The Law Commission has today set out its plans for the current financial year in a new business plan. This story is also available in Welsh (Mae’r stori hon ar gael yn y Gymraeg hefyd). The document sets out measurable targets for the organisation to meet which will help it achieve its aim of reforming … Read more >
Mae Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn cyflwyno ei flaenoriaethau ar gyfer 2020-21 Heddiw mae Comisiwn y Gyfraith wedi cyflwyno ei gynlluniau ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol bresennol mewn cynllun busnes newydd. Mae’r stori hon ar gael yn y Gymraeg hefyd (This story is also available in English). Mae’r ddogfen yn nodi targedau mesuradwy i’r sefydliad eu … Read more >
Professor Nick Hopkins has been reappointed as Commissioner for Property, Family and Trust Law for a further five years, the Government has announced. Originally appointed in 2015, Professor Hopkins will now serve until September 2025, leading on projects to ensure that the laws around vital issues such as surrogacy, leasehold and weddings are modern, effective … Read more >
The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (the Law Commissions) have today published their analysis of responses to their second consultation paper on automated vehicles. This analysis is part of a three year review of the legal framework for automated vehicles sponsored by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. … Read more >
The Government has provided its final response to the Sentencing Code Report. The Law Commission Report and accompanying Bill – The Sentencing Code – were published in November 2018. The Sentencing Code will simplify the law of sentencing procedure and bring it into one statute, whilst also removing unnecessary provisions and updating the language. The … Read more >
Recommendations to improve how employment law disputes are decided have been published today [29 April 2020] by the Law Commission. The independent body, set up to reform the law, has reviewed the jurisdiction of employment tribunals, and the areas where they share jurisdiction with the civil courts to hear employment and discrimination claims. It found … Read more >
Victorian-era electoral laws are out-dated, confusing and no longer fit for purpose Reforms from the Law Commissions would modernise laws and bring them into a single, consistent legislative framework The changes include simplifying the nomination process, adding imprinting for digital advertisements and updating the circumstances that could result in a poll being suspended Reforms to … Read more >
The Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendment) Bill has been re-introduced into Parliament. The Bill was originally introduced in May 2019 but the Bill’s passage was halted by the 2019 general election. This short technical Bill is necessary to pave the way for the main Sentencing Code Bill to be introduced as a consolidation Bill. Once passed, the … Read more >
Improvements to the way that Immigration Rules are written and presented would make them easier to follow for applicants and save the Government almost £70 million over ten years. This is according to the Law Commission, the independent law reform agency, that published its report on the Simplification of the Immigration Rules today. The report, … Read more >
The Law Commission of England and Wales has today [09 January 2020] published a report setting out options to reduce the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold or extend the lease of their homes (known as “enfranchisement”). The reforms have the potential to make the process easier and more affordable for … Read more >