Consider the statement below and decide whether the law governing homicide in England and Wales is in need of reform.

‘The law governing homicide in England and Wales is a rickety

structure set upon shaky foundations. Some of its rules have been

unaltered since the seventeenth century, even though it has long

been acknowledged that they are in dire need of reform‘ (Law Commission, 2005)

Consider the statement above and decide whether the law governing homicide in England and Wales is in need of reform.