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Posts

Law Commission start preliminary research into Welsh agricultural law at the request of the Welsh Government (16/04/2024)
Professor Alison Young joins Law Commission as Public Law Commissioner (18/03/2024)
Updated Value of Law Reform (27/02/2024)
Law Commission seeks views on regulation of self-flying and remotely piloted aircraft (26/02/2024)
Digital assets: Call for Evidence and Draft Legislation (22/02/2024)
Government responds to anti-money laundering recommendations (15/02/2024)
Annual report 2022-23 published (18/12/2023)
Review of law on kinship (15/12/2023)
Law Commission recommendations being taken forward in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill to improve the lives of millions of homeowners (14/12/2023)
Inside Modern Law Reform published (11/12/2023)
Laws on Burial, Cremation and New Funerary Methods to be reviewed (30/11/2023)
Law Commission to review defences in cases of domestic homicide (29/11/2023)
Professor Alison Young appointed as Public Law Commissioner (07/11/2023)
Review into 50-year-old laws on social care for disabled children (17/10/2023)
Law Commission welcomes new Non-Executive Board members (10/10/2023)
Views sought on electronic wills and the risks posed by predatory marriage (05/10/2023)
New collaboration on scoping study on international cooperation in criminal law (07/09/2023)
Improvements recommended to Arbitration Act 1996 to ensure UK position as international arbitration leader (06/09/2023)
Law Commission joins UK Boardroom Apprentice as host board for upcoming programme (04/09/2023)
Government publishes Law Commission implementation report (04/08/2023)
Views sought on criminal appeals process (26/07/2023)
Recommendations to allow for electronic trade documents implemented in Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 (20/07/2023)
Recommendations on espionage offences implemented in National Security Act 2023 (13/07/2023)
Mr Justice Fraser appointed Chair of the Law Commission (29/06/2023)
New recommendations for reform and development of the law on digital assets to secure UK’s position as global crypto hub (28/06/2023)
Law Commission invited to review legislation on co-operatives and friendly societies (16/06/2023)
Views sought on proposals to counter effects of rape myths in sexual offence trials (23/05/2023)
Law Commission recruiting new Commissioner for Public Law and the Law in Wales (12/05/2023)
Law Commission invited to review legislation on social care for disabled children (20/04/2023)
Review to examine 50-year-old laws on finances after divorce and the ending of a civil partnership (04/04/2023)
Surrogacy laws to be overhauled under new reforms – benefitting the child, surrogate and intended parents (29/03/2023)
Decades-old laws affecting business tenants to be reviewed (28/03/2023)
Remote driving review: robust regulation needed before technology is on UK roads (20/02/2023)
An update on the 14th Programme of Law Reform (16/02/2023)
Compulsory purchase review to ensure laws are fit for future development projects (06/02/2023)
Law Commission appoints new joint Chief Executives (09/01/2023)
Outdated laws on disposal of the deceased to be reviewed, including burials, cremation and other methods (22/12/2022)
Annual report 2021-22 published (14/12/2022)
Cyhoeddi Adroddiad Blynyddol 2021-22 (14/12/2022)
Online Safety Bill to include Law Commission recommendation targeting the encouragement of serious self-harm (29/11/2022)
Law Commission recommendations to protect victims of intimate image abuse to be implemented (25/11/2022)
Law Commission seeks views on decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) (16/11/2022)
New reforms to recover millions more from the proceeds of crime (09/11/2022)
Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn cyflwyno ei flaenoriaethau ar gyfer 2022-23 (24/10/2022)
Law Commission sets out its priorities for 2022-23 (24/10/2022)
Law Commission to review how private international law applies to digital assets and other emerging technology (18/10/2022)
Electronic Trade Documents Bill introduced to Parliament (13/10/2022)
New reforms to ensure UK retains position as a leader in international arbitration (22/09/2022)
Law Commission to undertake review of the appeals system (05/08/2022)
Law reforms proposed for digital assets, including NFTs and other crypto-tokens (28/07/2022)
New project to examine the legal implications of increased autonomy in aviation (21/07/2022)
Outdated weddings laws to be overhauled under new reforms (19/07/2022)
Extension to the tenure of the Chair of the Law Commission (12/07/2022)
Reforms to protect victims of intimate image abuse, criminalising “downblousing” and sharing pornographic deepfakes without consent (07/07/2022)
New Law Commission project to review the law on contempt of court (28/06/2022)
Law Commission starts debate on how to regulate remote driving (24/06/2022)
Law Commission sets out options to Government for reforming how companies are convicted of criminal offences (10/06/2022)
Update on the 14th Programme of Law Reform (25/04/2022)
Recommendations to improve safety of coal tips in Wales (24/03/2022)
Argymhellion i gwella diogelwch tomennydd glo yng Nghymru (24/03/2022)
Government includes Law Commission recommendations in Online Safety Bill (18/03/2022)
Recommendations to allow electronic documents would revolutionise trade (16/03/2022)
‘Cyberflashing’ to become a criminal offence (14/03/2022)
Charities Act 2022 receives Royal Assent (11/03/2022)
Law Commission welcomes new steps to gather financial data on divorce (22/02/2022)
Government accepts Law Commission’s recommendations to reform the communications offences (07/02/2022)
Legal reforms to allow safe introduction of automated vehicles announced (26/01/2022)
Law Commission to review the trial process for sexual offences (17/12/2021)
Law Commission recommends unified tribunal system in Wales (09/12/2021)
Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn argymell system dribiwnlysoedd unedig yng Nghymru (09/12/2021)
Reforms to protect disabled and LGBT+ victims, criminalise extremist misogynist “incel” hate material, and safeguard free speech (07/12/2021)
Law Commission to review the Arbitration Act 1996 (30/11/2021)
Law Commission expands its diversity work shadowing scheme (29/11/2021)
The law of England and Wales can accommodate smart legal contracts, concludes Law Commission (25/11/2021)
Update on the 14th Programme (15/09/2021)
Law Commission sets out its priorities for 2021-22 (06/09/2021)
Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn cyflwyno ei flaenoriaethau ar gyfer 2021-22 (06/09/2021)
Annual report 2020-21 published (21/07/2021)
Cyhoeddi Adroddiad Blynyddol 2020-2021 (21/07/2021)
Reforms to protect victims of online abuse and safeguard freedom of expression announced (21/07/2021)
Law Commission publishes Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (23/06/2021)
Law Commission seek views on corporate criminal liability (09/06/2021)
Proposals to improve safety of coal tips in Wales (09/06/2021)
Cynigion i gwella diogelwch tomennydd glo yng Nghymru (09/06/2021)
Proposals to allow electronic documents would revolutionise trade (30/04/2021)
Draft Bill for transfer of ownership rules published by Law Commission (23/04/2021)
Extension to the Chair’s tenure at the Law Commission announced (26/03/2021)
Consultation on 14th Programme of Law Reform now open (24/03/2021)
Mae’r ymgynghoriad ar y 14eg Rhaglen o Ddiwygio’r Gyfraith bellach ar agor. (24/03/2021)
Government accepts Law Commission recommendations for reform to charity law (22/03/2021)
Reforms to laws around intimate image abuse proposed to better protect victims (26/02/2021)
Comprehensive regulatory framework for self-driving vehicles proposed to Government (18/12/2020)
Law Commission seeks views on smart contracts (17/12/2020)
Proposals to reform devolved Welsh tribunals would create unified tribunal system (16/12/2020)
Cynigion i ddiwygio tribiwnlysoedd datganoledig Cymru i greu system dribiwnlysoedd unedig i Gymru. (16/12/2020)
Reform outdated offence of misconduct in public office, recommends Law Commission (04/12/2020)
Law Commission begins project on regulating coal tips in Wales (27/11/2020)
Mae Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn dechrau prosiect ar reoleiddio tomenni glo yng Nghymru (27/11/2020)
New funding model agreed with Ministry of Justice (23/11/2020)
Welsh Government accepts majority of Law Commission's proposed reforms to planning laws in Wales (18/11/2020)
Llywodraeth Cymru yn derbyn y mwyafrif o argymhellion Comisiwn y Gyfraith i ddiwygio cyfraith cynllunio yng Nghymru. (18/11/2020)
Law Commission says improvements are required to the way shares are held (11/11/2020)
Law Commission begins project on Corporate Criminal Liability (03/11/2020)
Law Commission reforms provide gains of £3 billion over 10 years (26/10/2020)
Sir Roy Beldam (23/10/2020)
Search warrants reform to help law enforcement investigate crime (07/10/2020)
Reforms to hate crime laws to make them fairer, and to protect women for the first time (23/09/2020)
Adapting English law for the digital revolution (21/09/2020)
Reforms to confiscation regime to recover £8 million more per year (17/09/2020)
Stuart Bridge (15/09/2020)
Greater protections for victims of online abuse proposed by Law Commission (11/09/2020)
Give couples more freedom to choose where they marry, Law Commission proposes (03/09/2020)
Reforms to UK’s antiquated spying laws published by Law Commission (01/09/2020)
Julian Farrand (27/07/2020)
Consultation to update Victorian-era transfer of ownership rules (27/07/2020)
Millions of leaseholders to benefit from Law Commission reforms (21/07/2020)
Annual report 2019-20 published (14/07/2020)
Adroddiad blynyddol 2019-20 wedi'i gyhoeddi (14/07/2020)
Law Commission sets out its priorities for 2020-21 (30/06/2020)
Mae Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn cyflwyno ei flaenoriaethau ar gyfer 2020-21 (30/06/2020)
Professor Nick Hopkins Reappointed as Commissioner for Property, Family and Trust Law (27/05/2020)
Responses to consultation show future for self-driving passenger vehicles (20/05/2020)
Government responds to Sentencing Code (30/04/2020)
Law Commission recommends increased powers for employment tribunals (29/04/2020)
Electoral reforms would reduce confusion and bring elections into the 21st Century (17/03/2020)
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendment) Bill re-introduced into Parliament (23/01/2020)
Improved drafting of Immigration Rules to save Government £70 million (14/01/2020)
Options for reforming valuation in leasehold enfranchisement published by Law Commission (09/01/2020)
Could you be one of our research assistants? (06/12/2019)
Law Commissions looks to future with self-driving vehicles (16/10/2019)
Electronic signatures are valid, confirms Law Commission (04/09/2019)
New Commissioners announced at the Law Commission (28/08/2019)
Law Commission seeks views on intermediated securities (27/08/2019)
Annual report 2018-19 published (10/07/2019)
Cyhoeddi adroddiad blynyddol 2018-19 (10/07/2019)
Law Commission begins work on weddings reform (01/07/2019)
Law Commission to undertake phase 2 of the Abusive and Offensive Online Communications project (26/06/2019)
Laws around taking, making and sharing intimate images without consent to be reviewed (26/06/2019)
Law Commissions’ analysis of responses to automated vehicle consultation points to the way forward (19/06/2019)
New guidance needed to improve anti-money laundering regime (18/06/2019)
Law Commission begins review of intermediated securities system (11/06/2019)
Surrogacy reforms to improve the law for all (06/06/2019)
Law Commission sets out its priorities for 2019/20 (05/06/2019)
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill introduced to Parliament (23/05/2019)
Welsh Government provides interim response welcoming Planning Law in Wales report (17/05/2019)
Llywodraeth Cymru yn cyhoeddi ymateb interim yn croesawu'r adroddiad ar Gyfraith Cynllunio yng Nghymru (17/05/2019)
Joshua Rozenberg QC (Hon) and Baroness (Ruth) Deech DBE QC (Hon) appointed Non-Executive Board Members (09/05/2019)
Commission welcomes research on supported will-making (09/04/2019)
Government accepts majority of Commission’s event fees recommendations (01/04/2019)
Law Commission seeks two new Commissioners (28/03/2019)
Smart contracts project paused (12/03/2019)
Government commends work of the Law Commission (07/02/2019)
Make it easier for leaseholders to manage their properties, propose Law Commission (28/01/2019)
Simplify Immigration Rules, proposes Law Commission (21/01/2019)
Law Commission seeking a new Non-Executive Board Member (11/01/2019)
Allech chi fod yn un o’n cynorthwywyr ymchwil? (18/12/2018)
The time is right for commonhold announce Law Commission (10/12/2018)
Law Commission launches reforms to planning law in Wales (03/12/2018)
Comisiwn y Gyfraith yn lansio diwygiadau i gyfraith cynllunio yng Nghymru (03/12/2018)
New Sentencing Code to help prevent unlawful sentences being handed out (22/11/2018)
Law Commissions open consultation into new rules for UK’s self-driving future (08/11/2018)
Confiscation regime review to ensure crime doesn’t pay (07/11/2018)
Government asks Law Commission to conduct a full review of weddings law (01/11/2018)
Reform of the criminal law needed to protect victims from online abuse says Law Commission (01/11/2018)
Law Commission review into hate crime announced (18/10/2018)
Government not to legislate for level crossings reform (08/10/2018)
Consultation launched into how employment law disputes are decided (26/09/2018)
A fairer deal for leaseholders of houses and flats (20/09/2018)
Electronic signatures are valid say Government’s legal experts (21/08/2018)
Financial order reforms set to boost unfairly treated former partners and families (16/08/2018)
New Welsh law reform project on tribunals announced (26/07/2018)
Land Registration Act shape up could build on fraud fighting efforts and make conveyancing better for everyone (24/07/2018)
Anti-money laundering crackdown should be more focused on most suspicious activity - Law Commission (20/07/2018)
Annual report 2017-18 published (19/07/2018)
Nicholas Paines QC reappointed as Law Commissioner (19/07/2018)
Leasehold law set for radical reform (19/07/2018)
Paving the way for clearer, simpler Welsh law (17/07/2018)
Law reform needed to help leaseholders take control of their buildings (04/07/2018)
New law to protect people with dementia and learning disabilities announced (03/07/2018)
New corporate priorities for the Law Commission (02/07/2018)
Mr Justice Green appointed Chair of the Law Commission (27/06/2018)
Update on the Law Commission’s current work (25/06/2018)
Updating the law of insurable interest (20/06/2018)
Pensions fund reforms set to boost social investment (19/06/2018)
Public should be given more search warrant protections – Law Commission (05/06/2018)
Government shelves Goods Mortgages Bill (14/05/2018)
Surrogacy laws set for reform as Law Commissions get Government backing (04/05/2018)
Leasehold law reform work will improve lives of millions – Hopkins (27/04/2018)
Commission welcomes steps towards accessible Welsh Law (26/03/2018)
Sentencing Code considers additional youth sentencing laws – consultation (23/03/2018)
Government commits to protect people with dementia and learning difficulties (15/03/2018)
Home-ownership call for evidence – help make commonhold more common (22/02/2018)
Government asks Law Commission to look at trolling laws (06/02/2018)
Sir Henry Brooke (30/01/2018)
Could you be one of our research assistants? (04/01/2018)
Annual report 2016-17 published (20/12/2017)
14 new areas of law set for reform – Law Commission (14/12/2017)
SIMPLIFY PLANNING LAWS IN WALES TO CREATE NEW HOMES (30/11/2017)
Goods Mortgages Bill ready to write off unfair law on logbook loans (24/11/2017)
Draft Sentencing Code on legislation.gov.uk (08/11/2017)
Government starts work on Law Commission health care and mental capacity recommendations (01/11/2017)
Government says “not the right time” for review of marriage law (26/10/2017)
Events: Have your say on our Sentencing Code plans (06/10/2017)
Charities need right rules to run effectively – report (14/09/2017)
Have your say on wills proposals (06/09/2017)
Technical consultation to simplify sentencing launched (27/07/2017)
Welsh government makes move towards clearer, simpler law (25/07/2017)
Congratulations to Lady Hale and Lord Justice Lloyd Jones (21/07/2017)
Outdated law of wills needs “overhaul” to reflect modern world (13/07/2017)
Law Commission sets out its priorities for the year (04/07/2017)
Lord Toulson (28/06/2017)
No legal barriers to social investment, but pension schemes still not investing (23/06/2017)
Queen’s Speech confirms that unfair rules on logbook loans are being sent to the scrapheap (21/06/2017)
13th Programme update (09/05/2017)
Some landlords getting away with “very high” hidden fees in retirement properties (31/03/2017)
People with dementia and learning difficulties detained in care without checks due to “failing” law – Law Commission (13/03/2017)
Protection of Official Data consultation deadline extended (07/03/2017)
Treasury acts to change unfair law around logbook loans (08/02/2017)
Official Secrets Acts reviewed to meet the challenges of the 21st Century (02/02/2017)
Firearms recommendations become law (31/01/2017)
Could you be one of our research assistants? (05/01/2017)
Frances Patterson (21/12/2016)
Reform of the law of enforcement of family financial orders (15/12/2016)
Reforming Misconduct in Public Office - deadline for responses extended (23/11/2016)
Bronwen Maddox appointed Non-Executive Board Member (09/11/2016)
Pension Funds and Social Investment: Call for Evidence (08/11/2016)
Form and Accessibility of the Law Applicable in Wales / Ffurf a Hygyrchedd y Gyfraith sy'n Gymwys yng Nghymru (13/10/2016)
Simplifying sentencing procedure (10/10/2016)
Protecting consumers from unfair logbook loans (12/09/2016)
Logbook loans – reforming unfair, archaic law (12/09/2016)
Reforming the offence of misconduct in public office (05/09/2016)
Misconduct in public office – unclear, ambiguous and in need of reform (05/09/2016)
Simplifying technical issues in charity law (01/09/2016)
Email alerts for new reports and consultations (04/08/2016)
13th Programme of Law Reform consultation now open (14/07/2016)
Protecting consumers when retailers go under (14/07/2016)
Consumers facing large losses when retailers go bust should be protected (14/07/2016)
Reporting on our 50th anniversary year (12/07/2016)
Planning law in Wales – modernised and simplified (30/06/2016)
An innovative new approach to law-making in Wales (30/06/2016)
Law Commission welcomes new Chief Executive (31/05/2016)
Reforming the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – emerging solutions (25/05/2016)
Experts endorse our ‘clean sweep’ approach to sentencing reform (20/05/2016)
Government introduces the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill into Parliament (19/05/2016)
A winning joint enterprise (27/04/2016)
Strengthening the foundations of land ownership (31/03/2016)
Strengthening the foundations of land ownership (31/03/2016)
Law Commission gives evidence to the Justice Committee (02/03/2016)
Government takes forward Law Commission recommendations on firearms (10/02/2016)
Social investment by charities (05/02/2016)
A single legal framework for UK elections (04/02/2016)
Reforming electoral law: a single legal framework for UK elections (04/02/2016)
Protecting our environment and heritage – Government welcomes Law Commission’s “excellent work” on conservation covenants (01/02/2016)
Misconduct in public office - identifying the problems (20/01/2016)
Reviewing the offence of misconduct in public office (20/01/2016)
A modern approach to unfitness to plead (13/01/2016)
Modernising the rules on unfitness to plead (13/01/2016)
Breaches of protected Government data (17/12/2015)
Marriage law - outdated and in need of reform (17/12/2015)
Outdated marriage law in need of reform (17/12/2015)
Bringing the law on firearms up to date (16/12/2015)
Clearing up the law on firearms (16/12/2015)
A modern legal framework for protecting and managing wildlife (10/11/2015)
Modernising the legal framework for protecting and managing wildlife (10/11/2015)
Offences against the person – modernising the law on violence (03/11/2015)
Offences against the person – modernising the law on violence (03/11/2015)
Protecting retirement flat owners from hidden fees - a consultation (29/10/2015)
Retirement flats - protecting owners from hidden fees (29/10/2015)
Reforming intellectual property law – Government consultation (23/10/2015)
Reforming intellectual property law – balancing the right to enforce with the need for innovation (13/10/2015)
A new sentencing code - consultation (09/10/2015)
Reformed consumer law brings new protections (01/10/2015)
Law Commission reforms in the Enterprise Bill (17/09/2015)
Tightening the payout rules for business insurance (16/09/2015)
Unfair law fails to protect logbook loan consumers (09/09/2015)
Consultation to reform archaic logbook loan law (09/09/2015)
New Law Commissioner for property, family and trust law (07/09/2015)
Firearms – making the law more balanced and more effective (21/07/2015)
Firearms – making the law more balanced and more effective (21/07/2015)
Law Commission Annual Report 2014–15: a very successful year (20/07/2015)
Celebrating 50 years of the Law Commission (17/07/2015)
Strengthening relationships with Welsh Ministers (10/07/2015)
Cryfhau Cysylltiadau â Gweinidogion Cymru (10/07/2015)
Sir David Bell appointed Non-Executive Board Member (09/07/2015)
Y gyfraith yng Nghymru - ei gwneud yn gliriach, yn fwy modern ac yn haws ei defnyddio (09/07/2015)
The law in Wales – making it clearer, more modern and easier to use (09/07/2015)
The law in Wales – making it clearer, more modern and easier to use (09/07/2015)
Consultation on enforcement of family financial orders: deadline extended (08/07/2015)
Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment (07/07/2015)
Providing protective care to people unable to consent to treatment (07/07/2015)
Lawyer vacancy (03/07/2015)
Safeguarding the public by regulating health and social care professionals - Highly Commended paper (02/07/2015)
A New Sentencing Code for England and Wales (01/07/2015)
Codifying public nuisance and outraging public decency (24/06/2015)
Consumer prepayment on retailer insolvency (18/06/2015)
Consumer prepayments on retailer insolvency (18/06/2015)
Bringing the statute book up to date (03/06/2015)
Bringing the statute book up to date (03/06/2015)
Criminal Cases Review Commission (02/06/2015)
Social Investment by Charities recommendations included in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill (28/05/2015)
Charity law reform consultation event, Bristol, 10 June (10/05/2015)
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Bean appointed Chairman of the Law Commission and Professor David Ormerod QC re-appointed (27/03/2015)
Consumer Rights (26/03/2015)
Work on our review of the law of marriage commences (26/03/2015)
Scarman Lecture 2015 (24/03/2015)
Supporting charities with better law (20/03/2015)
Consulting on technical issues in charity law (20/03/2015)
Lord Chancellor's annual report to Parliament on implementation of Law Commission recommendations (13/03/2015)
Enforcing family financial orders (11/03/2015)
Consultation: the enforcement of family financial orders (11/03/2015)
Firearms - making the law clearer and easier to use (10/03/2015)
Firearms - making the law clearer and easier to use (09/03/2015)
Professor Elizabeth Cooke (06/03/2015)
A new approach to controlling invasive non-native plants and animals (16/02/2015)
Insurance Bill becomes law (12/02/2015)
Welsh law must be clearer and more accessible (23/07/2014)

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