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Agricultural law in Wales

…the EU, some of that EU agricultural law has been incorporated, or ‘assimilated’, into the national law which applies to Wales. Consequently, agricultural law in Wales may contain provisions which…

Published: April 16, 2024


Compulsory purchase

…Housing, Communities and Local Government (formerly the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) asked the Law Commission to review the current law on compulsory purchase and compensation. The Law

Published: June 8, 2024


Conservation covenants

Problem A conservation covenant is an agreement between a landowner and a body like a charity or public body to do or not do something on their land for a…

Published: June 25, 2014


Life as a lawyer

…been given at the Law Commission? I have always wanted to work behind the law, to improve the law and make it more accessible, rather than just applying the law,…

Published: December 17, 2024


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Law Commission considers changes to update centuries-old burial laws

…originally designed to avoid harms from the smoke from crematoria, but has outlasted that risk. Burials on private land: The law permits people to bury bodies on their own land,…

Published: October 3, 2024


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Paving the way: Bridging the Bar interns at the Law Commission

…as the body responsible for ensuring the law is fair, modern, and simple, is proud to partner with BTB in nurturing talent that will help shape the future of law

Published: January 8, 2025


Electronic execution of documents

…transactions are made. Can the law of England and Wales keep up? Our common law system is flexible and contracts can be created in many ways. Most transactions are not…

Published: September 4, 2019


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Law Commission seeks views on compulsory purchase laws

…the law. It also looks at technical changes that may be needed to make the law work better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-bVqDK8-fA Commissioner for Public Law, Professor Alison Young, said:   “Compulsory purchase is…

Published: December 20, 2024


Overview of the research assistant role

This page is available in Welsh As a research assistant at the Law Commission, you’ll master complex areas of law and help shape UK legal reform as part of an…

Published: December 3, 2024


Our work in Wales

This page is available in Welsh Reforming the law in Wales Many of our projects look at the law of England and Wales. As such our work on law reform…

Published: January 20, 2025