Last updated: 22 September 2010
Speech made by Stephen Laws CB at CALC 2009, Hong Kong
Speech made by Daniel Greenberg at CALC 2009, Hong Kong
Chapter by Stephen Laws CB in Drafting Legislation: A Modern Approach by Constantin Stefanou and Helen Xanthaki (Ashgate, 2008)
Two part broadcast by BBC Radio 4 about the work of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
Continuity and Change: 8th lecture, given by Stephen Laws CB on 3 November 2008
The Art of Legislative Drafting: 5th lecture, given by Sir Geoffrey Bowman KCB on 7 November 2005
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution published its report on 'Parliament and the Legislative Process' on 29 October 2004. See, in particular, paragraphs 18 and 19 relating to the OPC on pages 12 and 13):
Read the evidence given by Sir Geoffrey Bowman KCB:
Read Sir Geoffrey Bowman KCB QC's article from Counsel magazine, August 2003 on the Role of OPC: