AQA A-Level Law Paper 2 The Law Reform/Commission AQA A-Level Law Paper 2 The Law Reform/Commission

AQA A-Level Law Paper 2 The Law Reform/Commission

AQA A-LEVEL LAW PAPER 2 THE LAW
REFORM/COMMISSION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ELABORATION

o when was the law commission set up? - 1965



what act set up the law commission? - Law Commission Act 1965



what is the law commission? - a full-time body, consisiting of a chair (high court judge) and four other
law commisioners with a research staff



What are the aims of the Law Commission? - ensure the law is fair, modern, simple and cost-effective



what are the four functions of the law commission? - reform, codfication, consolidation and repeal



what does reform mean? - to update the law



how do the LC reform the law? - chose areas of the law that it considers needs updating or areas of the
law can be referred to it by goverment



what is the first step to reform the law? - have an open consultation, this sets out the current law and
why it needs to be reformed