This report describes the Act and states the reasons for our conclusion that the Act should be repealed. It also contains the text of the Act, describes the survey conducted of members of the legal profession regarding their views on the Act, and summarizes the most frequently expressed reasons for retaining the Act, and states why it was concluded that those reasons were overborne by those in favour of repeal. Finally, it describes some approaches that could be taken to reforming rather than repealing the Act.