Property, family and trust
Completed projects
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Electronic Communications Code
Project is a general review of the Code as it applies to England and Wales
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Intestacy and Family Provision Claims on Death
Review of the intestacy rules and family provision claims on death
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Easements, Covenants and Profits à Prendre
Review of the law of covenants, easements and profits à prendre in relation to land
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Capital and Income In Trusts: Classification and Apportionment
Examination of the complicated rules governing the treatment of trust receipts and outgoings as capital or income
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Cohabitation
Review of the law as it affects cohabitants' property and finances when relationships end
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Forfeiture and the Law of Succession
Review of the law that cuts out a murderer's descendants from the line of succession
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Perpetuities and Accumulations
Project to identify and remedy defects in the rule against perpetuities and the rule against excessive accumulations
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Termination of Tenancies for Tenant Default
Project to reform the means by which a landlord can terminate a fixed term commercial or residential tenancy where the tenant has not complied with their obligations
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Trustee Exemption Clauses
Project recommending that the trust industry adopt a non-statutory rule of practice
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Trustees' Powers and Duties
Review of the law governing trustees’ powers to invest trust funds