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Download the report and draft legislation here Download the summary of the report here Download a Welsh summary of the report here The problem Consumers often pay for goods in advance of receiving them. This happens whenever consumers buy goods online. It can also happen when consumers pay for goods in a physical store, but … Read more >
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Download a summary of the report here. Download the full report here. Read the interim response from the MoJ here. View the press release here. Our project The origins of this project are rooted in our Abusive and Offensive Online Communications Scoping Report which was published in November 2018. The purpose of that Report was … Read more >
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Download the scoping paper on intermediated securities here Download the summary of the scoping paper on intermediated securities here The problem In the modern era, when you decide to invest in shares or bonds, you are unlikely to receive a paper certificate. Instead, most investors “own” securities through computerised credit entries in a register called … Read more >
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Download the report Download a summary of the report Download a Welsh summary of the report Download an Easy Read summary of the report The Problem Hate crimes are acts of violence or hostility directed at people because of who they are. Hate crime laws in England and Wales have developed in various phases over … Read more >
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Documents Summary of automated vehicles: joint report Automated Vehicles: joint report Background Papers Analysis of responses to Consultation Paper 3 All responses to Consultation Paper 3 Impact assessment Overview Overview (Welsh translation) The project Our work began in 2018 when the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) asked the Law Commission of England … Read more >
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Download the report Download the summary of the report Download the impact assessment Our project In 2018, the Home Office commissioned a Law Commission project with the objective of reforming Part 2 of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Our Consultation Paper considers how the existing statutory framework could be improved with the following objectives in … Read more >
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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. At a glance: the … Read more >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >