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For a full record of news releases published since 2000, see the News Releases page.


23 February 2022 - Discussion Paper on Damages for Personal Injury

The Scottish Law Commission has published a Discussion Paper on Damages for Personal Injury today. Read more...


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...