Law Commission
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| Chairperson | Nicholas Green |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| Purpose | law of England and Wales |
| Headquarters | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Type of business | Advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice |
| Legal status | Law Commissions Act 1965 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1585581 |
About Law Commission
In England and Wales the Law Commission is an independent law commission set up by Parliament by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reforms. The organisation is headed by a Chairman and four Law Commissioners.
Leasehold ban not included in housing reform law
... " A Labour government will make commonhold the default tenure for all new properties as part of our commitment to fundamentally and comprehensively reform the leasehold system by enacting the Law Commission s recommendations on enfranchisement, commonhold and right to manage in full"...
Jail terms for sharing or creating explicit images without consent
... A detailed review by the Law Commission recommended reforming measures protecting against intimate image abuse...
'Massive toll' of living in a leasehold property
... " Talk of reforming the leasehold system is not new - the Law Commission produced a series of reports with wide-ranging recommendations about how it might be done in 2020...
'They allow us to name something we know is wrong': The new words defining sexual abuse
... The Law Commission...
Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales
... The Law Commission said reporting such as this, along with campaigners calls for stronger laws, helped to make a " compelling case" to government for reform...
Wedding laws need biggest shake-up since 19th century - report
... The Law Commission described current rules around weddings as " confusing, out-of-date and restrictive"...
Calls for downblousing to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales
... The Law Commission, which reviews and updates legislation, is also calling for a ban on sharing pornographic deepfakes without consent...
Why is it easy to give hate speeches in India?
... Instead, it asked the Law Commission - an independent body of legal experts which advises the government - to examine the issue...
