Clause 50 - Law Commission
Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill
2:30 pm
Lady Lady Hermon (North Down, UUP)
In a later amendment, I shall try to widen the scope of consultation to incorporate other law reform bodies, including the Law Reform Commission of the Republic of Ireland. The amendment is confined to High Court judges in Scotland or in England and Wales because, as presently proposed, one member of the five-member commission will be a lay member, so only four members will have legal expertise. The Republic of Ireland has a written constitution and its legislation is quite different. It therefore seemed better to have a High Court judge from Scotland or from England and Wales.