Conference: Fifty Years of the Law Commissions: The Dynamics of Law Reform Now, Then and Next

The Faculty of Law in collaboration with the Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London are delighted to announce a conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Law Commissions Act 1965, which will be held on 10-11 July 2015.   Matthew Dyson and Shona Wilson Stark from the Faculty, and James Lee from King's College, London are hosting the event in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, in partnership with the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.

The Conference has been organised in partnership with the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission. The aim of the Conference is to reflect upon fifty years of institutional law reform in the United Kingdom, embracing the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission, as well as the Northern Ireland Law Commission.

The significance of various specific reforms and proposals from the Commissions will be examined by academics, practitioners, judges and members of the Commissions. The Conference features keynote addresses by Baroness Hale of Richmond, Deputy President of the United Kingdom Supreme Court, and Sir Kenneth Keith, Former Justice of the International Court of Justice.

For further deails and to book please follow the portal on the King's College website.