tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/law-commission Law Commission - Activity on 188ĚĺÓý HM Government 2024-05-02T08:00:00Z /government/news/commissioner-of-the-law-commission-of-england-and-wales-reappointed#2024-05-02T08:00:00Z 2024-05-02T08:00:00Z Commissioner of the Law Commission of England and Wales reappointed The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointment of Professor Penney Lewis as a Commissioner of the Law Commission of England and Wales. /government/news/law-commissioner-appointed#2023-11-07T10:00:06Z 2023-11-07T10:00:06Z Law Commissioner appointed The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Professor Alison Young as the Law Commissioner for Public Law and the Law in Wales. /government/news/appointment-of-a-new-chair-of-the-law-commission-of-england-and-wales#2023-06-29T10:00:09Z 2023-06-29T10:00:09Z Appointment of a new Chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of a new Chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales. /government/consultations/draft-national-policy-statement-for-water-resources-infrastructure#2023-04-17T12:04:43Z 2023-04-17T12:04:43Z Draft National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure Seeking views on the draft National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure. /government/news/extension-to-the-tenure-of-the-chair-of-the-law-commission-1#2022-07-12T08:00:04Z 2022-07-12T08:00:04Z Extension to the tenure of the Chair of the Law Commission The Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has approved an extension to Sir Nicholas Green’s tenure as the Chair of the Law Commission. /government/publications/hate-crime-laws-final-report#2021-12-07T00:01:00Z 2021-12-07T00:01:00Z Independent report: Hate crime laws: Final report Reforms to hate crime laws to make them fairer, and to protect women for the first time. /government/publications/annual-report-2020-21#2021-07-21T12:21:00Z 2021-07-21T12:21:00Z Independent report: Annual report 2020-21 The Law Commission published its annual report on 21 July 2021. /government/publications/modernising-communications-offences-a-final-report#2021-07-20T23:01:00Z 2021-07-20T23:01:00Z Independent report: Modernising Communications Offences: A final report The Law Commission has published recommendations to address the harms arising from online abuse. /government/publications/consumer-sales-contracts-transfer-of-ownership#2021-04-22T23:01:00Z 2021-04-22T23:01:00Z Independent report: Consumer sales contracts: transfer of ownership A report with draft legislation which would implement recommendations made in July 2016 to modernise the rules on when consumers acquire ownership of goods under sales contracts. /government/news/extension-to-the-tenure-of-the-chair-of-the-law-commission#2021-03-24T10:00:02Z 2021-03-24T10:00:02Z Extension to the tenure of the Chair of the Law Commission The Lord Chancellor has approved an extension to Sir Nicholas Green’s tenure as the Chair of the Law Commission. /government/publications/misconduct-in-public-office#2020-12-04T00:01:00Z 2020-12-04T00:01:00Z Independent report: Misconduct in Public Office The Law Commission has recommended reforms to the outdated and unclear offence of misconduct in public office offence. /government/publications/search-warrants#2020-10-06T23:01:00Z 2020-10-06T23:01:00Z Independent report: Search warrants The Law Commission has published recommendations to improve the law governing search warrants. /government/publications/protection-of-official-data#2020-08-31T23:01:00Z 2020-08-31T23:01:00Z Independent report: Protection of Official Data A review of the Official Secrets Acts to make sure Britain is safe in the 21st century. /government/news/law-change-to-better-protect-consumers-in-event-of-insolvencies#2020-07-27T00:00:01Z 2020-07-27T00:00:01Z Law change to better protect consumers in event of insolvencies Proposals will make it fairer for consumers and reduce the risk of them missing out if the company they have pre-paid for goods from becomes insolvent /government/publications/leasehold-home-ownership-buying-your-freehold-or-extending-your-lease#2020-07-20T23:01:00Z 2020-07-20T23:01:00Z Independent report: Leasehold home ownership: buying your freehold or extending your lease Recommendations to transform home ownership for millions of people in England and Wales by improving the process by which leaseholders can buy the freehold or extend their lease (“enfranchisementâ€�). /government/publications/reinvigorating-commonhold-the-alternative-to-leasehold-ownership#2020-07-20T23:01:00Z 2020-07-20T23:01:00Z Independent report: Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership Making commonhold a preferred alternative to leasehold ownership. We published our report on commonhold (“Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownershipâ€�) on 21 July 2020. /government/publications/leasehold-home-ownership-exercising-the-right-to-manage#2020-07-20T23:01:00Z 2020-07-20T23:01:00Z Independent report: Leasehold home ownership: exercising the right to manage Helping leaseholders take control over the running of their buildings. We published our report on the right to manage (“Leasehold home ownership: exercising the right to manageâ€�) on 21 July 2020. /government/publications/annual-report-2019-20#2020-07-13T23:01:00Z 2020-07-13T23:01:00Z Independent report: Annual Report 2019-20 The annual report highlights the work that the Commission has done over the past twelve months. /government/publications/employment-law-hearing-structures-report#2020-04-27T23:01:00Z 2020-04-27T23:01:00Z Independent report: Employment Law Hearing Structures: Report Law Commission recommends increased powers for employment tribunals. /government/publications/electoral-law-a-joint-final-report#2020-03-16T00:01:00Z 2020-03-16T00:01:00Z Independent report: Electoral Law: A joint final report Report of recommendations for electoral reforms that would reduce confusion and bring elections into the 21st Century.