Press releases
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Patents, trade marks and design rights: are groundless threats of infringement causing problems?
17 April 2013
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Renting Homes in Wales
09 April 2013
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Law Commission sets out early thinking on reforms for the taxi and private hire trades
09 April 2013
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Conservation covenants: unlocking conservation opportunities
28 March 2013
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Protecting consumers from unfair small print
19 March 2013
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Cracking the Electronic Communications Code
28 February 2013
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Making rights to light more transparent
18 February 2013
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Bringing trust law up to date
31 January 2013
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Repealing old law
31 January 2013
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Calling time on Scandalising the Court
19 December 2012
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Hate crime – should the aggravated and stirring up hatred offences be extended?
14 December 2012
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Reforming Electoral Law in the UK
11 December 2012
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Balancing freedom of the press with the right to a fair trial
28 November 2012
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More about financial arrangements on divorce: a consultation on needs and non-matrimonial property
11 September 2012
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A modern legal regime for protecting and managing wildlife
14 August 2012
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Is it still possible to scandalise the court?
10 August 2012
Launch of a consultation asking whether the offence of scandalising the court is still relevant.
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Protecting consumers from unfair terms in contracts
25 July 2012
Consultation seeking views on proposals to protect consumers from unfair terms hidden in small print.
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Insanity and automatism - a call for evidence
18 July 2012
A scoping exercise to establish how, in the criminal law of England and Wales, the defences of insanity and automatism are working, if at all.
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Reforming the law for Adult Social Care
11 July 2012
Statement from the Law Commission on the publication of the government’s response to our report on Adult Social Care and draft Care and Support Bill.
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Opening doors for electronic communications across the UK
28 June 2012
Consultation seeking views on how the Electronic Communications Code is working and what can be done to make it more transparent and user-friendly.
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Reforming the duty of disclosure in business insurance, and bringing the law on warranties up to date
26 June 2012
A consultation proposing a new law to make clear what businesses must tell insurers when they buy insurance and considering whether the law on warranties requires updating.
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Bringing electoral law up to date
15 June 2012
A consultation seeking views on which of the rules governing elections and referendums should be reviewed, as part of our electoral law reform project.
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Taxis and private hire services
10 May 2012
Launching a consultation inviting comments on provisional proposals to reform the legal framework relating to taxi and private hire services. Please note, consultation deadline extended to 10 September 2012
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Tidying up the Statute Book
04 April 2012
Launch of a report recommending the repeal of more than 800 old laws that are cluttering up the statute book.
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Protecting Consumers from Scams and Rip-offs
28 March 2012
Launching a report recommending that consumers should have a new legal right of redress against traders that carry out misleading or aggressive practices.
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Regulation of Health Care Professionals and Regulation of Social Care Professionals in England
01 March 2012
Launching a consultation seeking views on how the regulation of health care professionals in the UK and social workers in England can be made clearer, simpler, more modern and more consistent.
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Clarifying the law on financial provision for couples when relationships end
06 February 2012
The Law Commission is to conduct a targeted review of two aspects of the law that entitles married couples and civil partners to claim financial provision from one another on divorce or dissolution of their partnership.
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Insurance Contract Law consultation - damages for late payment
20 December 2011
Opening a consultation on whether policyholders should be able to sue for damages for late payment of valid claims
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Insurance Contract Law consultation - insurable interest
20 December 2011
Opening a consultation on proposed reforms to allow a wider range of people to insure the lives of those on whom they are dependent.
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Intestacy and Family Provision Claims on Death
14 December 2011
Publication of our report making recommendations to bring inheritance law into line with the needs and expectations of modern families, and simplify the law to help the bereaved deal with the property of a deceased family member.
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Leslie Scarman lecture, 25 January 2012
09 December 2011
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Simplifying the law of kidnapping
28 September 2011
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Eleventh Programme of Law Reform
19 July 2011
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Public Services Ombudsmen
14 July 2011
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Paving the way for clearer land law: easements, covenants and profits à prendre
08 June 2011
Publication of a report containing recommendations to simplify, modernise and enhance the law of easements, covenants and profits à prendre.
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A Bill to balance the rights of consumers and insurers
17 May 2011
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Law Commission recommends radical overhaul of adult social care law
11 May 2011
Publication of a report recommending far-reaching changes to adult social care law
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Consumer Redress for Misleading and Aggressive Practices
12 April 2011
Launch of a consultation proposing routes to consumer redress for misleading and aggressive practices
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Widespread Support for the Reform of Adult Social Care
31 March 2011
Publication of an analysis of responses to a consultation on the law that enables services to be provided to older people, disabled people and those with mental health problems
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Putting Expert Evidence to the Test
22 March 2011
Launch of a report setting out a series of measures the courts can use to reduce the prospect of unreliable expert evidence being used in criminal trials
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The future for pre-nuptial agreements
11 January 2011
Launching a consultation seeking views on a range of potential options for reforming the law of pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and separation agreements.