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The Arbitration Act has completed its passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent. The new Arbitration Act 2025 enacts the recommendations of the Law Commission to reform arbitration law

Read the speech the Chair of the Law Commission, Sir Peter Fraser, gave for the Society of Legal Scholars SLS Hale Lecture 2024

There has been some media coverage which suggests that, as part of our burials consultation, the Law Commission is proposing that Commonwealth war graves (graves of servicemen and women who died in the first and second world wars) should be reused. This is not the case.

In November, the Law Commission welcomed interns from Bridging the Bar (BTB) for an impactful internship week—a collaborative initiative designed to champion diversity and inclusivity in the legal profession.

Applications are now open for prospective research assistants at the Law Commission.

Today the Law Commission publishes a consultation paper on compulsory purchase, as part of a review of the current law on compulsory purchase and compensation.

Today the Law Commission has published a scoping report on the laws governing finances on divorce and the ending of a civil partnership.

The Law Commission has agreed to take on a project reviewing the law on homicide and the sentencing framework for murder.

Today the Law Commission has published a consultation paper on the right to renew business tenancies.

Today the Law Commission published a consultation paper on disabled children’s social care law and whether it meets the needs of disabled children and their families.