Adapting English law for the digital revolution
The Law Commission has begun work on two new projects to ensure that English law can accommodate two emerging technologies that could revolutionise commerce: smart contracts and digital assets. The…
The Law Commission has begun work on two new projects to ensure that English law can accommodate two emerging technologies that could revolutionise commerce: smart contracts and digital assets. The…
…Bill was introduced into Parliament on 23 January 2014. The Law Commission submitted written evidence to the Public Bill Committee and on 11 February, Law Commissioner, David Hertzell, gave oral…
…driving systems, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have announced today. The safety assurance scheme is required to prohibit unauthorised systems and to support…
…casineb a phriodasau. Cynhyrchu ein hadolygiad economaidd cyntaf ar werth diwygio’r gyfraith ar sail argymhellion y Comisiwn. Dywedodd Syr Nicholas Green, Cadeirydd Comisiwn y Gyfraith: “Er gwaethaf yr amgylchiadau gwaith…
Join us for this live event ahead of the launch of our 2023/24 research assistant recruitment campaign. About the event Every year, the Law Commission recruits a number of research…
Project status: Complete
Download a summary of the report An overview of what the project is about and our key recommendations for law reform. Download the Core Report (Volume I) This version of…
Project status: Complete
…for the work of the Commission in producing it. This is a comprehensive report and we will now work with the Home Office, the regulated sectors and law enforcement agencies…
On 24 February 2022, the Law Commission’s Charities Bill received Royal Assent becoming the Charities Act 2022. The Act represents the culmination of the Law Commission’s charity law project which…
Law Commission Nicholas Paines QC has welcomed the launch of a consultation on a new Welsh Government Bill which aims to make the law accessible, simple and clear. The twelve-week…
Project status: Complete
Download the report Download the summary The problem The Electronic Communications Code was created in 1984 and replaced in the Digital Economy Act 2017. The Code sets out the regime…