Law Reform Committee
Chairman:
Mr Stephen Worthington QC
Vice-Chairmen:
Mr Richard Drabble QC
Miss Alison Green
Mr Tom Dumont
Secretary:
Ms Jan Bye
The terms of reference of the Committee are:
To develop and consider proposals for law reform and to submit views to the Government and others were appropriate.
Responses to Consultation Papers
Copies of Committee responses to consultation papers are available here.
Law Reform Lecture
In addition to its everyday business of responding to consultations, the Law Reform Committee also organises an annual lecture given by a distinguished speaker on a topic of their own choice associated with law reform.
The speech given by Lord Hoffman is available here.
Law Reform Essay Competition
The Law Reform Essay Competition is also an annual event and is aimed at developing and fostering an interest in law reform in pupils, law students, CPE/GDL students and BPTC students. The competition is generously sponsored by the Bar Council Scholarship Trust and offers prizes of £4,000 for the winner, £2,500 for the runner up, £1,500 for the best CPE/GDL entry and £1,000 for the runner up CPE/GDL entry.
Click here for the winning entries in the essay competition for previous years.
