‘This is the Law Commission’s final report on the form and accessibility of the law applicable in Wales.’
official-documents.gov.uk, 30th June 2016
Source: official-documents.gov.uk
‘The UK’s unjustified threats legislation is intended to prevent IP rights-holders from abusive behaviour – threatening to sue a competitor’s customers, for example, to persuade them to take their business elsewhere. While there is still a place for these rules, they have become outdated and inconsistent between the various forms of IP. The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill aims to tidy up and modernise the threats rules.’
Technology Law Update, 22nd June 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘This report contains the Law Commission’s formal recommendations on transition to the New Sentencing Code.’
Official-documents.gov.uk, 20th May 2015
Source: official-documents.gov.uk
‘The Law Commission is reviewing the legal framework that governs the registration of land in England and Wales. In a consultation opening on Thursday 31 March the Commission – the independent body that advises government on law reform – is asking how the Land Registration Act 2002 is working in practice and whether there are opportunities for the system to be clarified and updated.’
Law Commission, 31st March 2016
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘A new formula for determining which of two innocent parties of a land fraud should keep the property in question is among proposals for reform of the legal framework governing land registration in England and Wales to be published today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has overturned two House of Lords judgments in ruling that the multiplier in assessing damages for fatal accident claims should be calculated from the date of the trial, not the date of death.’
Litigation Futures, 24th February 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Like the 179,000 or so people selected at random from the electoral register each year in England and Wales, in July 2011 Ms. Theodora Dallas was summoned to attend jury service. Along with other jurors summoned that day, she was shown a video about their service, and told by the court’s jury officer that internet research about anyone involved in the trial was not permitted. For good measure, the jury waiting room contained notices stating “You may also be in contempt of court if you use the internet to research details about any cases you hear along with any cases listed for trial at the Court…”. The notices made it clear that contempt of court was punishable by a fine or by imprisonment.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th February 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The UK needs a new, modern and rational legal framework to govern the conduct of elections and referendums, according to an interim report published today by the three Law Commissions of the UK.’
Law Commission, 4th February 2016
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
‘What is misconduct? And who is in public office? The existing law that governs misconduct in public office does not provide clear answers to either of these questions, according to the Law Commission.
Today the Law Commission launched a consultation aimed at exploring how the current law is being used and discovering the problems caused in practice by the law’s lack of clarity.’
Law Commission, 20th January 2016
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
‘A new test is needed to establish who is unfit to plead. The existing rules for deciding whether a defendant is unfit to participate in a criminal trial – and what the courts should do if they are not – are out of date, misunderstood and inconsistently applied.’
Law Commission, 13th January 2016
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘New tests should be introduced to assess whether a defendant facing criminal charges is mentally fit to stand trial, the Law Commission says.’
BBC News, 13th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Commission will tell Government legal tests to determine whether someone is mentally fit for trial are Victorian legacies.’
The Independent, 10th January 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In a report published today, we make recommendations to solve pressing problems that undermine the effectiveness of the law governing the acquisition and possession of firearms. The existing law is confused, unclear and difficult to apply. There are over 30 pieces of overlapping legislation, some of the key terminology – such as “lethal”, “component part” and “antique” – is not clearly defined, and the law has fallen out of step with developments in technology.’
Law Commission, 16th December 2015
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
‘The law that governs how and where couples in England and Wales can marry is badly in need of reform, according to the Law Commission.’
Law Commission, 17th December 2015
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Those “reactivating” imitation weapons should face tougher legal sanctions because of the widespread availability of conversion kits, according to a Law Commission review of firearms legislation.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New rules are needed to tackle violent offences and make better use of court time, according to the Law Commission.’
Law Commission, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
‘Magistrates courts should be empowered to deal with thousands more assault charges every year rather than sending too many cases for expensive trial in the crown court, the Law Commission has said.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
”Archaic’ language on violent crime dating back more than 150 years must be updated, says Law Commission.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Intellectual Property Office has opened a consultation to assess whether there would be sufficient stakeholder support to introduce our Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill into Parliament using the special procedure reserved for uncontroversial Law Commission Bills.’
Law Commission, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘In a consultation opening today we look at what can be done to protect owners of retirement flats and their families from unexpected charges hidden in leases.’
Law Commission, 29th October 2015
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
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