§ Mr. Eggarasked the Attorney-General how many departmental committees of inquiry the Lord Chancellor and his predecessors have commissioned since 1955; and what were the subjects the committees investigated, the dates they were established, who chaired them, and the dates they reported.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe following list, which may not be exhaustive, includes Royal Commissions dealing with areas in the Lord Chancellor's responsibility and other major inquiries most of whose reports were (or are expected to be) published by HMSO, and presented to Parliament; it excludes official committees and standing advisory committees.
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Established Title/Subject Chair Reported Cmnd 1960 Magistrates Courts in London (Commissioned by the Lord Chancellor and the Home Secretary) His Honour Sir Carl Aarvold 1962 1606 1961 Limitation of actions in cases of personal injury Lord Edmund-Davies 1962 1829 1963 Committee on Legal Records Lord Denning 1966 3084 1963 Positive covenants affecting land Lord Wilberforce 1965 2719 1964 Court of Criminal Appeal (Commissioned by the Lord Chancellor and the Home Secretary) Lord Donovan 1965 2755 1964 Mechanical recording of court proceedings The Right Honourable (a) 1965 2733 Sir George Baker (b) 1966 3096 1964 Law of succession in relation to illegitimate persons Russell 1966 3051 1965 Enforcement of Judgment Debts Sir Reginald Withers Payne 1969 3909 1965 Age of Majority The Honourable Mr. Justice Latey 1967 3342 1966 Civil Judicial Statistics P. Adams 1968 3684 1966 Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland Lord MacDermott 1970 4292 1966 Royal Commission on Assizes and Quarter Sessions Lord Beeching 1969 4153 1967 Legal Education The Right Honourable Sir Roger Ormrod 1971 4595 Personal Injuries Litigation The Right Honourable Sir Roger Winn 1968 3691 1971 Public Trustee Office H. R. Hutton 1972 4913 1971 Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction in Northern Ireland (Commission with Northern Ireland Secretary) Lord Lowry 1973 5431 1971 Law on contempt of court (Commissioned with Lord Advocate) The Right Honourable Sir Henry Josceline Phillimore 1974 5794 1971 Law on Defamation The Honourable Mr. Justice Faulks 1975 5909 1973 Distribution of business between Crown Courts and Magistrates' Courts The Right Honourable Sir Arthur James 1975 6323 1973 Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury Lord Pearson 1978 7054 1975 Judicial Studies and Information (Commission with Home Secretary) Lord Bridge of Harwich 1978 — 1976 Personal Injuries Litigation Procedure The Honourable Mr. Jucstice Cantley 1979 7476 1976 Royal Commission on Legal Services Lord Benson 1979 7648 1978 Selection and access to modern public records Sir Duncan Wilson 1981 8204 1979 Chancery Division The Right Honourable Lord Justice Oliver 1981 8205 1983 Matrimonial Causes Procedure The Honourable Mrs. Justice Booth — — 1984 Conveyancing Professor J. T. Farrand (a) by non-solicitors 1984 HMSO (b) simplification 1985 HMSO
Established Title/Subject Chair Reported Cmnd 1984 Fraud Trials (Commissioned by the Lord Chancellor and the Home Secretary) Lord Roskill — —