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 with an asterisk (*) were produced jointly with the Law Commission.
2012
July 2012 Issues Paper on *Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts: a new approach?
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Closing date for comments: 25 October 2012
July 2012 Consultation paper on public and charitable trusts: amalgamation of functions and creation of common investment funds (electronic-only)
2011
December 2011 Consultation paper on defects in the exercise of fiduciary powers (electronic-only)
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
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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Issues paper 9: the requirement for a formal marine policy: should section 22 be repealed?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
Unfair commercial practices and private redress: feedback from stakeholders (electronic-only)
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
Issues paper 6: damages for late payment and the insurer's duty of good faith (electronic-only)
- 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
Issues Paper 4: insurable interest (electronic-only)
Summary
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
A joint scoping paper
Letter to consultees
News release
Analysis of responses and decisions on scope
2003
A Draft Criminal Code for Scotland
- (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
Salmon and freshwater fisheries consolidation: draft recommendations
- Resulting Report: 188
- News Release