law simpler and easier to find

Question 4

Consolidation

Answer 4

Combines the law from several acts of Parliament into a single one
Criminal Justice Act 2003

Question 5

Repeal

Answer 5

Act ceasing to law, done by parliament

Question 6

Advantages

Answer 6

Researched by legal experts
Whole areas considered, not just small sections
Law is modernised and made more accessible

Question 7

Disadvantages

Answer 7

Failure of Parliament to implement reforms
Lack of Parliamentary time to consider ‘pure law’ reform
Parliament may alter or omit some reforms
Gov doesn’t have to consult Law Commission when changing law