Reforming offences against the person

Speaker: Professor David Ormerod QC (Law Commission), Rudi Fortson QC (25 Bedford Row) and Professor Ian Dennis (UCL)
Chair: Dr Jonathan Rogers (UCL)
Accreditation: 1.5 CPD hour by the SRA and BSB
Series: Centre for Criminal Law Lecture

About this lecture

This lecture will discuss the Law Commission’s recent scoping consultation paper, Reform of Offences Against the Person. The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 is in daily use in the criminal courts in England and Wales, but there have been many calls over the years for its replacement. The scoping paper examines the case for reform and present numerous important questions for consultation.

The paper will be presented by Professor David Ormerod QC, the Law Commissioner in charge of the project, and discussed by Rudi Fortson QC and Professor Ian Dennis, the Director of the Centre for Criminal Law.