Supporting charities with better law
…charities must do when they sell their land also place unnecessary burdens on charities, according to the Commission. Under existing rules trustees must commission and pay for a full, detailed…
…charities must do when they sell their land also place unnecessary burdens on charities, according to the Commission. Under existing rules trustees must commission and pay for a full, detailed…
The Law Commission has today published a consultation paper containing provisional proposals for reform to the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. The Law Commission is seeking the views…
…to make decisions over the methods of disposal used. Commenting on the launch of the review, Professor Nick Hopkins, Family Law Commissioner at the Law Commission, said: “Ensuring that our…
The Government has included in its Online Safety Bill the Law Commission’s recommendations to reform the communications offences and to make cyberflashing a sexual offence. These recommendations were made in…
Project status: Pre-project
…new media. Contempts committed by jurors In relation to contempts committed by jurors, there is also a need to ensure that the laws and procedures strike a balance between the…
Project status: Complete
Download the Electronic Execution of Documents report. Download the summary paper. Download the Welsh summary of the paper. The problem The law relating to signatures and other formal documentary requirements…
…November 2013, Mr Paines will now serve until 2023 working with the other Commissioners reforming the law to make it simple, modern and fair. Law Commissioner Nicholas Paines QC said:…
The Law Commission welcomes the publication of Supported Will-Making: A Socio-Legal Study of Experiences, Values, and Potential in Supporting Testamentary Capacity by Professor Rosie Harding, Dr Ezgi Taลcฤฑoฤlu and Magdalena…
…Comisiwn wedi’i wneud dros y deuddeg mis diwethaf, megis: Cyhoeddi wyth adroddiad mawr ers yr adroddiad blynyddol diwethaf. Mae’r adroddiadau yn ymdrin â phynciau fel dogfennau masnach electronig, troseddau casineb…
…Disclosure, Warranties, Insurers’ Remedies for Fraudulent Claims and Late Payment”, available on the Law Commissions’ websites: https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/insurance-contract-law-business-disclosure-warranties-insurers-remedies-for-fraudulent-claims-and-late-payment/ and http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/law-reform/law-reform-projects/joint-projects/insurance-law/ For all press queries please contact: Law Commission of England and…