Skip to main content
Visit the UK Parliament website
House of Commons Library
  • Home
  • Research
  • Resources
  • Training and events
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Search
  1. UK Parliament
  2. House of Commons Library
  3. Lorraine Conway
  4. Page 4

Lorraine Conway

  • Research Briefing

    Tracing ownership of property or land

    Tuesday, 27 September, 2022

    This briefing paper provides information on how to trace ownership of a property or piece of land, in the process it also provides a summary of land ownership and what is meant by registered and unregistered land. This paper is concerned with England and Wales only.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
  • Research Briefing

    Discharge from bankruptcy

    Friday, 22 July, 2022

    This briefing provides an overview of the statutory discharge from bankruptcy process. It considers the effect of discharge, the circumstances which may cause automatic discharge to be suspended by the court, and when a Bankruptcy Restrictions Order may be imposed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Bankruptcy: treatment of an inheritance

    Wednesday, 20 July, 2022

    This briefing paper considers bankruptcy and the treatment of an inheritance.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Civil law: debt enforcement

    Tuesday, 12 July, 2022

    This briefing paper provides an overview of the different types of civil law debt enforcement methods available to a judgment creditor in England and Wales.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Civil law
  • Research Briefing

    Bankruptcy

    Friday, 08 July, 2022

    This briefing paper provides a outline of bankruptcy procedures in England and Wales. It also considers a call for evidence on the personal insolvency framework launched by the Insolvency Service in July 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23

    Wednesday, 01 June, 2022

    A briefing on the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Communities
    • Environment
    • Housing and planning
    • Local government
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Consumer disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

    Thursday, 12 May, 2022

    This Paper examines the ADR landscape in the UK and the different types of ADR methods available to help resolve a consumer dispute. It also considers the impact of the UK having left the EU on consumer contracts and dispute resolution.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Postal services

    Wednesday, 11 May, 2022

    This note gives an overview of postal services in the UK. It discusses current regulation, market trends and consumer problems.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Distance selling: sale of goods, digital content & services online, by phone, off-business premises etc

    Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

    This Commons briefing paper provides information on the main provisions of the Consumer Contracts Regulations. It also outlines other legislation which may regulate distance selling.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Analysis of the Online Safety Bill

    Friday, 08 April, 2022

    The Online Safety Bill is scheduled to have its second reading on 19 April 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: International Travel FAQs for England

    Thursday, 24 March, 2022

    This paper answers common questions about how international travel from and to England is currently affected by restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Industry
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Doorstep selling

    Thursday, 03 March, 2022

    This paper outlines the current regulation of doorstep selling (or cold calling) under the provisions of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. It also provides information on how 'No Cold Calling Zones' work in practice.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    What will happen to the bankrupt’s home?

    Friday, 28 January, 2022

    This briefing paper provides an outline of what will happen to the bankrupt’s home under current insolvency legislation. This Paper applies only to England and Wales. Scotland has its own separate bankruptcy law (known as sequestration).

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    Shop opening hours and Sunday trading

    Thursday, 27 January, 2022

    This Commons briefing paper sets out the current legal position in respect of shop opening hours. It considers recent calls to suspend Sunday trading rules during the coronavirus pandemic. It also outlines new rights for Sunday shop workers contained in the Enterprise Act 2016.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Timeshares: common problems faced by UK owners

    Wednesday, 05 January, 2022

    This briefing paper provides an overview of EU and UK regulation of timeshares and other long-term holiday products.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Brexit

Total results (page 4 of 14)

  • Page 1 of 14 1
  • Page 2 of 14 2
  • Page 3 of 14 3
  • Page 4 of 14 4
  • Page 5 of 14 5
  • Page 6 of 14 6
  • Page 7 of 14 7
  • Page … of 14 …
  • Page 13 of 14 13
  • Page 14 of 14 14

Quick Links

  • About
  • Work with us
  • Editorial policy
  • Feedback and complaints

By Topic

  • Research for Commons business
  • Economy, business and transport
  • Home affairs
  • Parliament and elections
  • Science, environment and technology
  • Social policy
  • World affairs
  • Full topic list

By Type

  • Research Briefings
  • Debate Packs
  • Insights
  • Data
  • Constituency casework
  • Research archive
  • Resources
  • Training and events

Mailing List

Subscribe to receive email alerts every time we publish new research about the topics you’re interested in.

Subscribe

Follow us:

  • Twitter

© House of Commons 2025. Re-use our content freely and flexibly with only a few conditions under the Open Parliament Licence.

Privacy notice | Cookie policy | Cookie settings | Accessibility statement