Four weeks ago I explained the origins of the Lord Chancellor’s powers to fix the discount rate Continue reading “The discount rate: some defects in the Ministry’s Consultation Paper”
Category: LAW REFORM
What is the meaning of the discount rate and why does it matter?
I posted my first blog on the origins of the Lord Chancellor’s power to fix discount rates at 7 pm two nights ago. Continue reading “What is the meaning of the discount rate and why does it matter?”
The origins of the statutory discount rate for lump sum personal injury awards
The announcement last Monday of a new prescribed interest rate to be used in the calculation of general damages for future pecuniary loss made me reach back deep into my memory to recall how the Lord Chancellor first acquired any statutory powers in this matter. Continue reading “The origins of the statutory discount rate for lump sum personal injury awards”
The Law Commission and the protection of official data
I spent three of the happiest years of my working life just over 20 years ago as Chairman of the Law Commission. Continue reading “The Law Commission and the protection of official data”
Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (2) My 1995 Talk to Chief Police Officers
This piece supplements the blog I wrote earlier today. Continue reading “Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (2) My 1995 Talk to Chief Police Officers”
Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (1) the Law Commission and the Justice Committee
When Professor Roger Smith[1] gave evidence to the Access to Justice Commission this week, Continue reading “Making the Criminal Law Simpler: (1) the Law Commission and the Justice Committee”
Codifying private international law: making law dead but accessible?
The news that Professor Adrian Briggs has become an Honorary QC Continue reading “Codifying private international law: making law dead but accessible?”
Henry Brooke 