Talk:Welsh law

message: Just want to make it clear that this page has referenced the majority of the information in this article. Amlder20 21:07, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Referencing 

message: I found parts of this page difficult to read, and I've tried to make them easier by some rewriting. If I've introduced an error while I was doing this, please correct me. My knowledge of the subject matter is quite limited. Thanks. --JohnAldis 14:53, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Where did you find difficulty, I will try and look into this for you? I do apologise, I have been away.Amlder20 13:48, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tidy up/Rewrite 

message: So what ARE the devolved areas of legislation?!
::The devolved areas are mentioned in the article if you read, it contains all the fields in section 5 of the Government of Wales Act. We can't put all the matters on here too because it would clutter up the whole article to the point that it would be a mess. Each devolved area will have a link attached soon. Amlder20 13:48, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Devolved areas 

message: Maybe it should also be mentioned that the "England and Wales" entity could cease to exist if areas like Criminal law are devolved to the National Assembly. This means also that some areas of the Laws in Wales Acts must be repealed because they unify Wales into one jurisdiction with England. In effect if Wales can have it's own Acts of Assembly, then it means we have officially started our own legal system which means a seperate Jurisdiction from England, following though the English Common Law!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.11.221.164 (talk) 12:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jurisdiction 

message: I find the last sentence of the first paragraph to be misleading because it is an over-simplification - 'It is the first time in over 700 years  that Wales has had its own laws, the last being the Cyfraith Hywel, which was similar to Celtic Law.' 
The statement gives me the impression that Welsh law ceased to exist at the completion of the Norman conquest of Wales. However the articles Welsh law and English law both provide summaries of how Welsh law was replaced by English law at different times in different areas of Wales.  This history is very complicated since which law applied depended on who was in charge of an area or a town, and if Norman which law it was most advantageous to apply in a case.
Also, saying that Cyfraith Hywel was similar to Celtic Law is like saying that the English language is similar to Indo-European; it is not comparing like with like and therefore I think its confusing.
Please can this sentence be reworded to something along the lines of:
The native laws and judicial system of Wales had been eroded and eventually annulled during the centuries of the Norman conquest of Wales and up to the Acts of Union of 1536 and 1542. These new powers restore some law-making powers to the Welsh people.
Alternatively, if that is too much information then perhaps the sentence could be left out altogether. Lloffiwr (talk) 19:26, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: At the very least nearly all aspects of Welsh Law continued until the Acts of Union of 1536 and 1542 so the statement in the original source saying Welsh Law was abolished 700 years ago is patently false, which given the relative ignorance of many staff journalists asked to write these sort of pieces is hardly surprising. The sentence should be corrected or deleted James Frankcom (talk) 20:23, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewording first paragraph 

message: Recognition of Welsh law
(1) There is a body of Welsh law made by the Assembly and the Welsh Ministers.
(2) The purpose of this section is, with due regard to the other provisions of this Act, to recognise the ability of the Assembly and the Welsh Ministers to make law forming part of the law of England and Wales.
From the Wales Bill 2016 (page 6). Sumorsǣte (talk) 15:30, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wales Bill 2016 

message: The Major practitioners section looks too much like an advert for law firms and should be removed. There is no encyclopaedic value here. 195.92.38.21 (talk) 10:34, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major practitioners