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Law Commission publishes scoping report on financial remedies on divorce

…be reformed and presents Government with four models that reform could take. These range from codifying the current case law to introducing default rules to determine the division of assets. …

Published: December 18, 2024


Search warrants

…they need to investigate crime successfully. These include: Updating law enforcement powers so that they more clearly apply to electronic devices and data and allow digital evidence to be seized…

Published: October 7, 2020


Financial remedies on divorce

…to judges over the division of financial assets, and any need for a clear set of principles, enshrined in law, to give more certainty to divorcing couples wider powers given for the courts to…

Published: August 18, 2024


Reform of the communications offences

…the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) as part of the Government’s Online Harms strategy. That strategy includes regulation of platforms; this regulatory framework is important context for…

Published: July 21, 2021


Abusive and offensive online communications

…more effectively protect victims who are subject to a campaign of online harassment; and a review of how effectively the criminal law protects personal privacy online. The Department for Digital,…

Published: February 12, 2018


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Friendly societies

…notice periods for meetings;  how legacy assets should be protected and the demutualisation of friendly societies disincentivised;  how transfers of business engagements could be made simpler, more efficient and more…

Published: March 13, 2024


Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs)

…might be called the “crypto ecosystem”.  So-called DAOs control billions of dollars of assets. They have already been the subject of litigation in the US, and potentially expose participants to…

Published: July 11, 2024


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Law Commission seeks views on the law relating to friendly societies 

…friendly societies, including facilitating electronic communication with members, up-to-date rules, and simplified notice periods for meetings.   How legacy assets should be protected and the demutualisation of friendly societies disincentivised.  How…

Published: March 12, 2025