Publications

• Related project: Aspects of the law of prescription
• Preceding Discussion Papers: Report on Prescription (Report No 247).pdf (1.6 MB)

• Related project: Statute law repeals

Notes

Implementing legislation: none.

• Related project: Previous programmes of law reform

• Related project: Previous annual reports

Notes

No legislation required.

• Related project: Adults with incapacity
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP on Adults with Incapacity DP 156 (675 KB)

Notes

Implementing legislation: none (but see the Scottish Government's initial response, consultation in December 2015 and the Scottish Government's proposals in January 2018)

• Related project: Trusts
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 123 - Breach of Trust (691 KB), DP 124 - Apportionment of Trust Receipts and Outgoings (336 KB), DP 126 - Trustees and Trust Administration (1.7 MB), DP 129 - Variation and Termination of Trusts (750 KB), DP 133 - The Nature and Constitution of Trusts (677 KB), DP 138 - Liability of Trustees to Third Parties (552 KB), DP 142 - Accumulation of Income and Lifetime of Private Trusts (1.3 MB), Supplementary and Miscellaneous Issues relating to Trust Law (Discussion paper 148) (792 KB)

Notes

See the Scottish Government's recent response.

Implementing legislation: none (but see the Scottish Government's initial response and additional response).

• Related project: Insurance law
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 134 - Insurance Contract Law: Misrepresentation, Non-Disclosure and Breach of Warranty by the Insured (1.8 MB), Insurance contract law: post contract duties and other issues: a joint consultation paper (DP 152) (1.2 MB), CP_3.pdf (652 KB)
• Implementing legislation: Insurance Act 2015 (c 4) (all recommendations except those on damages for late payment), For the latter, see Enterprise Act 2016 (c 12), Part 5. , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/12/contents/enacted/data.htm

• Related project: Regulation of health care professionals
• Preceding Discussion Papers: Regulation of Health Care Professionals; Regulation of Social Care Professionals in England: a Joint Consultation Paper (dp 153) (1.3 MB)

Notes

Implementing legislation: none but see the Government consultation (November 2017) here and the Government response.

• Related project: Previous annual reports

Notes

No legislation required.

• Related project: Compulsory Purchase
• Resulting Reports: Report to Scottish Government on Consolidated Responses to Discussion Paper on Compulsory Purchase No. 159.pdf (4.9 MB)