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Law Commission proposes law reforms to better acknowledge crypto assets

Personal property law should be reformed to better recognise digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in response to their growth in popularity, the Law Commission of England and Wales has said. The Commission has ...

28 Jul 2022 at 08:06

Outdoor civil weddings and partnerships here to stay – Government

Outdoor weddings and civil partnerships are to be legalised permanently in England and Wales, the Government has announced. Since last summer, couples have been able to hold their civil wedding or ceremony outdoors under temporary measures ...

15 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Wedding laws are outdated and restrictive, new research suggests

Wedding laws in England and Wales are outdated and restrictive, according to research from the University of Warwick and Exeter. The study suggests the laws do not reflect the diversity of faith and beliefs in modern society. Ash Patel ...

08 Mar 2022 at 05:55

Scotland

Views sought on legal reform of issues such as murder and family law

The public are being asked for their views on what areas of Scots law should be reformed. A consultation has been launched by the Scottish Law Commission on the work it undertakes in the future. Views are being sought from those who ...

06 May 2022 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

Reform urged for ‘disjointed’ bail and remand system in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s criminal bail and remand system is “disjointed” and leads to prison being used as the “default revolving door”, a report has found. The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland Jacqui Durkin has ...

11 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Evidence access laws for appeals to be examined after Andrew Malkinson ruling

Evidence access laws surrounding court appeals are to be reviewed, as a charity said they hampered the case of a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. The Law Commission announced a wide-ranging ...

27 Jul 2023 at 22:07

Government urged to outlaw remote driving of vehicles from overseas

Remote driving of vehicles from abroad should be banned in the UK, a Government-commissioned review has found. The Law Commission of England and Wales made the recommendation in its advice to ministers on how to ...

20 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Life

Couples could become surrogate baby’s legal parents at birth under new reforms

Couples could become a surrogate child’s legal parents at birth under proposed major reforms to the current decades-old law. The surrogate would be able to withdraw her consent until six weeks after the baby’s ...

29 Mar 2023 at 09:23

Couples could become surrogate baby’s legal parents at birth under new reforms

29 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Debate launched on regulating remote driving

A call for evidence has been launched on how to regulate remote driving. The Law Commission of England and Wales has published a paper on how vehicles on public roads could be controlled by an ...

24 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Couples ‘should be able to wed on beaches, in gardens and on cruise ships’

Couples should be able to wed on beaches, in gardens and on cruise ships, according to a body calling for an overhaul of “confusing, out-of-date and restrictive” marriage laws. Existing law ...

19 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Government told to criminalise ‘downblousing’ and sharing pornographic deepfakes

The sharing of “downblouse” images and pornographic “deepfakes” without consent should be made crimes, according to recommendations to bring laws on intimate image abuse into the ...

07 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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