Membership of the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies (“CALRAs”) is open to:-

• institutional law reform agencies,
• individuals with a current or previous tie to a law reform agency and
• any other body which, or person who, supports the aims of CALRAs– subject to the Executive Committee’s approval of each application.

Annual membership fees for each year, starting on 1st July, are currently:-

• “Large” bodies £250
• “Small” bodies £100
• Individuals £20

- for either ordinary or associate membership.

Each body should determine for itself whether it should be classified as “large” or “small”, having regard to staff size and budget. The Executive Committee has discretion to waive the annual fee in cases of financial hardship, or where strict foreign exchange regulations may preclude sending funds overseas, or in other compelling circumstances.

Where an organisation becomes a financial member of CALRAs, all current personnel in the organisation are covered without the need for a separate application or separate fee.

To apply, please use the application form.

• RTF (rich text format, best viewed in Word)
• PDF (portable document format, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

The following may be of assistance when completing the form.

Please insert at:-

“Name”:
either, if it is an organisation which is applying for membership, the name of the organisation

or, if it is an individual who is applying for membership for himself or herself, the name of the individual.

“Address”:
the postal address and, if different, the physical address of the organisation or individual applicant.

“Email”, “Telephone number” and “Fax number”:
any email address, telephone number and fax number of the organisation or individual applicant.

“Brief Description”:
if the application is on behalf of an individual or of an organisation which is not a law reform agency, a brief description so that the Executive Committee can consider the application.

“Type of membership”:
if the application is on behalf of an organisation, whether it is large or small; and

whether the application is for ordinary or associate membership. Associate membership is for organisations or individuals, where they (or the Executive Committee) do not consider ordinary membership appropriate (for example, possibly if the application is from outside the Commonwealth). An associate member has the same rights and privileges as an ordinary member, except that an associate member is not entitled to vote, or to move or second motions, at General Meetings of the Association, and is not eligible for election as a member of the Executive Committee.

“Contact Point”:
the name of the person within the organisation who would be its first point of contact with CALRAs and its members: for example, it might be the President or Chairman/person, or the Chief Executive, Secretary or Director of Research; and that person’s email address, telephone number and fax number, if different from those given above.

“Name of Authorised Applicant”:
the name of the person authorised to apply on behalf of the organisation.

Please send the completed application form to: Michael Sayers, the General Secretary,

either by email to:

thesayers@hotmail.com

or by post to:

18 Manor Way,
Onslow Village,
Guildford, GU2 7RN,
United Kingdom.

Please do not send any fee at present. If the application is approved, information will be sent about paying the fee.

It would greatly assist if the names and contact details of all members can be made available to each other by CALRAs. If there any details which are given on the form which should not be made available to other members, please indicate which they are.

Further information about CALRAs can be seen on our website.

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