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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