Law Reform Programme: 13th programme

The Law Commission has published the final report of its review of burial and cremation law.

The Law Commission has published its final report on new funerary methods.

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.

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

Helping museums to continue to share rich heritage by managing their collections more effectively. This project has not started yet.

Scrutinising how internal review processes are carried out. This project has not started yet.

The Law Commission of England and Wales has published its joint report with the Scottish Law Commission, outlining recommendations for a robust new system to govern surrogacy, which will work better for children, surrogates and intended parents. Our recommendations are accompanied by draft legislation. We have received the Government’s interim response to our recommendations.

The Law Commission published advice to Government on 25 November 2021, concluding that the current legal framework in England and Wales is clearly able to facilitate and support the use of smart legal contracts.

The Law Commission published a scoping paper on intermediated securities on 11 November 2020, identifying issues concerning investors and businesses for potential future review.