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    • Law of tort and damages, including personal injury
      The law of tort and damages enables people to assert their rights and receive compensation for damage, loss or injury suffered as a result of another's negligence and ensures that remedies are available where a civil wrong is committed.
    • Law Reform, Victims and Witnesses Bill
      The Law Reform, Victims and Witnesses Bill aims to deliver a more effective, transparent and responsive justice system for victims, witnesses and the wider public.
    • Legal aid
      Legal aid funds the provision of legal advice and representation for people who would otherwise be denied access to justice because they could not afford to pay.
    • Legal Services Act 2007
      The Legal Services Act reforms the way legal services in England and Wales are regulated and puts the consumer interest at the heart of the regulatory framework.
    • Legal services consultative panel
      The legal services consultative panel is responsible for providing the Secretary of State with advice about legal services, legal education and related matters.
    • Legal services reform
      Legal services reform is about putting the customer first in the way legal services are regulated and delivered, providing a framework that promotes competition and innovation.
    • Legal services reform update
      The Legal Services Reform Programme was established to oversee the implementation of two of the key proposals in the Act - the establishment of the Legal Services Board and the Office for Legal Complaints.
    • Legislation
      In taking forward the reform agenda, we are responsible for the following bills in the current parliamentary session.
    • Local Criminal Justice Board effectiveness
      A national survey of effective performance management and the performance of Local Criminal Justice Boards.
    • Local variations in sentencing in England and Wales
      This study describes geographic variation in custodial sentencing in England and Wales for the period 2003 to 2006, and the possible reasons for it.
    • Lord Lieutenants
      As personal representatives of the monarch, their prime duty is to maintain the dignity of the Crown.
    • Lords reform
      The White Paper 'An elected second chamber', setting out the government's proposals for a reformed second chamber of the UK Parliament.