Law Com

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Law Com is the abbreviated name commonly used for the Law Commission, the independent body that reviews and recommends reforms to the law in England and Wales.

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instanceOf independent statutory body
law reform body
non-departmental public body
public body of the United Kingdom
abbreviationOf Law Commission NERFINISHED
appliesToTerritory England NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
establishedBy Law Commissions Act 1965 NERFINISHED
hasChairperson Chair of the Law Commission
hasPart Commissioners
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
inception 1965
jurisdiction England and Wales
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem Law of England and Wales NERFINISHED
mandate to ensure that the law is cost-effective
to ensure that the law is fair
to ensure that the law is modern
to ensure that the law is simple
parentOrganization Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED
purpose recommendation of law reform
review of the law
regionServed England and Wales NERFINISHED
sector legal reform
shortName Law Com NERFINISHED
website https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/

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Law Commission shortName Law Com