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New funerary methods get legal framework for the first time
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We have published a report with our final recommendations to enable the regulation of new funerary methods
Planning (Wales) Act 2026 receives Royal Assent
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The Planning (Wales) Act 2026 – which implements Law Commission recommendations – has completed its passage through the Senedd Cymru and received Royal Assent on the 27th April 2026.
Recommendations to unlock safe advances in remotely piloted and autonomous drone flight
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The Law Commission of England and Wales has published its final report on Aviation Autonomy.
Law Commission to review the environmental laws that apply to agricultural businesses in England
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A review of environmental laws that apply to agricultural businesses in England
Law Commission to consider the potential introduction of a consumer class actions regime
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Considering the introduction of a consumer class actions regime
Law Commission to review law on accessibility of transport for disabled people
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The review will consider the laws governing the accessibility of transport for disabled people in England and Wales and the wider frameworks in which they are contained
Special Counsel for Wales appointed
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The Law Commission has appointed Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones as Special Counsel for Wales
Law Commission recommends new safeguards to enable wider reuse of old graves
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The Law Commission has published the final report of its review of burial and cremation law.
Law Commission publishes agricultural law scoping report for Wales
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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.