• Related project: Double jeopardy
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 141 - Double Jeopardy (1 MB)
• Implementing legislation: Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/16/contents/enacted

• Related project: Unincorporated associations
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 140 - Unincorporated Associations (861 KB)

Notes

Implementing legislation: none (but see the Scottish Government's initial response and the Scotland Office consultation on Reforming the law on Scottish unincorporated associations and criminal liability of Scottish partnerships published April 2012)

• Related project: Consumer remedies
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 139 - Consumer Remedies for Faulty Goods (1.4 MB)
• Implementing legislation: Consumer Rights Act 2015 , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/contents/enacted

Notes

See the Scottish Government's initial response.

• Related project: Previous annual reports

Notes

No legislation required.

• Related project: Succession
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 136 - Succession (1.1 MB), Some Miscellaneous Topics in the Law of Succession (CM 71) (3.9 MB)
• Implementing legislation: Partially implemented by the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/7/contents/enacted

Notes

See the Scottish Government's response.

See also the Scottish Government's initial response.

See here for the Scottish Government's second consultation in 2015; and their Analysis of Responses, and their Response to the consultation.

• Related project: Damages for wrongful death
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 135 - Damages for Wrongful Death (555 KB)
• Implementing legislation: Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 7) , https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/7/contents

Notes

See also Scottish Government consultation paper on Civil Law of Damages: Issues in Personal Injury.

• Related project: Crown appeals
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 137 - Crown Appeals (707 KB)
• Implementing legislation: Partially implemented by sections 73-76 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/13/contents

• Related project: Previous annual reports

Notes

No legislation required.

• Related project: Statute law repeals
• Implementing legislation: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c 12) , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/12/contents

• Related project: Review of sexual offences
• Preceding Discussion Papers: DP 131 - Rape and Other Sexual Offences (1.2 MB)
• Implementing legislation: Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9) , http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/9/contents