Law Reform Commission

• NSW Law Reform Commission proposes New Laws on Cheating in Sport.

On 26 August 2011, the NSW Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC) released its report into Cheating at Gambling.1 The central recommendation of the report i...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Law Reform Commission Report On The Statute Of Limitations.

In December 2011, the Law Reform Commission published a Report on the Statute of Limitations. The main recommendations of the Commission include the i...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2012, January 2012

• Australian Law Reform Commission Report on Royal Commissions.

The ALRC has recommended a two-tier system of public inquiries, and some procedural changes. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has reporte...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• Reform Of The UK Bribery Law: The Law Commission Consultation Paper No. 185

Originally published in Reed Smith's Export, Customs and Trade Sentinel Newsletter, Winter 2008 On 29 November 2007, the Law Commission of t...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Insurance Law Reform: Law Commission Review.

Originally published in Insurance Day magazine on 5/7/07 This week the English and Scottish Law Commissions will publish a consultation paper on the...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2007, January 2007

• Australian Law Reform Commission's Final Report On Privacy Law Review Released.

The ALRC's final report on privacy "For your information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice" was released on 11 August 2008 Background information...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2008, March 2008

• Hong Kong Law Reform Commission Proposes Conditional Fees for Litigation Cases.

Introduction In Hong Kong unless you are poor enough and your case has enough merits to qualify for legal aid under the Legal Aid Scheme, it is ofte...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2005, January 2005

• Reform Of The UK Bribery Law: The Law Commission Consultation Paper No. 185.

Originally published in Reed Smith's Export, Customs and Trade Sentinel Newsletter, Winter 2008 On 29 November 2007, the Law Commission of the Unite...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2008, March 2008

• A Recipe for Success: Community Mental Health and Criminal Justice

[...] sitting on the Mental Health Law Reform Commission is Charles Hall, Executive Director of the Community Services Board (CSB). The two of us were exposed to professionals who think about this all the time. [...] we thought, 'How could we help out Newport News?' They directed their attention to the best practices of The Memphis Model, a program that has had measurable gains since it was established in 1988 following the shooting death of a mentally ill man in Memphis, Tennessee.

• Sheriff
• Vol. 61 Nbr. 4, July 2009

• Medical Loss Ratio Issues Still Up for Grabs

Industry groups continue to press for a legislative fix of the health insurance reform law to save the commission-based compensation model for producers, even as many agents and brokers expect they will be moving to a client-paid fee model soon. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) ignited the compensation model issue in calling for the US Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop calculations on the percentage of revenues that health insurers must commit to medical expenses. Under the regulations the HHS unveiled last November, insurers writing groups at fewer than 100 must meet 80% medical loss ratio (MLR). Insurers writing larger groups face a more restrictive 85% MLR. Meanwhile, producers expect their compensation model to soon move to a client-fee-paid sy...

• American Agent & Broker
• Vol. 83 Nbr. 3, March 2011