Law Reform Committee

The Law Reform Committee was a committee in England and Wales appointed by the Lord Chancellor "to consider, having regard especially to judicial decisions, what changes are desirable in such legal doctrines as the Lord Chancellor may from time to time refer to Committee".

The Lord Chancellor's decision to create this committee was announced on 2 May 1952 by the Attorney General, Lionel Heald, at the dinner of the West Surrey Law Society. The Solicitors Journal said that the proposed step was "overdue". The Committee was appointed on 16 June 1952. In 2006, John Wheeler said that the Committee was "defunct".

Composition

Six members of the Committee were judges, two were Queen's Counsel, two were solicitors and the remaining three were professors of law.

Reports

Law Reform Committee reports
ReportSubjectCommand paperDateImplementing act
1st Statute of Frauds and Section 4 of the Sale of Goods Act 1893 Cmd. 8809 1953 Law Reform (Enforcement of Contracts) Act 1954
2nd Innkeepers' liability for property of travellers, guests and residents Cmd. 916 May 1954 Hotel Proprietors Act 1956
3rdOccupiers' liability to invitees, licensees and trespassersCmd. 9305November 1954Occupiers' Liability Act 1957
4th Rule against perpetuities Cmnd. 18 1956 Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964
5th Conditions and exceptions in insurance policies Cmnd. 62 1957
6th Courts' power to sanction variations of trusts Cmnd. 310 1957
7th Effect of tax liability on damages Cmnd. 501 August 1958
8th Formalities of contracts by non-trading corporations Cmnd. 622 1958
9thLiability in tort between husband and wifeCmnd. 1268January 1961
10th Innocent misrepresentation Cmnd. 1782 1962 Misrepresentation Act 1967
11thLoss of servicesCmnd. 20171963Section 2 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982
12thTransfer of title to chattelsCmnd. 2958April 1966Not implemented by 2006
13thHearsay evidence in civil proceedingsCmnd. 2964May 1966
14thAcquisition of easements and profits by prescriptionCmnd. 3100October 1966
15thThe Rule in Hollington v. HewthornCmnd. 3391September 1967
16thPrivilege in civil proceedingsCmnd. 3472December 1967
17thEvidence of opinion and expert evidenceCmnd. 4489October 1970
18thConversion and detinueCmnd. 4774September 1971Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (partial and modified effect).
19thInterpretation of willsCmnd. 5301May 1973sections 20 and 21 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982
20thInterim report on limitation of actions: In personal injury claimsCmnd. 5630May 1974
21stFinal report on limitation of actionsCmnd. 6923September 1977Limitation Amendment Act 1980.
22ndThe making and revocation of willsCmnd. 7902May 1980section 17 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982
23rdThe powers and duties of trusteesCmnd. 8733October 1982
24thLatent damageCmnd. 9390November 1984Latent Damage Act 1986

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References

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Citations

  1. ↑ The Solicitors Journal. Volume 96. Page 418. Published in No 26 dated 28 June 1952.
  2. ↑ Law Reform Committee. Third Report (Occupiers' Liability to Invitees, Licensees and Trespassers). Cmd 9305. HMSO. London. November 1954. Page 5.
  3. ↑ The Solicitors Journal. Volume 96. Page 285. Published in No 19 dated 10 May 1952.
  4. ↑ Law Reform Committee. Third Report (Occupiers' Liability to Invitees, Licensees and Trespassers). Cmd 9305. HMSO. London. November 1954. Page 5.
  5. 1 2 3 John Wheeler. Essentials of the English Legal System. Pearson Education. 31 December 2006. Page 349 from Google Books.
  6. ↑ Actionstrength Ltd (t/a Vital Resources) v. International Glass Engineering In.Gl.En. SpA & Ors [2003] UKHL 17, [2003] 2 AC 541, [2003] 2 WLR 1060, [2003] 2 All ER 615, [2003] BLR 207, 88 Con LR 208, [2003] 1 CLC 1003, [2003] 2 All ER (Comm) 331 (3 April 2003)
  7. ↑ Blom-Cooper, L. J. (1955). "Second Report of the Law Reform Committee on the Law of Innkeepers' Liabilities for Property of Travellers, Guests and Residents. (Cmd. 9161; May 1954; 4d.)". The Modern Law Review. 18 (4): 374–379. ISSN 0026-7961.
  8. ↑ Andrew Tettenborn. Clerk & Lindsell on Torts. Sixteenth Edition. Sweet & Maxwell. London. 1989. Paragraph 13-02 at page 708.
  9. ↑ Deech, Ruth (1984). "The Rule against Perpetuities Abolished". Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 4 (3): 454–463. ISSN 0143-6503.
  10. ↑ Jolowicz, J. A. (1959). "Damages and Income Tax". The Cambridge Law Journal. 17 (1): 86–98. ISSN 0008-1973.
  11. ↑ Wade, H. W. R. (1959). "Contracts by Non-Trading Corporations. Formalities. Law Reform". The Cambridge Law Journal. 17 (1): 28–30. ISSN 0008-1973.
  12. ↑ Goodhart, Arthur L. (1964). "Liability for Innocent but Negligent Misrepresentations". The Yale Law Journal. 74 (2): 286–301. doi:10.2307/794781. ISSN 0044-0094.
  13. ↑ Atiyah, P. S.; Treitel, G. H. (1967). "Misrepresentation Act 1967". The Modern Law Review. 30 (4): 369–388. ISSN 0026-7961.
  14. ↑ F v Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council and Another [1991] Fam 69, [1991] 2 WLR 1132
  15. ↑ Burrows 1989, Paragraphs 22-08 and 22-09 at page 1224
  16. ↑ Megarry et al. 2008, Note 312 and 316 to paragraph 14-064 at page 580 and note 326 to paragraph 14-067 at page 581.
  17. ↑ Megarry et al. 2008, Note 31 to paragraph 35-003 at page 1412.
  18. ↑ Megarry et al. 2008, Note 72 to paragraph 14-015 at page 559.
  19. ↑ Burrows 1989; Note 49 to paragraph 9-55 at page 418.