New Chair of the Law CommissionThursday, 26 April 2012 The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice today announced the appointment of The Honourable Mr Justice Lloyd Jones as the new Chair of the Law Commission for England and Wales for three years from 1 August 2012. He succeeds the Right Honourable Lord Justice Munby.
The Law Commission is an independent body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. The Commission was created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 with the role of keeping under review the law of England and Wales with a view to its systematic development and reform. Commissioners are appointed by the Lord Chancellor.
The Law Commission comprises of a Chair and four Commissioners. Commissioners are required to have experience as judges, barristers, solicitors or teachers of law in universities. The Chair is either a High Court Judge or a Judge of the Court of Appeal seconded from his judicial duties. The Law Commission has a senior management team comprising the Chief Executive and is supported by around 50 other staff.
The Chair promotes the role and work of the Law Commission and is its principal public face. He or she leads the Commissioners and represents their views to Ministers and other stakeholders. The Chairman also leads on particular law reform projects and has special responsibility for overseeing the Commission's consolidation and statute law repeals work.
BiographyMr Justice Lloyd Jones has been a judge of the High Court, Queen's Bench Division since 2005. He is a Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales, and a Member of the Advisory Council of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Between 2008 and 2011 he was a Presiding Judge of Wales and Chair of the Lord Chancellor's Standing Committee on the Welsh Language. In 2010 and 2011 he was a Member of the Judges' Council. Before becoming a High Court judge he was Queen’s Counsel, a Deputy High Court Judge, Chair of the Bar European Group (2004-5) and a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge (1975-91).
This appointment was made in accordance with the Code of Practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. More information about the
Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments [http://www.publicappointmentscommissioner.org/ - Brummie Cabbie says, 'You just have to click this link!]The appointment was made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity (if any declared) to be made public. Mr Justice Lloyd Jones has declared that he has not been involved in any political activity.
Source; http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/public-a ... commission
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