Consultation papers and other documents
From time to time the Commission issues miscellaneous consultation and other papers which are not included in our series of numbered Discussion Papers or Reports. This page links to electronic versions of papers published since 2001 plus earlier ones where available.
Papers marked * were produced jointly with the Law Commission.
Papers marked ♦ were produced jointly with the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Northern Ireland Law Commission
Papers marked ♦ were produced jointly with the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Northern Ireland Law Commission
2016
February 2016 Joint Interim Report♦ on Electoral Law and Summary (electronic only)
2015
March 2015 Issues Paper on *Insurable interest: updated proposals (electronic-only)
- Closing date for comments: 29 June 2015
- Response form
2013
March 2013 Advice to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts
- Summary of Advice
- News Release
- For implementing legislation, see the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
2012
July 2012 Issues Paper on *Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts: a new approach?
- Closing date for comments: 25 October 2012
- Appendices A-D
- Appendix E
- Summary
- News Release
- Response Form
- Consultee Letter
July 2012 Consultation paper on public and charitable trusts: amalgamation of functions and creation of common investment funds (electronic-only)
- Closing date for comments: 7 September 2012
- Response form
2011
December 2011 Consultation paper on defects in the exercise of fiduciary powers (electronic-only)
- Closing date for comments: 17 February 2012
- Response form
November 2011 *An optional common European sales law: advantages and problems (advice to the UK Government) (electronic-only)
August 2011 Consultation paper on the consolidation of bankruptcy legislation in Scotland (electronic-only)
- draft Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill and table of contents
- draft Tables of Destinations and Derivations
- draft Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2011
- News release
- Closing date for comments: 30 November 2011. The consultation period has now formally closed, but responses are still welcome.
March 2011 Statute law repeals: consultation paper on abortive railway projects: proposed repeals (electronic-only)
2010
December 2010 *Reforming insurance contract law
Summary of responses to Issues Paper 7: the insured’s post-contractual duty of good faith (electronic-only)
November 2010 *Reforming insurance contract law
Summary of responses to Issues Paper 6: damages for late payment and the insurer’s duty of good faith (electronic-only)
October 2010 *Reforming insurance contract law
Issues paper 9: the requirement for a formal marine policy: should section 22 be repealed? (electronic-only)
October 2010 *Misrepresentation and unfair commercial practices
July 2010 *Reforming insurance contract law
Issues paper 8: the broker's liability for premiums: should section 53 be reformed? (electronic-only)
- Closing date for comments: 19 October 2010
- Summary
July 2010 *Reforming insurance contract law
Issues paper 7: the insured’s post-contract duty of good faith (electronic-only)
- Closing date for comments: 11 October 2010
March 2010 *Insurance contract law
- Closing date for comments: 24 June 2010
2009
November 2009 *Reforming insurance contract law
A summary of responses to Issues Paper 5: Micro-businesses (electronic-only)
September 2009 Statute law repeals
Proposed repeals relating to Two Pennies Scots Acts (electronic-only)
May 2009 *Consumer remedies for faulty goods
A summary of responses to consultation (electronic-only)
April 2009 *Reforming insurance contract law
Issues paper 5: micro-businesses: should micro-businesses be treated like consumers for the purposes of pre-contractual information and unfair terms? (electronic-only)
March 2009 *Reforming insurance contract law
Policy statement: the status of intermediaries (electronic-only)
2008
October 2008 *Reforming insurance contract law
Summary of responses to consultation [business issues] (electronic-only)
May 2008 *Reforming insurance contract law
Summary of responses to consultation [consumer issues] (electronic-only)
January 2008 *Insurance contract law
2007
March 2007 *Insurance contract law
Issues Paper 3: intermediaries and pre-contract information (electronic-only)
2006
November 2006 *Insurance contract law
Issues Paper 2: warranties (electronic-only)
September 2006 *Insurance contract law
Issues Paper 1: misrepresentation and non-disclosure (electronic-only)
August 2006 *Insurance contract law
Analysis of responses and decisions on scope (electronic-only)
January 2006 *Insurance contract law
2003
- (Please note that this version incorporates minor corrections requested by the authors. A corrigenda slip has been issued with the printed copies)
- News Release
2001
- Resulting Report: 188
- News Release