The Law Commission is the statutory independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reform where it is needed. The aim of the Commission is to ensure that the law is:
The Ministry of Justice has announced that the Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC, has approved an extension to Sir Nicholas Green’s tenure as Chair of the Law Commission for one year from 1 August 2021. The Chair was appointed on 1 August 2018 and will now serve until 31 July 2022. Sir … Read more >
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The Government has accepted the majority of the Law Commission’s recommendations for reform to charity law, made in the 2017 Technical Issues in Charity Law report. The reforms will save charities a large amount of time, as well as save costs. For example, the Law Commission estimated cost savings of £2.8m per year from the … Read more >
Proposals to improve protections for victims whose intimate images are taken or shared without their consent have today [26 February 2021] been published by the Law Commission of England and Wales. The proposals include: An expansion of the types of behaviours outlawed by existing criminal laws on taking and sharing intimate images without consent to … Read more >