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Wills
…out of the 12th Programme of Law Reform, and began in 2016. We published our Consultation Paper, Making a Will, in July 2017, which was followed by a consultation period,…
Published: October 5, 2023
Law Commission appoints new joint Chief Executive
…us at this exciting time, with all that is happening at the Law Commission including the forthcoming finalisation of the 14th Programme. “The Law Commission has an extremely busy period…
Published: August 20, 2024
Completed projects
…A Criminal Code (2 vols) (HC 299) Superseded Superseded by the criminal law simplification project: see Tenth Programme. 1988 Law Commission numberTitleStatusRelated measures175 Matrimonial Property (HC 9) Rejected 174 Landlord…
Published: January 27, 2025
Updating the Land Registration Act 2002
…reformulate the Act, but to improve specific aspects of its operation within the existing legal framework. The project formed part of our Twelfth Programme of Law Reform published in July…
Published: July 20, 2018
Residential leasehold and commonhold
…and costly sales process”. The Welsh Government has also noted “widespread criticism of poor practice in the use of leasehold”. Respondents to the consultation on our 13th Programme of Law Reform…
Published: July 21, 2020
Commonhold
…uptake. The project formed part of our 13th Programme of Law Reform. Government has asked us to recommend reforms to reinvigorate commonhold so that it may offer a workable alternative to…
Published: July 21, 2020
Leasehold enfranchisement
…of their house or flat Responses to our 13th Programme consultation criticised the current legislation as being complex, inconsistent and costly. Government asked us to review the enfranchisement process to make…
Published: July 21, 2020
Smart contracts
…Programme of Law Reform. In November 2019, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (“UKJT”) published its legal statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts. The UKJT Legal Statement concluded that, in principle, smart…
Published: November 25, 2021
Electoral law
…law reform project is part of the Law Commission for England and Wales’ Eleventh Programme of Law Reform published on 19 July 2011. The twin aims of the project are…
Published: March 17, 2020
Intermediated securities
…to the investor, including upon the insolvency of an issuer of securities or an intermediary. Project This project forms part of the Law Commission’s Thirteenth Programme of Law Reform. We…
Published: November 11, 2020