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…criminal law allows space for that discussion and does not disproportionately interfere in people’s legitimate freedom of expression. This project was funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media &…
…If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact wordpress@digital.justice.gov.uk giving details of the issue and…
…on the cusp of a quiet revolution in the technology of transport and mobility. Automated navigation and digital control technology have the potential to transform the way traffic is managed,…
…or distress may face up to two years in prison. It follows a Law Commission review ‘Modernising Communications Offences’ which recommended that a new offence should be created. Digital Secretary…
…ensure that they are as secure as paper wills. An electronic will can be created digitally, using electronic signatures, and can be stored, with no paper version needed. Increasing concerns…
…improve the law of property for all its users, and her work on the electronic communication code could be a powerful influence on the shape of Britain’s digital future. “We…
Project status: Complete
…where an app digitally removes clothing from a non-intimate image making the person appear nude. For the base offence, we recommend that there should be a defence available to a…
…and reform. In its White Paper published in April 2019, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) welcomed the Law Commission’s recommendations and announced that the Law Commission…
…law reform can include: modernisation, for example supporting and facilitating technological and digital development; economic, for example reducing costs or generating funds; fairness, for example supporting individual and social justice;…
…reform in the post-Brexit world; and the importance of maintaining the pre-eminence of English Law in the digital-era. Download the full speech. Download Sir David Bean’s welcome speech. The 6th…