Speech by Rt Hon Lord Justice Bean: Misconduct in Public Office – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Rt Hon Lord Justice Bean: Misconduct in Public Office.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 7th November 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Category: Law Commission
Confiscation regime review to ensure crime doesn’t pay – Law Commission
‘Confiscation laws will be reviewed to ensure they’re effectively depriving convicted offenders of their ill-gotten gains, the Law Commission has announced today.’
Law Commission, 7th November 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Law Commissions open consultation into new rules for UK’s self-driving future – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission are launching the first of a series of public consultations about crucial legal reforms which will ensure the country is prepared for the introduction of automated vehicles.’
Law Commission, 8th November 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Valuation under evaluation: proposals for reform – Tanfield Chambers
‘Nicola Muir considers the Law Commission’s options for reforming the valuation of residential lease extensions.’
Tanfield Chambers, 18th October 2018
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
Electoral law: unfit for the 21st century? – Counsel
‘With democracy at risk there’s no excuse for legislative inaction, argue Alison Foster QC, Tom Tabori and Gethin Thomas who make the case for reform and put forward proposals for change.’
Counsel, November 2018
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Online will providers 77% cheaper than solicitors – Legal Futures
‘Online will providers are 77% cheaper than solicitors on average, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 1st November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Criminal law not keeping pace with digital world – report – The Guardian
‘Online communications law is incoherent and fails to protect victims of abuse from harassment such as “deepfake” pornography, according to a report by the Law Commission.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Review of UK hate crime law to consider misogyny and ageism – The Guardian
‘Goths, men, women and elderly people could receive protection under hate crime laws after officials announced a wide-ranging review of current legislation.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government not to legislate for level crossings reform – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have noted the UK Government’s decision not to introduce legislation to implement our 2013 joint Report on Level Crossings. Instead, administrative changes are proposed that are very much in the spirit of our recommendations.’
law Commission, 8th October 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Law Commission consults on employment law hearings to tackle jurisdiction issues – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Law Commission has launched a consultation on how employment law disputes are decided, in a bid to resolve problems caused by the allocation of jurisdiction.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th September 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Consultation launched into how employment law disputes are decided – Law Commission
‘The jurisdiction of employment tribunals, and the areas where they share jurisdiction with the civil courts to hear employment and discrimination claims, are being independently reviewed in a consultation paper. The Law Commission – an independent body set up to reform the law – has today published a consultation paper which asks questions about many areas of shared and exclusive jurisdiction to hear employment law and discrimination law claims.’
Law Commission, 26th September 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Law Commission publishes leasehold reform proposals – OUT-LAW.com
‘Detailed proposals to reform the leasehold enfranchisement process and make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders in England and Wales to purchase the freehold of their house or flat have been published by the Law Commission.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
A fairer deal for leaseholders of houses and flats – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission has proposed a series of radical reforms designed to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home.’
Law commission, 20th September 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Reforms to improve enforcement of family financial orders fall short – OUT-LAW.com
‘Plans to make it easier for divorcees to enforce financial orders of the courts in England and Wales do not go far enough to address the challenges those divorcees face in obtaining access to offshore assets of high net worth individuals.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Government agrees to improve financial order enforcement – Family Law
‘The Law Commission has announced that the Government has agreed to help improve financial orders enforcement following its report published in 2016. The Government has committed to bringing forward non-legislative measures in order to reform and improve the enforcement system, as well as taking time to consider further reform in the future.’
Family Law, 17th August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
The end of signing on the dotted line? E-signatures are as valid as paper ones, Law Commission says – Daily Telegraph
‘Signing on the dotted line has been the seal on deals and contracts for hundreds of years.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anti-money laundering crackdown should be more focused on most suspicious activity – Law Commission
‘Anti-money laundering laws should be streamlined and strengthened to help law enforcement agencies to focus on serious crime, say the Law Commission.’
Law Commission, 20th July 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Radical proposal to make escaping ‘leasehold trap’ easier for homeowners raised by Law Commission – The Independent
‘A radical proposal to make it easier and cheaper for homeowners to escape the so-called “leasehold trap” and buy the freehold of their houses has been put forward by the Law Commission.’
The Independent, 19th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Leasehold law set for radical reform – Law Commission
‘Radical new proposals to provide a fairer deal for leasehold homeowners have been announced by the Law Commission. Following hot on the heels of plans by the Government to ban the sale of houses on a leasehold basis, the independent legal body is outlining a range of measures to help existing leasehold homeowners buy the freehold of their houses.’
Law Commission, 19th July 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
Law reform needed to help leaseholders take control of their buildings – Law Commission
‘Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has asked the Law Commission to look at improving the laws which allow leaseholders to manage their own buildings.The legislation on Right to Manage is meant to put power in leaseholders’ hands and stop abuse, by allowing some leasehold property owners to take over the management of a building. But issues with the law have stopped its usage becoming widespread. And those who have taken up the option have found delays, costs and uncertainty.’
Law Commission, 4th July 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
