2008-2009 Annual Report of the Law Commission (England and Wales)

The Law Commission (England and Wales) has released its latest annual report.

In the last year, the Commission:

• published reports on housing, bribery and intoxication
• published consultation papers on administrative redress, consumer remedies for faulty goods, and the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings
• published papers on insurance law and adult social care

The Law Commission was created in 1965 for the purpose of reforming the law. This includes making recommendations to modernize and simplify it, remove anomalies in legislation, consolidate related legislative items, and repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments.