Supporting charities with better law
The 370,000 charities in England and Wales are facing unnecessary administrative and financial burdens because of inefficient and unduly complex law. Lord Hodgson’s 2012 review of the Charities Act...
View ArticleBringing the statute book up to date
An Act from 1979 allowing referendums for a Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly is among legislation being recommended for repeal by the Law Commissions. In a report published today the Law...
View ArticleConsumer prepayment on retailer insolvency
What happens to your gift voucher or the deposit you’ve paid when a retailer goes bust? What happens if your Christmas savings scheme collapses? Under existing law, your money is unlikely to be...
View ArticleProviding protective care to people unable to consent to treatment
The Mental Capacity Act aims to protect people who lack mental capacity but need to be deprived of liberty in order to receive appropriate care and treatment in hospitals and care homes. But the...
View ArticleThe law in Wales – making it clearer, more modern and easier to use
Throughout the UK the law can be difficult for professionals and the public to find and understand. The volume of legislation in England and Wales, the number of amendments and the way in which...
View ArticleY gyfraith yng Nghymru – ei gwneud yn gliriach, yn fwy modern ac yn haws ei...
Drwy y Deyrnas Unedig gall y gyfraith fod yn anodd i weithwyr proffesiynol a’r cyhoedd gael gafael arno a’i deall. Mae swm y ddeddfwriaeth yng Nghymru a Lloegr, nifer y diwygiadau a’r ffordd y mae...
View ArticleFirearms – making the law more balanced and more effective
The law governing the ownership and use of firearms is complex and difficult to apply. It is spread across a number of pieces of overlapping legislation, creating significant practical difficulties for...
View ArticleUnfair law fails to protect logbook loan consumers
Logbook loan borrowers have too little protection – and those who unwittingly buy cars subject to logbook loans have none at all. Today the Law Commission opens a consultation to reform the archaic law...
View ArticleTightening the payout rules for business insurance
Businesses can suffer serious loss if insurance companies delay paying claims. But under Law Commission reforms introduced into Parliament today, insurers would be obliged to make prompt payment or...
View ArticleRetirement flats – protecting owners from hidden fees
Owners of retirement flats and their families are being caught out by unexpected charges hidden in leases. Leases of retirement flats and bungalows often include a fee triggered by certain events, such...
View ArticleOffences against the person – modernising the law on violence
New rules are needed to tackle violent offences and make better use of court time, according to the Law Commission. In a scoping report issued today the Law Commission is recommending reforms that...
View ArticleA modern legal framework for protecting and managing wildlife
In a report published on Tuesday 10 November the Law Commission recommends reforms to modernise and simplify the law regulating wildlife and create a flexible legal framework for the future. The...
View ArticleClearing up the law on firearms
In a report published today, the Law Commission makes a number of recommendations to solve pressing problems that undermine the effectiveness of the law governing the acquisition and possession of...
View ArticleOutdated marriage law in need of reform
The law that governs how and where couples in England and Wales can marry is badly in need of reform, according to the Law Commission. In March 2015, at the request of the government, the Law...
View ArticleA modern approach to unfitness to plead
A new test is needed to establish who is unfit to plead according to the Law Commission. The existing rules for deciding whether a defendant is unfit to participate in a criminal trial – and what the...
View ArticleReviewing the offence of misconduct in public office
What is misconduct? And who is in public office? The existing law that governs misconduct in public office does not provide clear answers to either of these questions, according to the Law Commission....
View ArticleA single legal framework for UK elections
The UK needs a new, modern and rational legal framework to govern the conduct of elections and referendums, according to an interim report published today by the three Law Commissions of the UK....
View ArticleStrengthening the foundations of land ownership
The Law Commission is reviewing the legal framework that governs the registration of land in England and Wales. In a consultation opening on Thursday 31 March the Commission – the independent body that...
View ArticleConsumers facing large losses when retailers go bust should be protected
Getting a refund on your cash deposit when a retailer goes bust can be “hit and miss”, according to the Law Commission. Money paid out in advance for items from sofas to mobile phones and services such...
View ArticleReforming the offence of misconduct in public office
The law that governs misconduct in public office is unclear, ambiguous and in need of reform, according to the Law Commission, independent law reform adviser to the Government. More people than ever...
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