Project status: Complete
All three residential leasehold and commonhold reports were published on 21 July 2020. Further details are available on the project-specific pages by following the above links. Summary: The future of home ownership: download our summary of all three residential leasehold and commonhold reports and how they fit with Government’s own reforms (as planned at the … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download the full report on leasehold enfranchisement. Download the summary of the report on leasehold enfranchisement. Other documents relating to the project are available from the drop-down menus at the bottom of this page. We also published our reports on commonhold (“Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership”) and the right to manage (“Leasehold home … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download the Electronic Execution of Documents report. Download the summary paper. Download the Welsh summary of the paper. The problem The law relating to signatures and other formal documentary requirements has a history spanning centuries. In today’s world, individuals, consumers and businesses demand modern, convenient methods for entering into binding transactions. Technological developments have changed … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download the paper on smart legal contracts here Download the summary of the paper on smart legal contracts here The issue Emerging technologies, such as distributed ledgers, are increasingly used to create “smart contracts”: computer programs which run automatically, in whole or in part, without the need for human intervention. Smart contracts can perform transactions … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download the full report on the right to manage. Download the summary of the report on the right to manage. Other documents relating to the project are available from the drop-down menus at the bottom of this page. We also published our reports on enfranchisement (“Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease”) … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download the report Download the report summary The problem An effective land registration law is essential for everyone who owns land, whether the land is a home, a business or an investment. But dealings and disputes that engage the land registration regime can be complex and require expert advice. Uncertainty in the regime makes advising … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Read the Employment Law Hearing Structures report. Read the summary of the Employment Law Hearing Structures report. Read the Welsh summary of the Employment Law Hearing Structures report. All the supporting documents can be found at the bottom of the page. The problem The Civil Courts Structure Review led by Briggs LJ noted that there … Read more >
Project status: Complete
Download our report on Simplifying the Immigration Rules here. Download the summary of the report here. Download the Welsh summary of the report here. Download a quick read illustrated summary of the report here. The problem Hundreds of thousands of decisions are made annually under the Immigration Rules. Decisions which can be life changing for … Read more >
Project status: Pre-project
The problem Administrative review allows an individual to challenge a decision about them made by a public body. It is carried out by the public body, at their discretion. In some cases, requesting a review is a prerequisite to appealing to a tribunal. Administrative review decisions determine the outcome of at least as many cases … Read more >
Project status: Pre-consultation
The problem The law governing how we dispose of the bodies of our loved ones when they die is unfit for modern needs. While we often think of the choice as being between burial and cremation, new methods of disposal are being developed and used in other countries which are unregulated here. Further, the legislation … Read more >