The Law Reform

Question 1

Law commission

Answer 1

• Set up under s3 Law Commission Act 1965 to “keep under review all the law”
• Process: Research – Consultation – Report – Draft Bill – Parliament.

Repeal: to delete old, obsolete and out of date laws. Example: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013.

Create: to create new laws in response to public demand or because of pressure from other groups.
Example: Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.

Consolidate: to bring together successive statutes on the same subject. Example: Care Act 2014.

Codify: to bring together all the rules including case law into one statute.
Example: failed attempt to codify criminal law in UK / Legislation (Wales) Bill 2020 to codify Welsh law.

• Law Commission Act 2009: annual report, new parliamentary procedure, guarantee from relevant Minister
• Current Projects: surrogacy, electronic signatures, smart contracts, automated vehicles

Question 2

Influencing parliament: the media

Answer 2

• Issues of public concern can be
highlighted in the media.
• Campaigns can be run through the
tabloids to put pressure on the media.
• Examples:
Sarah’s Law (disclosure of convicted
sex offenders)
Clare’s Law (disclosure of partners’
violent history

Question 3

Two types of pressure groups

Answer 3

Interest groups
Cause groups

Question 4

Interest groups

Answer 4

These are groups which represent the interests
of their members, and membership is restricted to the people they represent.
Examples: Law Society, British Medical Association, National Union
of Teachers

Question 5

Cause group

Answer 5

These are groups which represent a common cause,
based on the shared interests of its members.
Examples: Greenpeace, Fathers 4 Justice, Age UK

Question 6

The law commission have to keep under review all the law s3(1)

Answer 6

Codify
Repeal
Consolidate

Question 7

Codify

Answer 7

To bring together all the rules including case law into one statute
Writing up unwritten rules

Question 8

Repeal

Answer 8

To delete old, obsolete and out of date laws e.g. statute law repeals act 2013

Question 9

Consolidate

Answer 9

To bring to gather successive statutes on the same subject e.g care act 2014

Turning laws from multiple places into one document