New opportunities for reforming the law

The Law Commission is asking for ideas for its 13th Programme of law reform work, in a consultation opened by Chairman, Sir David Bean.

Every three or so years the Commission consults with stakeholders, asking them what should be the priorities for law reform. The consultation is open to anyone who works with or in the law or whose life is affected by it: legal professionals; academics; organisations in the public, voluntary, business and private sectors; parliamentarians, government and the public.

Launching the 4-month consultation Sir David Bean said:

'This consultation is an important opportunity to help shape the future priorities for law reform in England and Wales. We want to know about problems that make the law unfair, inefficient, out of date or inaccessible. We are asking you to tell us, where is the law not working, where has it fallen out of step with modern standards?

These are uncertain times: the referendum will almost certainly have a significant impact on the legal landscape but we must not forget that there are still many other areas of the law that cause real problems for our citizens and require urgent reform. The need for modern, simple and accessible law remains as great as ever.'