Current projects

The Law Commission is seeking to reform the law of burial in England and Wales which is piecemeal, complex and outdated.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.

New funerary methods are being developed and are in use elsewhere, but there is currently no regulatory framework for their use in England and Wales.

Examining the law around autonomous flight to support the safe development of rapidly advancing technology.

The Law Commission has been asked by the Government to review the law on contempt of court and consider reform to improve its effectiveness, consistency and coherence.

Establishing whether a person’s wishes about what happens to their body after death should be binding, and who should have rights and obligations in relation to bodies in other cases.

Reviewing outdated compulsory purchase laws to support a simpler and more modern land acquisition process. The consultation period for this project has now closed and the Law Commission is using the consultation responses to inform its final report and a draft Bill.

This project aims to close a historic loophole and save homeowners millions in insurance costs.

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gofyn i Gomisiwn y Gyfraith ystyried, a ellid moderneiddio cyfraith amaethyddol yng Nghymru, ei symleiddio a’i gwneud yn fwy hygyrch drwy broses o godeiddio, a sut y gellid gwneud hynny.

The Welsh Government has asked the Law Commission to consider whether, and how, agricultural law in Wales could be modernised, simplified and made more accessible through a process of codification.