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2017 Report 248: Defamation

Report on Defamation (Report No 248).pdf (1.6 MB)
BRIA - Report on Defamation (Report No 248).pdf (274 KB)
News Release - Report on Defamation (Report No 248).pdf (176 KB)

Related project: Defamation
Preceding Discussion Papers: Discussion Paper on Defamation (DP No 161).pdf (1.8 MB)

2017 Report 247: Prescription

Related project: Aspects of the law of prescription
Preceding Discussion Papers: Discussion Paper on Prescription (DP No 160).pdf (1 MB)
Implementing legislation: Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/15/contents/enacted

Notes

See the Scottish Government's initial response).

2017 Report 246: Annual Report 2016

Related project: Previous annual reports

Notes

No legislation required.

2016 Report 245: Review of Contract Law - Report on Third Party Rights

Related project: Contract law in light of the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR)
Preceding Discussion Papers: DP formatted for web.pdf (844 KB)
Implementing legislation: Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Act 2017 , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/5/contents/enacted

Notes

See the Scottish Government's response.

2016 Report 244: Annual Report 2015

Related project: Previous annual reports

Notes

No legislation required,

2015 Report 243: Statute Law Repeals: Twentieth Report: Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill

lc357_20th_statute_law_repeals_report.pdf (598 KB)
20th Statute Law Repeals Bill news release.pdf (129 KB)

Related project: Statute law repeals

Notes

Implementing legislation: none.

2015 Report 242: Ninth Programme of Law Reform

Ninth Programme of Law Reform Scot Law Com No 242.pdf (317 KB)
News release - Ninth Programme of Law Reform.pdf (84 KB)

Related project: Previous programmes of law reform

2015 Report 241: Annual Report 2014

SLC Annual Report 2014.pdf (452 KB)
News Release - Annual Report_2014.pdf (128 KB)

Related project: Previous annual reports

Notes

No legislation required.

2014 Report 240: Adults with Incapacity

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)

2014 Report 239: Trust Law

Report on Trust Law SLC 239.pdf (1.7 MB)
Trust news release.pdf (84 KB)
BRIA final signed.pdf (1.3 MB)
Rep 172 - Trustees' Powers and Duties (LC 260) (1.1 MB)
Trusts (Scotland) Bill - Revised clean draft (2018).pdf (668 KB)
Trusts (Scotland) Bill (Revised) - Explanatory note (2018).pdf (159 KB)
News Release - Trusts (Scotland) Bill (Revised draft - 2018).pdf (221 KB)

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).