The Latest Breaking News from the Law Commission

The changes follow an independent review into domestic homicide sentencing by barrister Clare Wade.

Law Commission also suggests reopening cemeteries declared full as part of England and Wales consultation

The concept behind the Contempt of Court Act is laudable, but in the age of social media it is clear an update is needed, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Law Commission Chairman, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, has resigned from the commission after a 17-month tenure as the chairperson. Read further on Dynamite News:

Law Commission may recommend 'one nation, one election' with new Constitution chapter for simultaneous Lok Sabha, State, local body polls.

A High-Level Committee is examining the proposal of simultaneous elections in India, considering cost, governance, and social cohesion.

The Law Commission, which is looking into the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the country, may examine the possibility of carrying out the three-tier voting exercise

What connects an ex-miner and lifelong republican, who once manned the protest lines at Orgreave, with King Charles III? The surprising answer, as the Guardian reported, is that the ex-miner’s estate now forms part of a fund which generates private income for the monarch.

The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna, after noting down the submissions, decided to dispose of the matter. Read further on Dynamite News:

Simultaneous elections proposed to save money, reduce role of money in elections, reduce divisive politics, reduce fatigue among electorates. Complex legal process req'd, incl. amending five Articles in Constitution, repealing provisions, changing 56 sets of legal provisions. Wider consultation across parties & States needed to form stable govt.

The Government had commissioned a review amid rising demand in an area where the existing laws are seen to fall short.