Trusts are important to the national economy and provide a range of benefits to individuals and charitable purposes. This project affects charitable and private trusts that are set up in a way which distinguishes capital and the income it produces. ...more

• Published: 07 May 2009
• ISBN: 9780102959475
• £26.60

The current law governing the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal trials is unsatisfactory. If the reliability of expert evidence is in question, there are no clear guidelines for determining whether or not ...more

• Published: 07 Apr 2009
• ISBN: 9780118404655
• £19.15

This Consultation Paper, 'The Illegality Defence: A Consultative Report', gives provisional recommendations on whether a claimant who has been involved in illegal conduct should be entitled to enforce a claim in contract, unjust enrichment, trusts and tort. ...more

• Published: 30 Jan 2009
• ISBN: 9780118404617
• £34.55

This report, 'Intoxication and Criminal Liability (Cm. 7526)', addresses the issue of intoxication from alcohol or other drugs and its bearing on the criminal liability, if any, of a person charged with an offence, whether it is alleged that the defendent committed the offence ...more

• Published: 15 Jan 2009
• ISBN: 9780101752626
• £26.60

Most people have an intuitive sense of what 'bribery' is. However, it has proved hard to define in law. The current law is both out-dated and, in some instances, unfit for purpose. The Commission proposes the repeal of the common law offence of bribery, the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act ...more

• Published: 20 Nov 2008
• ISBN: 9780102958164
• £34.55

This report completes the Law Commission's programme of work on the reform and modernisation of housing law and practice. The earlier reports on this topic are: 'Renting Homes: The Final Report (Cm. 6781)' (ISBN 9780101678124) and 'Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution ...more

• Published: 14 Aug 2008
• ISBN: 9780101745628
• £17.50

The Law Commission's main task is to review areas of the law and to make recommendations for change. The Commission seeks to ensure that the law is as simple, accessible, fair, modern and cost-effective as possible. ...more

• Published: 11 Jun 2008
• ISBN: 9780102955569
• £18.55

The Law Commission is required to submit to the Lord Chancellor programmes for the examination of different branches of the law that might require reform. The seven projects in this, the tenth programme, are: adult social care; Intestate Succession and the Inheritance ...more

• Published: 11 Jun 2008
• ISBN: 9780102955552
• £13.90

This report, unlike most other Law Commission reports, does not focus on reform of substantive law but rather deals with the broader social issues of how housing problems arise and how they might be dealt with better. At the heart of the recommendations is the suggestion that ...more

• Published: 13 May 2008
• ISBN: 9780101737722
• £25.75

Easements and covenants are of practical importance to a large number of landowners. An easement is a right enjoyed by one landowner over the land of another (including rights of way for access and access to light, air and water), both plots usually being in close proximity....more

• Published: 28 Mar 2008
• ISBN: 9780118404518
• £41.20

'Statute Law Repeals: Eighteenth Report - Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill (Cm. 7303)' recommends the repeal of enactments which have been identified, after detailed research and consultation, as being ...more

• Published: 29 Jan 2008
• ISBN: 9780101730327
• £25.75

This Consultation Paper is intended to build on a previous Law Commission report on bribery and corruption ('Legislating the Criminal Code - Corruption Item 11 of the 6th Programme of Law Reform: Criminal Law (HC 524)' - ISBN 0102882983, available below), taking into account Parliamentary and Government reactions ...more

• Published: 29 Nov 2007
• ISBN: 9780118404457
• £41.20