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08 August 2023
Issue: 8037 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Law Commission project update

The Ministry of Justice has published a report on the progress of the Law Commission’s recommendations from 2018–2023

Recommendations that have been implemented include: conservation covenants; electronic execution of documents; and the technical issues in charity law.

Those in the process of implementation include: making land work—easements, covenants and profits a prendre; updating the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002); event fees in retirement properties (transfer of titles and change of occupancy fees in leasehold); and residential leasehold & commonhold.

Those awaiting a government decision on implementation include: rights to light; and termination of tenancies for tenant default.

Issue: 8037 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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