Unfair Contracts Bill

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Dear Law Commission,

I would like to request information and copies of documentation relating to all discussions between BERR (now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) and the Law Commission/Scottish Law Commission with regards to the Unfair Contracts Bill, and the Law Commissions' Report on Unfair Terms in Contracts (published 24 February 2005) for the period since July 2006, to include, but not be restricted to, memorandum, letters, emails, minutes of meetings, and any information relating to any regulatory impact assessment.

Yours faithfully,

Sharon Coleman

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Sharpe, James, Law Commission

Dear Ms Coleman,

Thank you for your email on 22 January 2010 re the freedom of information
request. We are currently finding the requested documents and hope to
respond fully to your request by the end of next week.

Best wishes,

James

James Sharpe
Research Assistant, Commercial and Common Law Team
Law Commission

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Yours sincerely,

Sharon Coleman

Sharpe, James, Law Commission

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Dear Ms Coleman,

This is in response to your Freedom of Information request on 22 January
2010. You asked for copies of any correspondence between the Law
Commission and BIS relating to the Unfair Terms in Contracts report since
July 2006. We have since searched through our records and have found the
following documents:

1. Emails between T Goriely and R Newton BERR, R Crawford MoJ dated 18
September 2006
1. Memo T Goriely to R Newton BERR, R Crawford MoJ dated 25 July 2007
2. Emails between T Goriely and R Newton BERR, R Crawford MoJ between 25
July 2007 - 8 August 2007
3. Memo C Carr to T Goriely dated 9 December 2008
4. Emails between T Goriely and G Horsington between 9 December -10
December 2008

I attach copies of all of these documents. Please let me know if I can be
of any further assistance.

Best wishes,

James

James Sharpe
Research Assistant, Commercial and Common Law Team
Law Commission

Steel House
11 Tothill Street
London SW1H 9LJ
T: 020 3334 0287
E: [email address]

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