Codification of the Criminal Law – Strict Liability and the Enforcement of the Factories Act 1961
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In this project we focus on the financial hardship suffered by cohabitants or their children on the termination of their relationship by separation or death. We concentrated in particular on the following issues: Whether cohabitants should have access to any remedies providing periodical payments, lump sums, or transfers of property from one party to the … Read more >
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Each state of the European Union has its own legal system (or systems) leading to a variety of contract laws across the EU. The European Commission believes that this variety of national contract laws inhibits trade within the internal market. On 11 October 2011, the European Commission published a proposal for a common European sales … Read more >
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Download the full report on commonhold Download the summary of the report on commonhold Download our open letter to lenders on taking commonhold as security 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 leasehold enfranchisement (“Leasehold home ownership: buying … Read more >
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In this project we: reviewed Part X of the Companies Act 1985, with a view to considering how the provisions could be simplified and modernised, and considered the case for a statutory statement of the duties owed by directors to their company under the general law, including their fiduciary duties and their duty of care. … Read more >
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Companies often grant charges and other security interests over their assets to secure loans. This project looked at how such security interests should be registered. It also considered how to resolve conflicts between different secured lenders and between lenders and buyers. The project We presented our final report on this project to Government on 31 … Read more >
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