Project status: Consultation
The Law Commission is reviewing outdated compulsory purchase laws to support a faster, simpler and more modern land acquisition process. We have published a consultation paper on compulsory purchase as part of a review of the law on compulsory purchase and compensation. We are seeking views from anyone with an interest in or awareness of … Read more >
Project status: Pre-consultation
> See the latest updates on the project page Digital assets and ETDs in private international law: which court, which law?
Project status: Consultation
Documents Consultation Paper Summary of Consultation Summary of Consultation (Cymraeg) Overview Overview (Cymraeg) Background The Law Commission has been asked by the Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) and Department for Transport (“DfT”) to review the law around autonomous flight, in order to support the safe development of rapidly advancing technology. The three-year review is partly funded … Read more >
Project status: Analysis of responses
Documents Terms of reference Summary of consultation paper Summary of consultation paper (in Welsh) Consultation paper The problem “Contempt of court” refers to a wide variety of conduct that may impede or interfere with a court case or the administration of justice. Examples include deliberately breaching a court order, refusing to answer the court’s questions … Read more >
Project status: We have published our advice to Government on remote driving Documents Remote driving: advice to Government Summary of remote driving: advice to Government Overview of remote driving: advice to Government Overview of remote driving: advice to Government (Welsh) Remote driving: analysis of responses to the issues paper All responses to the issues paper … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download the scoping paper on DAOs here Download the summary of the scoping paper on DAOs here What is a DAO? Decentralised autonomous organisations or “DAOs” are a new kind of internet-based collaborative organisation that coordinates people and resources using rules expressed in computer code. DAOs are part of what might be called the “crypto … Read more >
Project status: Pre-project
The Government has asked the Law Commission to pause the work to consolidate the primary legislation on immigration. The Windrush Lessons Learned Review, which was published in March 2020, drew attention to the complexity of immigration and nationality law and included this recommendation: Reduce the complexity of immigration and nationality law, immigration rules and guidance … Read more >
Project status: Analysis of responses
Documents Download the consultation paper Download the summary of the consultation paper Download an overview of our key proposals Download the Easy Read summary of the consultation paper here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. The problem The Government’s End to End Rape Review found that the prevalence of rape and sexual violence has remained … Read more >
Project status: Pre-consultation
Download the call for evidence (February 2024) Download a summary of the call for evidence (February 2024) Respond to the call for evidence on the consultation website The problem When parties to a private law dispute are based in different countries, or the facts and issues giving rise to the dispute cross national borders, … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download the report and draft legislation here. Download the summary of the report here. Download the Welsh summary of the report here. The problem International trade is worth around £1.266 trillion to the UK. The process of moving goods across borders involves a range of actors including transportation, insurance, finance and logistics service providers. We … Read more >