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Proposals to end chancel repair uncertainty for homebuyers

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The Law Commission is consulting on reforms to the law governing land registration and chancel repair liability.

Criminal Law Reform Now Network’s scoping review published

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The report evaluates mutual legal assistance (MLA), extradition, and criminal jurisdiction, concluding that a comprehensive law reform project is both necessary and timely.

Law Commission seeks views on a framework to enable future regulation of new funerary methods

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The Law Commission has today (4 June) published a consultation on new funerary methods, seeking views on a framework to enable future regulation of new funerary methods

Criminal appeals consultation deadline extended

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Consultation deadline extended until 27 June 2025

The Law Commission’s Annual Report 2024-25 and Business Plan 2025-2026

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The Law Commission's Annual Report 2024-25 and Business Plan 2025-2026 have been published

Recommendations to modernise wills law to promote testamentary freedom

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The Law Commission has published recommendations to reform the law of wills in the report Modernising Wills Law

Two new Law Commissioners appointed

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The new Commissioners are Professor Lisa Webley and Professor Solène Rowan