One of the Law Society's most valued roles is to provide an informed and reasoned voice for lawyers and for the public on bills referred to select committee and discussion papers from government agencies and other bodies. Read below for our current and recent work.

Our Law Reform Committees are currently considering the following consultations:

Review of adult decision-making capacity - second issues paper

The Law Commission has released its Second Issues Paper on the review of Adult Decision-Making Capacity law. The issues paper contains a detailed analysis of issues with the current law and suggests possible options for reform. The Law Society will make a submission on the issues paper; to contribute comments, email Amanda Frank.

Some of the Law Society’s recent submissions and correspondence on law reform issues are set out below. A full list of submissions and correspondence can be found under the archive section on this page.