Project status: Pre-project
The law of homicide was subject to a thorough review by the Law Commission of England and Wales in the early 2000s. We published recommendations for reform of partial defences to murder in 2004. Many of our recommendations were implemented in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. We published recommendations for the reform of murder, … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Project status: Complete
Project status: Pre-consultation
The Law Commission has been asked by HM Treasury to review the legal framework governing friendly societies. About friendly societies A friendly society is an organisation which provides insurance or other benefits to its members, funded by its members. In providing schemes of mutual support, friendly societies can serve an important commercial purpose, especially in … Read more >
Project status: Consultation
The Law Commission has been asked by HM Treasury to review the legal framework governing co-operatives and community benefit societies. We published a consultation paper and a summary in September 2024 and are seeking views on our proposals. The consultation is open until 11.59pm on Tuesday 10 December 2024. About co-operatives and community benefit societies … Read more >
Project status: Pre-project
Click here to read the English version of this page Y broblem Mae’r gyfraith sy’n llywodraethu’r sector amaethyddol yng Nghymru wedi’i thaenu ar draws clytwaith o ddeddfwriaeth. Mae hyn yn ei gwneud yn anodd cael mynediad at y gyfraith ac, mewn mannau, yn anodd ei deall. Bydd Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn ystyried ac yn gwneud … Read more >
Project status: Pre-project
Pwyswch yma i ddarllen y fersiwn Cymraeg o’r tudalen The problem The law which governs the agricultural sector in Wales is spread across a patchwork of legislation. This makes the law difficult to access and, in places, hard to understand. The Law Commission will be considering, and making recommendations on, how to make the law … Read more >
Project status: Pre-project
This project is now available here https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/digital-assets-and-etds-in-private-international-law-which-court-which-law/
Project status: Pre-project
Reforming the law to facilitate kinship care for children. The problem Kinship care has been defined as: “Any situation in which a child is being raised in the care of a friend or family member who is not their parent for a significant amount of the time. The arrangement may be temporary or longer term.” … Read more >
Project status: Pre-project
The problem At present the decisions that a person makes about what happens to their body after they die are not binding, although they may be afforded some weight. This strand of the Burial, Cremation and New Funerary Methods project will consider whether such decisions should be made binding, and will look at the different … Read more >