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2025 Report 267: Report on Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949

Report on Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949 (Report No 267).pdf (956 KB)
Business Regulated Impact Assessment (BRIA).pdf (365 KB)
Executive Summary - Report on Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949 (Report No 267).pdf (166 KB)
News Release - Scottish Law Commission - Report on Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949 - (Report No 267).pdf (176 KB)

Related project: Aspects of Leases – Tenancy of Shops

2024 Report 266: Report on Damages for Personal Injury

Report on Damages for Personal Injury (Scot Law Com No. 266) -.pdf (1.3 MB)
News Release.pdf (170 KB)
Executive Summary.pdf (160 KB)
Damages (Scotland) Bill BRIA.pdf (252 KB)

Related project: Damages for personal injury

2023 Report 262: Joint Report on Surrogacy

1. Surrogacy core report.pdf (1.7 MB)
2. Surrogacy full report.pdf (3.3 MB)
3. Surrogacy draft bill.pdf (4.8 MB)
14.240_LC_Surrogacy_Summary_of_Report_2023_WEB[1].pdf (3.2 MB)
Surrogacy Bill explanatory notes (1).pdf (328 KB)
IA FINAL VERSION.pdf (1.5 MB)
EIA FINAL VERSION 28032023.pdf (981 KB)

Related project: Surrogacy

2022 Report 261: An improved scheme for financial provision on cohabitation breakdown

News release - Cohabitation Report and draft Bill.pdf (183 KB)
Cohabitation Report and draft Bill.pdf (2.5 MB)
Executive Summary v1.0 - final version.pdf (109 KB)
Cohabitation BRIA.pdf (414 KB)

Related project: Aspects of family law

2022 Report 260: Report on Aspects of Leases: Termination

Related project: Aspects of Leases – Tenancy of Shops

2022 Report 258: Joint Report on Automated Vehicles

Automated vehicles joint report cvr 24-01-22.pdf (2.7 MB)
AV Summary 25-01-22.pdf (989 KB)
AV-Overview-25-01-22-2.pdf (125 KB)
AV report press release.pdf (433 KB)
AV- Preliminary Consultation-Paper-061118_WEB-1.pdf (2.8 MB)
Automated Vehicles CP2_FINAL_161019_WEB.PDF (1.9 MB)
CP3 Upload final 17 Dec 2020.pdf (3.3 MB)

Related project: Automated vehicles

2020 Report 256: Electoral Law

Related project: Electoral Law
Preceding Discussion Papers: Joint Consultation Paper on Electoral Law.pdf (3 MB), Consultation Paper on Electoral Law - Summary.pdf (135 KB), Electoral Law - An Interim Report.pdf (1.5 MB), Summary of Interim Report on UK Electoral Law.pdf (202 KB)

2020 Report 255: Annual Report 2019

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Notes

No legislation required.

2019 Report 254: Report on Section 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

Related project: Section 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003
Resulting Reports: Report on Section 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Report 254).pdf (886 KB)
Preceding Discussion Papers: Discussion Paper on Section 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (DP No 164).pdf (990 KB)

Notes

Implementing legislation: none.

2018 Report 252: Review of Contract Law: Formation, Interpretation, Remedies for Breach, and Penalty Clauses

Related project: Contract law in light of the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR)
Preceding Discussion Papers: Review of contract law: discussion paper on interpretation of contract (dp147) (682 KB), Review of contract law: discussion paper on formation of contract (dp154) (1.6 MB), Discussion Paper on Penalty Clauses (DP No 162).pdf (1.1 MB), Discussion Paper on Remedies for Breach of Contract (DP No 163).pdf (1.7 MB)

Notes

Implementing legislation: none (but see the Scottish Government's initial response).