Codifying Act meaning

As outlined in the editorial note to the Guide, this seventh edition is a comprehensive overhaul and reflects developments since the previous edition, including: the roll-out of electronic working and filing in the Central Office of the Queen’s Bench Division at the Royal Courts of Justice, through the CE-File digital court file and management system amendments to CPR 53 and CPR PD 53 relating to the Media and Communications List changes arising from Brexit and the close of the transition period under the UK Withdrawal Act revisions to the contempt regime updates to the enforcement regime For more information, see: What are the key changes? The following summarises the principal changes practitioners should note: Electronic filing The revised Guide introduces a brand-new Chapter 3 addressing electronic filing and codifying the compulsory use of CE-File for legally represented parties in the Queen’s Bench Division (QBD) at the Royal Courts of Justice (excluding the Administrative Court). Note that: ...

Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution—A scoping report What does the Law Commission do? The Law Commission is an independent statutory body with a duty, shared with the Scottish Law Commission, under section 3(1) of the Law Commissions Act 1965, to keep the law within its remit under regular review, with a view to its systematic development and reform. This remit covers all areas of law with which each Commission is concerned. Its tasks include, in particular, codifying the relevant law, removing anomalies, repealing obsolete and unnecessary enactments, reducing the number of separate enactments, and, more generally, simplifying and modernising the law. In carrying out this function, the Law Commission consults widely and accepts referrals from individual government departments, in order to devise a programme of law reform. That programme is then submitted to the Lord Chancellor for approval before any work commences...