Topic: Law Reform Commission
Concerns over cannabis decriminalisation, national lottery
As a longtime property owner in the Cayman Islands, I read with concern your 19 Feb. report that the Law Reform Commission is moving toward public consultation on both cannabis decriminalisation and the establishment of a national lottery.
Cannabis decriminalisation goes to Law Reform Commission
Prominent lawyers have welcomed news that the decriminalisation of ganja has gone to the Law Reform Commission after a referendum earlier this year backed the move.
Florida’s six-week abortion ban will have impact in Cayman
A change to Florida's abortion laws, which bans the termination of pregnancies after six weeks' gestation, has limited the availability of abortions not just for residents of the US southern states, but for those in Cayman as well.
Public opinion sought on reform of contradictory land law
The Law Reform Commission is inviting members of the public to submit their views on potential reform or repeal of a 25-year-old land law.
Public views wanted on squatters’ rights
Members of the public are invited to give their views on a paper discussing the abolition or alteration of squatters’ rights in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman’s archaic laws under review
Thinking about pistols at dawn? Casting a spell under a full moon? Charging someone a fee to catch a duppy? Dumping a bucket of night soil on a local road? Think again. Under Cayman’s laws, all these are illegal and could land you with a fine or in prison.
New bill aims to reform foreclosures
Two years after the Law Reform Commission sought the views of stakeholders and the public on whether foreclosure practices in Cayman needed to be reformed, it has now submitted a bill for public review.
Letter: Reflections from England – on the subject of suicide
It’s National Suicide Prevention Week in the US, and the subject is also to the fore in the Cayman Islands. As a result of a submission by the Alex Panton Foundation, the Cayman Islands Law Reform Commission recommends that suicide should no longer be considered a crime in the Cayman Islands.
Law Reform Commission looks at decriminalising suicide
The Law Reform Commission has released a discussion paper recommending that suicide should no longer be a crime in the Cayman Islands.
Foreclosure public input ends April 30
Public comments are due by April 30 on a discussion paper released last year about whether the laws governing the enforcement of mortgage-securities over land should be reformed.
EDITORIAL – A closer look at our country’s ‘foreclosure’ law
The Law Reform Commission is inviting public comment concerning several suggested modifications to the Cayman Islands’ “foreclosure” regime. Although as a rule we advocate for swiftness in government action, this particular subject – which concerns fundamental issues such as home ownership and private property rights – demands careful deliberation.
Cayman’s foreclosure laws under review
The Law Reform Commission has published a discussion paper on the foreclosure regime in the Cayman Islands, concluding that existing laws should be updated. In publishing the report, the commission is inviting comments from stakeholders and the general public on the issue.
EDITORIAL – Cleaning up our ‘dusty and musty’ law books
The Law Reform Commission has recommended striking several antiquated, unenforced and potentially unconstitutional prohibitions from Cayman’s Penal Code. We endorse their position – and their work.
Law commission looks to cross off ‘archaic’ offenses
Cayman Islands laws that make it an offense to practice certain types of worship, criminalize activities associated with being homeless, and which ban a number of publications within the islands – despite many of those publications being available online – may soon be history.
Proposed laws would reform divorce, maintenance rules
Government is seeking public input on proposed reforms that would make divorces and financial relief stemming from divorces easier to obtain.
Reforms needed for landlord/tenant legislation
Following the devastating effects of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 and claims of oppressive and unfair treatment to tenants by their landlords following damage to leased housing, the Law Reform Commission conducted a review of the existing law regulating the relationship of landlord and tenant in the Cayman Islands in July 2008.
Commission considers legal, policy moves to address bullying
A new issue paper from the Law Reform Commission shines the spotlight on the age-old issue of bullying and new problems with online cyberbullying.
