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For a full record of news releases published since 2000, see the News Releases page.
26 January 2022 - Self-driving cars: Law Commissions publish joint report on Automated Vehicles
The Scottish Law Commission, together with the Law Commission of England and Wales, have just published our Joint Report on Automated Vehicles, along with a summary, outline and press release. Automated vehicles do not readily fit within current legal frameworks, and our recommended regulatory reform aims to ensure the safe deployment on UK roads. The joint Report is available via our project page and our Reports page. Read more...
24 January 2022 - Webinars - Discussion Paper on Heritable Securities: Default and Post-Default
The Scottish Law Commission is hosting a number of webinars in February and March Read more...
14 January 2022 - New Project - Tenement Law: Compulsory Owners’ Associations
We are delighted to receive a reference this week from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Read more...
17 December 2021 - Major review of mortgage law: Discussion Paper on Heritable Securities: Default and Post-Default
The Scottish Law Commission has published Read more...
15 December 2021 - Law Reform - What are we up to?
We have today issued our Autumn 2021 e-Bulletin to keep you up to date with progress on our law reform work and news. Read more...
10 December 2021 - Consultation on draft Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Law Commission is consulting on a draft of a Bill Read more...