1. Introduction Matthew Dyson, James Lee and Shona Wilson Stark2. Fifty Years of the Law Commissions: The Dynamics of Law Reform Now, Then and Next Lady Hale.Part 2: The First Half-Century of the Commissions.3. Introduction Lord Hodge.4. Strategies of the Early Law Commission Paul Mitchell.5. Fifty Years of Law Reform-A Note on the Northern Ireland StyleNeil Faris.6. Working on the Larger Canvas-Law Reform in a Federal System: Thoughts on Forty Years of the Australian Law Reform Commission Kathryn Cronin.7. Law Reform and Social Policy Eric Clive.Part 3: Institutions, Commissions, Committees, Codifiers.8. Introduction Lord Beith.9. Memoir of a Reforming Chairman Sir Terence Etherton.10. The Duty to Make the Law More Accessible?The Two C-Words George L Gretton.11. The Former Law Commission of Canada: The Road Less Travelled Yves Le Bouthillier.12. The Law Commission and the Criminal Law: Reflections on the Codification Project Ian Dennis.Part 4: The Many Faces of Law Reform13. Introduction Lord Carnwath14. Democracy, Law Reform and the Rule of Law Lord Toulson.15. Promoting Law Reform: By Means of Draft Bills or Otherwise Shona Wilson Stark.16. Law Commissions, Courts and Society: A Sceptical View William Binchy.17. A Good Name, a Long Game Laura Dunlop.Part 5: Implementation by Statute.18. Introduction Dame Mary Arden.19. The Legislative Implementation of Law Reform Proposals Sir Grant Hammond.20. Post-legislative Scrutiny, Legislative Drafting and the 'Elusive Boundary' Andrew Burrows.21. Reflections on Statutory Implementation in the Law Commission Nicholas Paines.22. Implementation by Statute: What the Future Holds Hector MacQueen.Part 6: How Law Commissions Work.23. Introduction Sir James Munby.24. The Law Commission Method: Exportable to the EU? Hugh Beale.25. How Law Commissions Work: Some Lessons from the Past David Johnston.26. Challenges for Independent Law Reformers from Changing External Priorities and Shorter Timescales Sir Jack Beatson.27. The Bill's Progress Stephen Lewis.Part 7: Courts and Commissions.28. Introduction Lord Drummond Young.29. The Etiquette of Law Reform James Lee.30. Law Reform in Private Law: The Role of Statutes in Supplementing or Supplanting the Common Law Barbara McDonald.31. The Refiner's Fire Charles Harpum.32. Reflections on the Courts and the Commission David Ormerod.Part 8: Commissioning the Future.33. Introduction Elizabeth Cooke.34. The Scottish Law Commission and the Future of Law Reform in Scotland Lord Pentland.35. Looking to the Future Sir David Lloyd Jones.36. Commissioning the Future-A Chief Executive's Perspective Elaine Lorimer.37. Implementation of Law Reform Reports: Developments in ScotlandMalcolm McMillan.38. The Future is a Foreign Country, They Do Things Differently There Matthew Dyson.39. Making Law-Who, How and What? KJ Keith.