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  • Law Commission of England and Wales: your ideas for law reform

    Please use this questionnaire to tell us where you think there is a significant problem with the law. We want to know what you think is wrong and what practical problems arise. Please give us as much information as you can, even if you cannot answer all the questions. More
    Closes 31 December 2050
  • Law commission consultation on digital assets and (electronic) trade documents in private international law

    This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. This project reviews the rules of private international law in the context of electronic trade documents and digital assets. For more information about this project, click here . We recommend that consultees read the consultation paper (available here ) before responding to the consultation. A shorter summary is also available ... More
    Closes 8 September 2025
  • Law Commission consultation on New Funerary Methods

    This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. New Funerary Methods are potential alternatives to the established funerary methods of burial, cremation and burial at sea. Although not currently regulated in England and Wales, some new funerary methods, such as alkaline hydrolysis and human composting, are available in other jurisdictions. This consultation is an important step towards our ultimate aim to make recommendations to Government about a... More
    Closes 4 September 2025
  • Regulation of the debt enforcement sector consultation

    This consultation invites views on how to ensure that there is independent oversight of firms that employ enforcement agents and High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce debts using the Taking Control of Goods procedure in England and Wales. This consultation is aimed at anyone with an interest in the enforcement of debts and fines using the Taking Control of Goods procedure. This includes but is not limited to: the enforcement sector the debt... More
    Closes 21 July 2025
  • Law Commission consultation on uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management ("UTM")

    This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. The Law Commission has been asked by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Department for Transport (DfT) to review the law around highly automated and autonomous flight. The three-year review is partly funded by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) through the Future Flight Challenge. For more information about this project, please visit our web page. In February 2024, we published a... More
    Closes 18 July 2025
  • Criminal Legal Aid: Proposals for Solicitor Fee Scheme Reform

    The consultation sets out proposals and their associated next steps for changes to the criminal legal aid solicitor fee schemes. This covers work carried out by legal aid providers at police stations, in magistrates' courts, in the Crown Court, and in prisons. This consultation is aimed at anyone with an interest in criminal legal aid in England and Wales. This will include, but is not limited to: members of the criminal defence profession and their... More
    Closes 4 July 2025
  • Proposal on the future of Lancaster Crown Court consultation

    Lancaster Crown Court is currently closed and has not been utilised for either crime or civil hearings since 2019. We are proposing that Lancaster Crown Court is permanently closed and that crime hearings continue to be heard in Preston Crown Court, a modern and accessible building with capacity to accommodate any cases that could be heard in Lancaster. Lancaster Courthouse, which resides at a nearby location in Lancaster, will remain available for civil hearings. The consultation seeks... More
    Closes 2 July 2025
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