Professor Penney Lewis has been reappointed as Commissioner for Criminal Law for a further five years, the Government has announced. Originally appointed in 2020, Professor Lewis will now serve until 31 December 2029, leading on projects to ensure that the laws governing areas such as evidence in sexual offences prosecutions, criminal appeals and contempt of court … Read more >
The Law Commission is today launching a new project, beginning their preliminary research into agricultural law in Wales. The Welsh Government has asked the Law Commission to review agricultural law in Wales and consider how it could be brought together under a code of law. The aim of any such code would be to simplify … Read more >
Professor Alison Young has started today (18 March 2024) as a new Commissioner at the Law Commission for a period of five years. Professor Young replaces Nicholas Paines KC as the Commissioner for Public and Welsh Law. She will oversee the work of the Public Law and Law in Wales team on a variety of … Read more >
The Law Commission has today published an update covering 2019 to 2023 looking at how law reform provides tangible and enduring benefits to the economy and society. The update shows the potential for economic gains in excess of £670 million and that our recommendations can lead to positive impacts for significant numbers of people. For … Read more >
The Law Commission of England and Wales is seeking views on how best to regulate self-flying and remotely piloted aircraft for now and in the future. Automation is already heavily used in aviation today, but recent breakthroughs have seen the development of new, innovative, self-flying (“autonomous”) and highly automated systems and vehicles. These include drones … Read more >
The Law Commission is today launching a call for evidence to inform their project on private international law in the context of digital assets and electronic trade documents. We are separately seeking views on draft legislation following our report on digital assets in June 2023. Digital assets and ETDs in private international law In our … Read more >
The Government has published its response to the Law Commission’s anti-money laundering report. Of the 19 recommendations made, the Government has accepted, or partially accepted, 13 of them. The original report looked at the existing law around reporting suspicious financial activity. This provides law enforcement with the means to investigate and gather intelligence and protects … Read more >
The Law Commission’s Annual Report 2022-23 has been published. The annual report highlights the work that the Law Commission has done over the past 18 months from April 2022 to September 2023. We would like to thank colleagues across the Law Commission for their input and contribution to this annual report. Some examples of key … Read more >
If a child can’t live with their parents, they should ideally live with someone they already know and trust. This is called kinship care. The Law Commission will be carrying out a review into the legal framework for kinship carers. The project has been referred to us by the Department for Education who are seeking … Read more >
Following its recent introduction, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill passed its second reading in Parliament on Monday, with unanimous cross-party support. Significant aspects of the bill implement options and recommendations put forward by the Law Commission in its 2020 reports on enfranchisement and the right to manage. They include: reducing the price and costs … Read more >