Current projects

This project will examine the law governing tenancies of agricultural land.

A review of aspects of the law relating to commercial leasehold.

Leaseholders of flats who meet certain qualifying criteria currently have the right to take control of the management of their block of flats (the “Right to Manage”). Freeholders of houses on a housing estate have no equivalent right to take management of the estate. The project will consider the creation of a new right for freeholders on housing estates to take over the management of their estates.

The 14th Programme of Law Reform was launched on 4 September 2025.

Reviewing the law relating to liability for defective products.

The Law Commission is consulting on reforms to the law governing criminal appeals, including the tests applied by appeal courts and the Criminal Cases Review Commission, post-trial retention of and access to evidence, and compensation and support for the wrongly convicted.

Reforming the law to improve the current complex landscape, making options for kinship care for children simpler and easier to navigate.

Reviewing the law relating to homicide offences, including full and partial defences, and the existing sentencing framework for murder.

The Law Commission is seeking to reform the law of burial in England and Wales which is piecemeal, complex and outdated. The consultation period for this project has now ended.

Reviewing whether the current law is working effectively and delivering fair, consistent outcomes for divorcing couples.