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Academic Catalogue 2008 – 2009

Welcome to Sweet & Maxwell’s Academic

Catalogue 2008 – 2009. Inside you will

find details of our new texts for 2008 as

well as details of over 150 titles.

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New titles for 2007 at a glance 02

Administrative & Constitutional Law 06

Banking & Finance Law 07

Business & Company Law 09

Commercial & Consumer Law 11

Construction & Arbitration Law 14

Contract Law 14

Criminal Law 18

Employment Law 21

English Legal System

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Environmental Law 27

Equity & Trusts 28

European Law 30

Evidence 34

Family Law 35

GCSE & A Level Law 37

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Intellectual Property Law 38

International Law 39

Jurisprudence & Legal Theory 42

Legal Skills 43

Media Law 47

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Property & Land Law 57

Reference 59

Roman Law 60

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Index to Authors 67

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Commercial & Consumer Law

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Paul Craig – Professor of English Law, St Johns College, University of Oxford

Paperback • 978-1-847-03283-6 • c. £37.50 • June 2008 See page 6

Administrative Law

Administrative & Constitutional Law

6th Edition

Robert Duxbury – Principal Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University

Paperback • 978-1-847-03127-3 • £24.95 • June 2008 See page 14

Contract Law – Textbook Series

Contract Law

1st Edition

Philip Wood – Solicitor of the Supreme Court; Special Global Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP;Visiting Professor at Oxford University, Yorke Distinguished Visiting Fellow at CambridgeUniversity, Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and QueenMary, University of London

Paperback • 978-1-847-03255-3 • £37.95 • January 2008 See page 8

Law and Practice of International Finance

University Edition

Banking & Finance Law

Elizabeth Giussani – Senior Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, BPP Law School


Constitutional and Administrative Law – Textbook Series

1st Edition

William M Clarke – Former Financial Editor of The Times

Paperback • 978-1-847-03305-5 • £16.95 • May 2008 See page 9

How the City of London Works – An Introduction to its Financial Markets

7th Edition

Paul L Davies QC (Hon), FBA – Cassel Professor of Commercial Law, London School ofEconomics and Political Science

Paperback • 978-0-421-94900-3 • £35 • May 2008 See page 11

Gower and Davies: The Principles of Modern Company Law

8th Edition

Paul Dobson – Visiting Professor, Anglia Ruskin University and Dr Rob Stokes – Lecturer in Law,and Programme Director for Law and Business, University of Liverpool

Paperback • 978-0-421-90130-8 • c. £27.95 • July 2008 See page 11

Commercial Law – Textbook Series

7th Edition

Business & Company Law

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Criminal Law

Stephen Forster – Previously Lecturer at Warrington College and Fellow, Lancaster University


Criminal Law and Practice

1st Edition


Robert Upex – Barrister, Previously Professor of Law, University of Surrey; and Geoffrey Bennett –Barrister, Professor of Law and Director, University of Notre Dame, London Law Programme, withcontribution by Jason Chuah – Reader in Commercial Law, University of Westminster


Davies on Contract

10th Edition

Nicholas Bamforth – Fellow in Law, The Queen’s College, Oxford; Maleiha Malik – Lecturer inLaw, King’s College, London; and Colm O’Cinneide – Senior Lecturer in Law, University CollegeLondon. With an introduction by Sir Geoffrey Bindman

Paperback • 978-0-421-55440-5 • £35.95 • April 2008 See page 23

Discrimination Law: Theory and Context – Text and Materials

Employment Law

1st Edition

Jo Boylan-Kemp – Principal Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Trent University

Paperback • 978-1-847-03402-1 • c. £22.95 • August 2008 See page 24

English Legal System – The Fundamentals

English Legal System & Legal Method

1st Edition

Ryan Murray – Lecturer in Law and Deputy Programme Leader LLB DL, Nottingham Law School,Nottingham Trent University


Contract Law – The Fundamentals

1st Edition

Dr Penny Darbyshire – Reader in Law, Kingston University

Paperback • 978-1-847-03234-8 • c. £21.95 • September 2008 See page 25

Darbyshire on the English Legal System

9th Edition

Mark Stallworthy – Professor of Environmental Law; Co-Director, Centre for Environmentaland Energy Law and Policy, Swansea University


Understanding Environmental Law – Understanding Law Series

Environmental Law

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Erika Szyszczak – Jean Monnet Professor of European Law and Professor of EuropeanCompetition & Labour Law, University of Leicester; and Dr Adam Cygan – Senior Lecturer inLaw, University of Leicester


Understanding EU Law – Understanding Law Series

European Law

2nd Edition

The Path to Pupillage – A Guide for the Aspiring Barrister

Legal Skills

1st Edition

Judith Masson – Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Bristol; Rebecca Bailey-Harris –Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol and Barrister; and Rebecca Probert – Associate Professor,University of Warwick


Cretney's Principles of Family Law

Family Law

8th Edition


Phil Huxley – Formerly Principal Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University


Evidence – The Fundamentals

Evidence

1st Edition

Michael Freeman – Professor of English Law, University College London and Barrister, Gray's Inn


Lloyd’s Introduction to Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence & Legal Theory

8th Edition

AJ Oakley – Barrister, Lincoln’s Inn; sometime Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge


Parker & Mellows: The Modern Law of Trusts

Equity & Trusts

9th Edition

Georgina Wolfe – Pupil, Middle Temple; and Alexander Robson – Pupil, Middle Temple

Paperback • 978-1-847-03401-4 • £14.95 • February 2008 See page 43

Dr Nigel E Simmonds – Reader in Jurisprudence, University of Cambridge; and Director ofStudies in Law, Corpus Christi College


Central Issues in Jurisprudence

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Charles Harpum – Barrister, Falcon Chambers, London, and former Law Commissioner forEngland & Wales; Stuart Bridge – Law Commissioner for England & Wales and Lecturer in Law,Cambridge University; and Martin Dixon – Reader in Law, Cambridge University


Megarry & Wade: The Law of Real Property

Property & Land Law

7th Edition

Dr Paula Giliker – Barrister and Reader in Comparative Law, Bristol University; and SilasBeckwith – Barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law, London Metropolitan University


Tort – Textbook Series

Tort

3rd Edition

Tort: Cases and Materials

2nd Edition

Dr Nicola Jackson – Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University; John Stevens – Honorary SeniorResearch Fellow, School of Law, University of Birmingham, formerly Deputy Head of School and Senior Lecturer; and Robert Pearce – Professor of Law and Vice Chancellor, University of Wales, Lampeter


Land Law – Textbook Series

4th Edition


Geoffrey Samuel – Professor of Law, University of Kent, Visiting Professor, Sorbonne University,and also at University of Montesquieu – Bordeaux IV


Davies: Principles of Tax Law

Wills, Tax & Probate

6th Edition

Parry and Kerridge: The Law of Succession

12th Edition

Roger Kerridge – Solicitor and Professor of Law, University of Bristol


Wills, Administration and Taxation Law and Practice

9th Edition

John Barlow – Formerly Reader and Deputy Director of Academic Studies, The College of Law;Professor Lesley King – Private Client Practice Head, The College of Law; andAnthony King – Head of HR Development, Clifford Chance LLP


Geoffrey Morse – Professor of Corporate and Tax Law, University of Birmingham; and Dr DavidWilliams – Social Security and Child Support Commissioner, Deputy Special Commissioner ofIncome Tax and VAT and Duties Tribunal Chairman


SH Bailey – Professor of Public Law, University of Nottingham; Brian Jones – Consultant,Herbert Smith, formerly Professor of Environmental Liability, De Montfort University; andAlastair Mowbray – Professor of Public Law, University of Nottingham

• The leading casebook on administrative law

• Features substantial extracts from leading cases, as well as extracts from relevant statutes, rules,

government reports, White Papers and inquiries

• Fourth edition incorporates a new chapter on the Human Rights Act 1998 and a new chapter on the

Principle of Legality

Contents include

Administrative Institutions, Procedures and Non-judicial Mechanisms of Redress • Judicial Review

• Civil Liability

Paperback • 978-0-421-90070-7 • £32.95 • October 2005

Cases, Materials & Commentary

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Paul Craig – Professor of English Law, St John’s College, University of Oxford

“Astoundingly clear on the underlying principles. The presentation is clear … problems

are exposed and discussed at depth.” Lex Magazine

• Offers a stimulating approach which helps students gain a thorough understanding of this conceptually

difficult area of law

• Places administrative law clearly within its historical, political and social framework

• Provides a detailed analysis of administrative policies and judicial decisions

• Examines difficult and controversial questions raised and suggests solutions

• Offers invaluable comparisons with other jurisdictions including the USA

• Covers all the main topics common to the majority of undergraduate law programmes

• Includes two new chapters on judicial review of fact and on judicial review and equality

• Covers the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the plethora of case law the Act has generated

• Examines key case law including: Ghaidan, A v Home Secretary, Carson, Hooper, and Nadarajah

• Discusses the latest legislation including: Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Inquiries Act 2005, Government

of Wales Act 2006 and Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Contents include

Part One: The Administrative System • Part Two: Judicial Review • Part Three: Remedies

Paperback • 978-1-847-03283-6 • c. £37.50 • June 2008

Administrative Law

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Elizabeth Giussani – Senior Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, BPP Law School

• Provides a clear and accessible examination of the key areas of constitutional and administrative law

and human rights, essential for those studying law at degree or graduate diploma level

• Covers the general principles of the constitution and institutional framework for governmental power

• Recognises the importance and growth of judicial review and human rights within the UK constitution

• Identifies and discusses all the key recent developments in constitutional law

Contents include:

Part One: Fundamentals of Constitutional Law • Part Two: Institutions of the UK Constitution •

Part Three: Administrative Law • Part Four: Human Rights

Paperback • 978-1-847-03219-5 • c. £24.95 • June 2008

Constitutional and Administrative Law

– Textbook Series

1st Edition

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Graham Penn – Partner, Sidley Austin Brown and Wood; and Joan Wadsley – Senior Lecturer,University of Bristol

• Presents a comprehensive survey of the law of banking as it relates to the banking community today

• Covers many topics including:

– Payment methods: ranging from traditional methods, such as negotiable instruments and cheques

to cards and new technology

– Securities and banks: including mortgages, company charges and life insurance. Other methods

of ensuring payment such as guarantees and reservation of title clauses are discussed

– Insolvency: the implications for banks of the insolvency of customers, both personal and company

are examined, together with an introduction to other regimes – receivership, administration and

voluntary arrangements

• Acts as an ideal text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of banking law

• Takes into account the requirements for the Chartered Institute of Bankers Law Relating to Banking

Contents include

Supervision of banking: an analysis of the position in the United Kingdom and the effect of the European

legislation on national supervision • Banker and customer relationship: an examination of the mandate of the

customer to the paying bank, in the context of general principles of contract and the developing law of the

banks’ duties of care • The duty of confidentiality including the effects of the money laundering legislation

• A survey of banks’ possible liability in constructive trust as well as the dynamically developing rights of

recovery in restitution • A discussion of types of account and consideration of the bankers’ lien, appropriation

and combination of accounts


Law and Practice of Domestic Banking

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• Presents the first textbook to set down the conceptual framework of English corporate insolvency law

• Combines attention to fundamental concepts and principles of the subject with a focus on issues of acute

interest to those concerned with understanding insolvency law

• Includes an expanded description of the rival normative theories of corporate insolvency law and an analysis

of the philosophy of current insolvency law

• Provides enhanced treatment of the nature of property forming part of the estate and of changes in the

law governing priorities in insolvency

• Describes the modern rescue culture, the way in which the new administration regime seeks to promote

this and comparisons and contrasts with Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code

• Analyses the principles underlying the avoidance of transactions

• Examines the key principles of the European Insolvency Regulation

• Gives an overview of international insolvency and the UNCITRAL Model Law

Paperback • 978-0-421-93020-9 • £48 • September 2005

Principles of Corporate Insolvency

Student Edition

Philip Wood – Solicitor of the Supreme Court; Special Global Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP; Visiting Professor

at Oxford University, Yorke Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University, Visiting Fellow at the

London School of Economics and Political Science, and Queen Mary, University of London

• Presents the only all-encompassing guide to the law relating to international finance, based on the author's

university courses

• Covers the three principal approaches – the policies of the law, the legal rules and also the practical

transactions – so that students are presented with doctrine, data and deals, each of which throws light

on the other

• Gives students a panoramic view of international finance which not only has practitioner-based deals but also

elucidates the law on a global basis without being tied to any single jurisdiction

• Includes reference to nearly all of the world’s 320 jurisdictions – the first time the topic has been dealt with on

such a worldwide comparative basis

• Written by an acknowledged leading expert who offers a unique perspective based on practical experiences

and academic insights

Contents include

Introduction to financial law • Jurisdictions of the world • Principles of world insolvency law • Bank term

loans and syndicated credits • International bond issues and capital markets • Trusts in financial transactions

• Set-off and netting • Payment and securities clearing systems • Security interests and title finance • Special

financings: projects, acquisitions, real property, ships, aircraft • Securitisations • Derivatives • Regulation of

international finance • Conflict of laws and international finance • Conclusion

Paperback • 978-1-847-03255-3 • £37.95 • January 2008

Law and Practice of International Finance

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William M Clarke – Former Financial Editor of The Times

“A gem of a guide book” Independent Schools Careers Bulletin

“William Clarke has written a number of guides to the work of the City of London. None

is better than this.” The Banker

“For those who have as much understanding about how the City operates as most folk have

about the theory of relativity, try William Clarke’s How the City of London Works.” The Economist

• Acts as a straightforward introduction for anyone who comes into contact with the City’s financial markets

and institutions, either as part of their studies, professional training or as a general reader

• Uses diagrams, maps and illustrations to explain what goes on in the financial and other markets of the

City of London, elucidating how they work and are regulated

• Places a stronger emphasis on the activities of hedge funds and private equity firms than in previous

editions – reflecting the fact that they currently dominate the headlines on a daily basis

• Continues to examine how US incursions have changed the ownership of the main operators in the City,

especially the merchant banks

• Examines how the City has enhanced its position in the world after the introduction of the Euro and looks

at the clear lead that London has now established over New York

• Includes a glossary of technical terms in current use in the City

• This is a vital purchase for all students and anyone who works in the City of London, foreign banks

or institutions

Contents include

What the City does • Banking • Insurance • The Stock Exchange • The Capital Market • The Gilt-edged

Market • The Money Market • Foreign Exchange • The Euro and the City • Euro-currencies • The Gold

Market • Commodity Markets • Derivatives, Futures, Options… • Shipping • What the City is • How the City

is controlled • Where to learn more about the City • Glossary

Paperback • 978-1-847-03305-5 • £16.95 • May 2008

How the City of London Works –

An Introduction to its Financial Markets

7th Edition

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Marcella Chartrand and Catherine Millar – both lecturers in English for Specific Purposes,University Pontificia Comillas, Madrid; and Edward Wiltshire – Solicitor

“… contains a lot of useful exercises, a helpful glossary and some handy "headnotes" of cases …

a good addition to any ESP library.” Customer review, Amazon.co.uk

• Focuses on the legal language required in the two major areas of law central to international business law

• Draws on examples from English, American and European legal materials

• Employs an interactive methodology widely used in English language teaching

• Aids memorisation of key points by providing user-friendly exercises such as crosswords, blankfilling

and comprehension

• Provides a practical workbook designed to improve legal language skills

• Focuses specifically on contract and company law to allow detailed work on the difficult language involved

Contents include

Introduction • English for contracts • The birth of a contract • The life of a contract • The death of a contract •

English for company law • The birth of a company • The life of a company • The death of a company

Paperback • 978-0-421-79870-0 • £17.95 • August 2003

English for Contract and Company Law

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Geoffrey Morse – Barrister, Professor of Corporate and Tax Law, University of Birmingham, in collaboration with Stephen Girvin – Professor of Maritime Law, University of Birmingham;Specialist Editors: Sandra Frisby – Norton Rose Lecturer in Corporate Finance Law, Universityof Nottingham; Richard Morris – Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Liverpool; andAlastair Hudson – Barrister, Professor of Equity and Law, Queen Mary, University of London

• Presents a comprehensive and detailed account of company law as it currently stands, covering:

– The amendments to the Insolvency Act relating to administrative receivers and voluntary arrangements

and to DTI investigations

– The development of auditor regulation and corporate governance in the wake of the Enron collapse

– The impact of the FSMA 2000 on shares and securities as investments

– The introduction of treasury shares into UK law

– Case law developments in the areas of corporate dealings, minority protection, directors duties

and financial assistance for the acquisition of shares and takeovers and mergers

• Provides essential guidance for students and is a key source of information for newly qualified

practitioners, company directors, and administrators and accountants dealing with small companies


Charlesworth’s Company Law

17th Edition

John Birds – Professor of Commercial Law, University of Manchester

“For the student, the academic passed the baton of teaching insurance law, and the busy adviser

called on to advise on insurance law, this book can be securely recommended.” Insurance Law and Practice

• Presents a concise yet analytical explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law, written in an

accessible and straightforward manner

• Covers everything from the history of insurance and regulation through to the various forms of insurance

such as life, and liability

• Analyses the increasingly complex legal rules affecting contracts of insurance

• Provides a more distinct treatment of consumer insurance law as opposed to commercial insurance law

• Covers all key developments including the FSA regulation of consumer insurance contracts, the Law

Commission Project on Insurance Contract Law and European Restatement of Insurance Contract law

• Examines key case law developments including Ramco v International Insurance Co of Hannover, Friends

Provident v Sirius International, Axa General Insurance v Gottlieb, Blackburn Rovers v Avon Insurance,

and Re OT Computers

Contents include

Introduction: the nature and definition of insurance and insurance law • The regulation of insurance •

Insurable interest • Formalities and formation of the insurance contract • Repudiations of policies and liability

– utmost good faith – fraud, non-disclosure and misrepresentation • Warranties and conditions • Premiums •

Assignment • Intermediaries • Construction and causation: risks covered and risks excepted • Claims under

the policy • Payment under the policy – the measurement of loss • Reinstatement • Subrogation •

Contribution and double insurance • Life insurance • Liability insurance • Motor vehicle insurance •

Employers’ liability and other compulsory insurances

Paperback • 978-0-421-96050-3 • £29.95 • June 2007

Birds’ Modern Insurance Law

7th Edition

Also availableCharlesworth’s Business Law

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Paul Dobson• Paperback• 978-0-421-60400-1• £28• November 1997

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Paul L Davies QC (Hon), FBA – Cassel Professor of Commercial Law, London School ofEconomics and Political Science

“A highly respected and academically stimulating book ... very readable and easy to get into

... a must purchase for anybody interested in company law!” Student Law Journal

“… the text is both reflective and questioning. The scope and depth of the scholarship is

awe-inspiring.” Legal Week

• Presents the leading text available on company law, providing clarity on what is an increasingly

complex subject

• Covers all key areas of company law by way of a detailed, in-depth analysis

• Incorporates and discusses the fundamental changes brought about by the Companies Act 2006

• Deals with the transposition of the EU Directives adopted under the Financial Services Action Plan

• Discusses key case law such as Bhullar v Bhullar on corporate opportunity, Item Software v Fassihi on

conflict of duty, Re Spectrum Plus on charges over book debts, Clark v Cutland on unfair prejudice, and

Chaston v SWP Group on financial assistance

• Provides essential guidance for law students and acts as a key reference guide for practitioners

Contents include

Introduction • Separate Legal Personality and Limited Liability • Corporate Governance – The Board and

Shareholders • Corporate Governance – Majority and Minority Shareholders • Accounts and Audits •

Equity Finance • Debt Finance

Paperback • 978-0-421-94900-3 • £35 • May 2008

Gower and Davies: The Principles of Modern

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Paul Dobson – Visiting Professor, Law, Anglia Ruskin University; and Dr Rob Stokes – Lecturer inLaw, and Programme Director for Law and Business, University of Liverpool

• Presents a clear and detailed account of commercial law, covering the fundamental principles and how

the law works in practice

• Previously entitled Sale of Goods and Consumer Credit, the work has changed its name to reflect the

increase in coverage

• Concentrates on topics common to the majority of undergraduate law courses such as sale of goods,

consumer credit, agency, international trade and finance

• Focuses on domestic commercial law but makes comparisons with other common law jurisdictions

and covers relevant European Union and European Convention law

• Includes topical and relevant practical examples to help draw out key principles

• Uses introductions to parts to link the law into its wider context

• Covers all important case law and legislative developments including the Consumer Credit Act 2006

and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005

• Contains references to further reading and web-based sources at the end of each chapter to enable

students to expand their knowledge should they wish to do so

Contents include

Part One: The Law of Agency • Part Two: Sale of Goods • Part Three: Consumer Credit

Paperback • 978-0-421-90130-8 • c. £27.95 • July 2008

Commercial Law

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David Grant – Professor of Law and Director of Travel Law Centre, Northumbria University;and Stephen Mason – Senior Partner at Stephen Mason, Solicitors, Leeds

“… an informed, comprehensible and entertaining guided tour of the relevant law, whether you just want to see the main points of interest or want to know all the fine print.” The Times

• Provides comprehensive guidance to the law as it relates to different forms of holiday, including packageholidays and independent travel

• Covers the nature of the contractual relationship between tour operator and client, the legal status of travel agents, the criminal liabilities of tour operators, civil liability, and the effects of insolvency

• Looks at air law, how to sue a foreign defendant, and the legal position of self made packages andInternet sales

• Includes a wealth of new case law including Holden v First Choice and examines the dramatic impact of R (ABTA) v CAA and its appeal

• Covers all other key developments including the Denied Boarding Regulations 2004, the OFT guidelines on unfair terms in holiday contracts, and the Compensation Act 2006 on holiday cases

• Contains key materials including the Council Directive on Package Travel, Package Holidays and PackageTours; the Package Travel, the Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992; and the ABTA Code of Conduct

Contents includeIntroduction • The Package Travel Regulations • Offer and Acceptance • Contents of the Contract • Liability •Exclusion of Liability • Misrepresentation • Privity of Contract • Frustration of Contract and Force Majeure •Remedies • The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 • The Consumer Protection Act 1987 • Criminal Offences underthe Package Travel Regulations • Defences • Travel Agents • Insolvency and Security • Practical Litigation• Air and Sea Travel • Accidents Abroad

Paperback • 978-0-421-95990-3 • £31.95 • March 2007

Holiday Law: The Law Relating to Travel

and Tourism

4th Edition

Carole Murray – Barrister, Tanfield Chambers, Temple, London; Contributors: David Holloway –Barrister, Tanfield Chambers, Temple, London; Daren Timson-Hunt – Legal Consultant; BrianKennelly – Barrister, Blackstone Chambers, Temple, London; Aisling Dwyer – Barrister, TanfieldChambers, Temple, London; and Giles Dixon – Legal Consultant

“… Schmitthoff will be welcomed all over the globe by those who are involved in international trade.” New Law Journal

• Has been the leading text in the field of international trade law for almost 50 years

• Provides a concise account of the law and practice of international trade

• Examines the sale of goods, finance and transportation of exports, insurance, customs law and long-term contracts

• Includes a new chapter on the World Trade Organisation, expanded coverage of international commercialdispute resolution including developments in arbitration law and practice, and an expanded chapter onEuropean Union and United Kingdom competition law

• Discusses the latest case law and legislative developments plus updated to take account of UCP 600,as well as coverage of the EU Judgments Regulation, and the electronic commerce and electronicdata interchange

Contents includeInternational Sale of Goods • Finance of Exports • Transportation of Exports • Insurance of Goods in Transit • International Commercial Dispute Resolution • Construction and Long Term Contracts • Customs Law •Marketing Organisations Abroad • Market Information • Standardisation, Unification, E-Commerce and EDI

Paperback • 978-0-421-89280-4 • £44.99 • September 2007

Schmitthoff’s Export Trade: The Law and Practice

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Also availableCases and Materials onInternational Trade Law

• Paul Todd• Paperback• 978-0-421-82710-3• £37.95• December 2002Foundations andPerspectives ofInternational Trade Law• Professor Ian Fletcher• Paperback• 978-0-421-74100-3• £40• July 2001

Jason Chuah – Reader in Commercial Law, University of Westminster

• Presents a comprehensive treatment of all key aspects of private international trade law

• Demonstrates to the reader how international trade law operates in its political, economic

and business contexts

• Provides a clear and concise explanation of the theoretical framework, which underpins the

law against the background of modern trade documentation and export practice

• Demonstrates a practical approach to the subject incorporating example contractual clauses,

forms and diagrams to demonstrate how the law works in practice

• Offers an important treatise of the subject, examining legal complexities in cases and materials

• Sets out summaries of the more significant cases

• Covers significant cases on documentary credits, private international law, shipping, sale of

goods and arbitration

• Examines the influence of ECJ case law on private international law

• Provides detailed footnotes to guide further and more detailed research into key topics

Contents include

Introduction to the Structures and Legal Relationships in International Trade • Agents in International

Trade Transactions • Terms and Conditions in the Sale of Goods • International Sale of Goods • Remedies

in International Sales • Bills of Lading • Carriage of Goods by Sea • Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971

• Marine Insurance for Cargo • Payment and Finance for International Trade • Civil and Commercial

Jurisdiction • The Contract’s Applicable Law • Recognising and Enforcing Foreign Awards • Alternative

Dispute Resolution


Law of International Trade

3rd Edition

Geoffrey Woodroffe MA (Cantab) – Solicitor, formerly Professor and Director of the Centre for Consumer and Commercial Law Research, Brunel University; and Robert Lowe – Solicitor

“Between the covers is a mine of information clearly and accurately set out … a valuable tool

for non-specialist and specialist alike.” The Law Society’s Gazette

• Presents a concise but comprehensive guide to consumer law

• Focuses on the types of problems most likely to arise or be encountered in real life and uses examples

to explain how the law deals with such situations

• Includes new sections on Internet purchasing to deal with the exponential growth in online purchases

and on holiday contracts

• Covers key case and legislative developments including changes resulting from the Consumer Credit Act

2006 and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005

• Includes a selection of County Court precedents supplied by a District Judge which highlight the practical

applications of this book

• Popular text for both undergraduate and Legal Practice students as well as being used by specialist and

non-specialist practitioners and non-lawyers requiring information in this field

Contents include

The consumer and the civil law • The consumer and the criminal law • Administrative control • Special

protection in credit transactions • Appendices


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Dr John Uff – Emeritus Professor of Engineering Law, Kings College; QC, Keating Chambers

“… admirable coverage of the material so that a student would get good value and a good

grounding in the area” The Law Teacher

• Provides comprehensive explanations of key topics and issues in a clear, concise tone suitable for both

the undergraduate and professional reader

• Guides the reader through the world of construction contracts, litigation, planning and environmental law

• Covers public and EU law, statutes, safety and building regulations

• Extensively updated to reflect the fast pace of change in this field of law, specifically within the

implementation and enforcement of construction law and the nature of contracts

• Includes updated contract forms from FIDIC and NECC

• Provides the JCT and ICE forms of contract

Contents include

Constitution and the Legal System • Dispute Resolution and Arbitration • Parties and Status • The Law of

Obligation • Contract: General Principles • Construction Contracts • Vicarious Performance and Insolvency

• Standard Forms of Contract • The Standard Form of Building Contract • The ICE Conditions of Contract

• Law of Tort • Land, Planning and Environmental Law • Construction Statutes and Safety


Construction Law

9th Edition

Robert Duxbury – Principal Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University

• Provides a clear and detailed account of contract law, explaining the fundamental principles and how the

law operates in practice

• Concentrates on topics common to the majority of undergraduate law courses

• Goes through the life of a contract from formation through to discharge and remedies as well as dealing

with the contents of the contract and vitiating factors

• Focuses on United Kingdom common law but covers relevant EU law and makes comparisons with other

common law jurisdictions

• Includes topical and relevant practical examples to help draw out key principles

• Contains a glossary of key terms at the beginning of the book

• Includes references to further reading from relevant literature at the end of each chapter to enable students

to expand their knowledge should they wish to do so

• Robert Duxbury has taught and examined the subject at degree level for over 20 years – experience which

he uses to help break down difficult concepts in a way students find easy to understand

Contents include

Introduction to the law of contract • Formation of contract • Contractual terms and exclusion clauses •

Privity of contract • Discharge of contracts • Vitiating factors • Remedies

Paperback • 978-1-847-03127-3 • £24.95 • June 2008

Contract Law

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John N Adams – Professor Emeritus, University of Sheffield and Adjunct Professor University ofNotre Dame; and Roger Brownsword – Professor of Law, King’s College London, University of London and Honorary Professor in Law, University of Sheffield

• Presents a succinct but intellectually challenging overview of contract law

• Goes beyond traditional “black letter” exposition to provide a real understanding of the subject

• Offers a unique analysis of contract doctrine – the authors’ terminology of “market-individualism”

and “consumer-welfarism” has been widely adopted

• Explains how the contract rule-book emerged, and how the rule-book doctrines and particular judicial

decisions reflect a range of underlying tensions (relating to the general ideologies of adjudication and

the particular ideologies of contract)

• Examines how the institution of contract is undergoing major changes at the beginning of the

twenty-first century

• Includes all key case law and statutory developments

• Sets a distinctive manifesto for legal education that is in line with the ACLEC emphasis on “understanding”

(rather than passive role learning) as the key to the initial stage of legal education

• Written by the same expert author team as the popular Understanding Law

Contents include

Part One: Groundwork • Understanding contract: first steps • The rule-book in historical perspective

• Contractual disputes • Part Two: The judges and the rule-book • Agreement • The conditions of

enforceability • The concept of risk • Remedies • The ideologies of contract • Part Three: The rule-book

and the transformation of contract • Contract transformed • Understanding contract as a social

phenomenon • Epilogue • Bibliography

Paperback • 978-1-847-03116-7 • £16.95 • April 2007

Ideal companion for: Treitel on the Law of Contract

Understanding Contract Law

– Understanding Law Series

5th Edition

Professor Sir JC Smith QC

“… a portable library” Lex Magazine

“a very sound standard for all others and the extracts cannot be faulted ... the book is

readable and easy on the eye.” The Law Teacher

• Presents the leading casebook on the law of contract, providing all the material necessary for an

in-depth study of the area

• Features substantial extracts from leading cases as well as the relevant statutes, with notes, questions

and problems

Contents include

Formation of a Contract • Consideration and Privity of Contract • Obligations arising from the Contract

and its Formation • Rights and Remedies of the Injured Party • Vitiating Factors

Paperback • 978-0-421-71690 2 • £29.95 • June 2000

Smith & Thomas: A Casebook on Contract

11th Edition


Edwin Peel – Fellow and Tutor in Law, Keble College, Oxford University; Solicitor andConsultant, Clifford Chance LLP

“The detailed analysis of contractual intricacies is impressive, and the author guides the readerwith practical examples to illustrate his reasoning.“ New Law Journal

• Presents the most thorough and perceptive treatment of contract law available for students and aninvaluable source of reference for practitioners

• Follows the classic structure for the teaching of contract, going through formation; contents; vitiatingfactors; capacity and parties; performance; breach; termination; and remedies

• Examines, and offers resolutions to, controversial and problematic points of law

• Offers an improved layout with mini-contents list at the beginning of each chapter, paragraph numberingand clearer wording of headings and sub-headings

• Takes account of more than 300 new cases including Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson (mistaken identity);Brennan v Bolt Burdon (mistake of law); Lady Navigation Inc v Lauritzencool AB (specific performance andinjunctions); and Technotrade Ltd v Larkstore Ltd (assignment)

• Includes extensive use of case citations throughout the work

• Covers all key legislative developments since the last edition published including those resulting from theCompanies Act 2006, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the Consumer Credit Act 2006

• Contains a detailed index, helping readers find what they need with ease

Contents includeIntroduction • Agreement • Consideration • Contractual Intention • Form • The Contents of a Contract •Exemption Clauses & Unfair Terms • Mistake • Misrepresentation • Duress and Undue Influence • Illegality • Capacity • Plurality of Parties • Third Parties • Assignment • Agency • Performance & Breach • Terminationfor Breach • Frustration • Damages • Specific Remedies • Unjust Enrichment

Paperback • 978-0-421-94840-2 • £35.95 • July 2007

Ideal companion for: Understanding Contract Law

Treitel on the Law of Contract

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Ryan Murray – Lecturer in Law and Deputy Programme Leader LLB DL, Nottingham Law School,Nottingham Trent University

• Introduces students to the principles of contract law by using clear text combined with charts,grids and diagrams

• Sets out a clear framework and explains the intricacies of the law as clearly as possible without sacrificingthe detail that is required for a proper understanding

• Includes full coverage of all topics likely to be studied on contract law courses at undergraduate level, onDiploma in Law (CPE) programmes, and ILEX level 6

• Uses charts, grids and diagrams to enable students to grasp complex legal principles with ease

• Facilitates learning with clear language and bite-size chunks of text

• Makes use of headings and sub-headings to lead students through the work with ease

• Assumes no level of prior knowledge of the subject – allowing the book to be used for those new to thesubject and for distance learning courses

Contents includeIntroduction to Contract Law • Offer and Acceptance • Certainty • Consideration and Estoppel • Privity ofContract • Terms • Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Terms • Misrepresentation • Mistake • Duress and UndueInfluence • Frustration • Damages • Other Remedies

Paperback • 978-1-847-03398-7 • c. £22.95 • July 2008

Contract Law – The Fundamentals

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• Presents the essential cases and materials in contract law, along with commentary from the author, putting

the cases in context and linking the materials together

• Supplies everything covered on a modular course, but without students needing to wade through lots

of material they are unlikely to need

• Includes regular comparisons with “European” contract law enabling students to appreciate a variety

of approaches to contract

• Presents the source materials in a “student friendly” format – the facts of cases are concise and the extracts

of judgments relatively short with only the paragraphs directly relevant to the decision being included

• Uses clear heading structures and page layout to ease navigation and save time whilst studying

• Focuses on problem solving in contract in order to encourage students to tackle tutorials and exams

with confidence

Contents include

General Introduction • Contract: General Provisions • Formation of Contracts • Obstacles to Formation

and Vitiating Factors • Interpretation of Contracts • Effects of a Contract • Non-performance of a Contract

• Discharge of a Contract • Remedies • Status and Future of Contract


Contract Law: Cases and Materials

1st Edition

Robert Upex – Barrister, Previously Professor of Law, University of Surrey; and Geoffrey Bennett – Barrister, Professor of Law and Director, University of Notre Dame, London Law Programme; with contribution by Jason Chuah – Reader in Commercial Law,University of Westminster

“... an excellent introduction to the principles of contract law.” The Law Teacher

• Presents the ideal introduction to the principles of contract law

• Breaks the subject down into component parts and provides a short and simple explanation of each

key area

New for the 10th Edition

• Opens each chapter with a mini-contents list and brief statement of the chapters purpose

• Includes ‘problem’ questions at the end of each chapter to engage the reader and get them thinking

about the subject

• Points students to further reading so that they can build upon what they have learnt

• Covers the latest legislative and case law developments

Contents include

Making the agreement • What is within the agreement • Defects in the agreement • Who is within

the agreement • Ending the agreement

Paperback • 978-1-847-03447-2 • c. £19.95 • July 2008

Davies on Contract

10th Edition

New Edition

CMV Clarkson – Professor of Law, University of Leicester

• Provides a broad perspective and general understanding of the legal principles on which criminal

law is based making this ideal pre-course and/or additional reading for the new law undergraduate

• Examines the purpose of criminal law and its rules

• Offers a detailed understanding of the rationale of the various offences and explores their relationship

• Evaluates and offers criticism of the substantive criminal law and, where necessary, suggests how it

should be developed

• Incorporates all significant developments in criminal law since the last edition published including the

Criminal Justice Act 2003 and the Sexual Offences Act 2003

Contents include

Introduction • Constructing Criminal Liability • Major Crimes • Function of Criminal Law in Society

Paperback • 978-0-421-90090-5 • £16.95 • May 2005

Ideal companion for: Clarkson and Keating Criminal Law: Text and Materials

Understanding Criminal Law


4th Edition

Steve Uglow – Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Kent; Dr Deborah Cheney – Senior Lecturer, University of Kent; Lisa Dickson – Lecturer, University of Kent; and Dr Katherine Doolin – Lecturer, University of Birmingham

“… a must for anyone interested in a career as a practising lawyer or for a student studying

a criminal justice module. An extremely important and valuable addition to a student’s

personal library.” Student Law Journal

• Demonstrates the wider, socio-legal context of criminal law by explaining all parts of the criminal

justice system

• Provides detailed coverage of the institutions, procedures and decision-making processes which

make up the criminal justice system

• Offers an overview of the police, the prosecution and court processes, and the prison system

• Analyses proposals for the reorganisation of the criminal courts, changes in sentencing policy and

reform of the youth justice system

• Considers the formal framework of rules and procedures

Contents include

A system for criminal justice • The police – organisation and control • The police – crime and investigation

• The investigation of crime • The prosecution process • Courts and trials • Preparing for a trial • Evidence,

witnesses and the course of a trial • Issues in sentencing • The prison system of England and Wales

• Youth Justice

Paperback • 978-0-421-73840-9 • £26.95 • November 2002

Criminal Justice

2nd Edition

Also availableInternational Criminal Law and Human Rights

• Claire de Than and Edwin Shorts

• Paperback• 978-0-421-72250-7• £32• December 2003

Policing in a ChangingConstitutional Order– Modern Legal Studies Series

• Professor Neil Walker• Paperback• 978-0-421-63370-4• £34.95• November 2000

Hamlyn Lecture Series2004: Legal Conundrumsin our Brave New World

• Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws

• Paperback £17.95978-0-421-85250-1

• Hardback £34.95978-0-421-85190-0

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• Examines the main principles and rules of criminal law and explores the theoretical bases upon which they

are founded in an easily digestible text

• Combines the best features of a standard “textbook” with those of a “cases and materials” to provide

guidance and direction on the law, whilst presenting a substantial amount of key primary material selected

from a diversity of sources

• Includes extracts from cases and academic articles, carefully edited to make them accessible to students

• Draws on non-legal contextual material to provide a social context to the law rather than a mere analysis

of the rules

• Includes analysis of leading case decisions including G and Another (recklessness), Dica and Konzani

(consent) and the Privy Council decision of Holley (provocation)

• Covers all key developments including the extensive changes resulting from the Sexual Offences Act 2003,

the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, the Fraud Act 2006

and the Road Safety Act 2006 and considers the Law Commission Report on reform of the law of homicide

Contents include

Crime and punishment • The general principles of criminal liability • General defences • Causation •

Inchoate offences • Participation in crime • Non-fatal offences against the person • Homicide • Offences

against property

Paperback • 978-0-421-94780-1 • £31.95 • July 2007

Ideal companion for: Understanding Criminal Law

Clarkson and Keating Criminal Law:

Text and Materials

6th Edition

Michael J Allen – Commissioner, Criminal Cases Review Commission, previously Professor ofLaw, Newcastle University; and Simon Cooper – Senior Lecturer in Law, Salford Law School

• Presents an extensive collection of cases, statutory provisions, recently published articles and comments

designed to define, explain and illustrate the main principles of criminal law

• Places the emphasis on the cases and materials, using text for introductory and explanatory purposes

• Uses notes and questions to assist and stimulate students to think critically about the subject and to

promote further study

• Incorporates a wealth of important key case law including Hasan on duress, Dica and Konzani on causing

grievous bodily harm by the transmission of disease and Holley on provocation

• Includes coverage of the latest statutory developments including the Sexual Offences Act 2003 which

has totally reconfigured the law relating to sexual offences

Contents include

Actus Reus • Mens Rea • Mental incapacity • Defences • Degrees of responsibility • Inchoate offences

• Homicide • Non-fatal offences against the person • Theft and robbery • Fraud • Blackmail • Handling

• Burglary and kindred offences • Criminal Damages


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Christina McAlhone – Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Northumbria; and Rebecca Huxley-Binns – Senior Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Law School and Principal Examiner for Criminal Law, Institute of Legal Executives

• Introduces students to the principles of criminal law by using clear text combined with charts,

grids and diagrams

• Sets out a clear framework and explains the intricacies of the law as clearly as possible without

sacrificing the detail that is required for a proper understanding

• Includes full coverage of all topics likely to be studied on Criminal Law courses at undergraduate level,

on Diploma in Law (CPE) programmes, and ILEX level 6

• Contains analysis of the key Law Commission’s proposals for reform where relevant



• Makes use of headings and sub-headings to lead students through the work with ease

• Assumes no level of prior knowledge of the subject – allowing the book to be used for those

new to the subject and for distance learning courses

Contents include

Introduction • Actus Reus • Mens Rea • Fatal offences against the person • Non fatal offences against

the person • Sexual offences • Offences against property I • Offences against property II • Offences against

property III • Inchoate offences • Participation in criminal offences • Defences I – defences which negate the

offence • Defences II – defences which justify or excuse the offence

Paperback • 978-1-847-03217-1 • £22.95 • June 2007

Criminal Law – The Fundamentals

1st Edition

Alan Reed – Professor of Criminal Law and Private International Law, University of Sunderland;and Ben Fitzpatrick – Senior Lecturer, Deputy Director, Centre for Law, Open University;Consultant Editor: Peter Seago – former Head of Law, Leeds University

“… well-structured and clearly written. A welcome addition to any criminal law reading list,

this text will form part of the core recommended reading for undergraduate students.”

The Criminal Lawyer

• Provides students with a clear and detailed account of criminal law, explaining the principles and how

the law operates in practice

• Focuses on topics common to the majority of law courses including murder, offences against the person,

and offences against property

• Sets out the conceptual basis of criminal liability

• Includes hypothetical examples throughout

• Examines future law reforms to show how the law may develop

Contents include

Introduction • Actus Reus and Mens Rea: The Elements of an Offence • Strict Liability • Parties to Criminal

Offences • General Defences • The Inchoate Offences • Offences Against the Person • Offences Against

Property I • Offences Against Property II • Offences Against Property III


Criminal Law

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Gwyneth Pitt – Professor of Law, Kingston University

• Provides a succinct account of employment law and industrial relations law

• Set in the context of experience in the workplace as well as within the wider social and political framework

• Written in a straightforward style, making it easy for students to understand the topic and grasp

difficult concepts

• Details major developments in legislation including the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006

and the new TUPE Regulations 2006

• Covers key case law including many important decisions from the European Court of Justice

and the national courts such as Cadman v HSE and Cable & Wireless v Muscat

Contents include

Introduction • Equality law • Employment status • The contract of employment • Collective bargaining

• Statutory employment protection rights • Pay • Discipline and dismissal • Redundancy and transfer of

undertakings • Freedom of association • Trade Unions and their members • Industrial action I • Industrial

action II • Health and safety at work

Paperback • 978-0-421-93120-6 • £26.95 • February 2007

Employment Law

6th Edition

Stephen Forster – Previously Lecturer at Warrington College and Fellow, Lancaster University

• Presents a clearly written practical guide to the essentials of criminal law

• Covers both law and procedure making it an invaluable guide for students studying the LPC or BVC, ILEX

or those new to practice

• Summarises the main principles and provides a succinct step-by-step explanation of the most important

points in criminal procedure

• Provides everything needed in a concise volume without sacrificing the detail that is required for a proper

understanding of the subject

• Uses headings and sub-headings and breaks the text down into bite size chunks to aid use and

understanding of information

Contents include

Part One: Criminal Law • Part Two: Criminal Procedure • Part Three: Criminal Evidence

Paperback • 978-1-847-03449-6 • c. £26.95 • June 2008

Criminal Law and Practice

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Andrew C Bell – Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University

• Provides students with a clear and detailed account of employment law, explaining the principles

and how the law operates in practice

• Adopts a contextual approach, with analysis and discussion and sufficient depth of coverage to serve

as a main course text for degree level and post-graduate law courses, and law content of HRM and

Business courses

• Includes diagrams to help students grasp subjects such as employment status, the contract of employment,

unfair dismissal, and industrial action

• Incorporates the latest legislative and case law developments, including developments in employment

status, statutory grievance procedures, discrimination, health and safety, dismissal and industrial action

Contents include

Introduction • Employment Status • The Contract of Employment • Equal Pay • Discrimination • Other

Statutory Issues • Health and Safety • Termination of Employment • Wrongful Dismissal and other Common

Law Claims • Unfair Dismissal • Redundancy • Transfer of Undertakings • Restraints of Trade • Trade Unions

• Trade Unions and their Members • Industrial Action


Employment Law

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2nd Edition

Employment Law and Practice

1st Edition

John Sprack – Part-time Chairman, Employment Tribunals

• Presents a clearly written practical guide to the essentials of employment law

• Provides invaluable guidance for both students studying the LPC or BVC and those new to practice

• Gives crisp analysis and up-to-date commentary on basic principles, case law and legislation

• Serves as a solid basis for advice and representation in the fields of unfair dismissal, discrimination

and contractual rights

• Provides a clear commentary on the procedure of the employment tribunals

• Includes tables, flow-charts and examples to aid understanding and clarify complex points of law

• Contains essential appendices such as the Tribunal Claim and Response Form, the ACAS Code of Practice

on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures and the Employment Tribunal (Constitution and Rules)

Regulations 2004 (in part)

Contents include

Overview • Definitions of “Employee” and “Worker” • The Individual Contract of Employment • Restrictive

Covenants and Confidentiality • Statutory Regulation of Wages and Hours • Discrimination and Equal Pay •

Remedies for Discrimination and Equal Pay • Family Friendly Rights • Unfair Dismissal • Remedies for Unfair

Dismissal • Redundancy • Transfers of Undertakings • Employment Tribunal Practice and Procedure •

Settlement and Compromise

Paperback • 978-1-847-03218-8 • £27.95 • June 2007

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Michael Connolly – Barrister, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Westminster

• Provides in depth and accessible guidance on discrimination law

• Covers the UK and EU, with comparisons to the US, Canada and Australia

• Analyses the different theories and definitions of what is classed as discrimination

• Explains the application of discrimination law in practice

• Covers the many different forms of discrimination including direct and indirect discrimination, harassment,

victimisation and disability discrimination

• Looks at how discrimination affects other areas besides employment law including education, housing,

charities, supply goods, facilities and services

• Discusses the remedies available and ways of enforcing them

• Refers to all relevant legislation and regulations including the Human Rights Act 1998 and European

Convention on Human Rights

• Includes coverage of all key case law including cases arising from the ECJ and ECtHR

Contents include

Theories of anti-discrimination legislation • The sources of discrimination law • Prohibited grounds of

discrimination • Direct discrimination • Harassment • Indirect discrimination • Victimisation • Discrimination

in employment • Discrimination in fields other than employment • The law of equal pay • Disability

discrimination • Enforcement of discrimination legislation • Affirmative action


Discrimination Law

1st Edition

Discrimination Law: Theory and Context

– Text and Materials

1st Edition

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Nicholas Bamforth – Fellow in Law, The Queen’s College, Oxford; Maleiha Malik – Lecturer inLaw, King’s College, London; and Colm O'Cinneide – Senior Lecturer in Law, University CollegeLondon. With an introduction by Sir Geoffrey Bindman

• Provides a comprehensive and in-depth account of contemporary discrimination law in England and Wales,providing a critical overview of the subject along with analysis of the law

• Addresses the subject from a human rights and EU law perspective, providing analysis of the way in which EUand domestic discrimination law has been influenced by constitutional and human rights standards

• Explores the different theories and social debates surrounding the role of discrimination law

• Utilises the popular text and materials approach to provide an accessible and stimulating collection of statutes,cases, extracts from academic books and articles, policy papers and government publications

• Includes international material, as well as comparisons with other jurisdictions such as the US, Canada, SouthAfrica and Australia

• Provides detailed discussion of recent developments in disability and age discrimination including the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006

• Contains all other relevant legislation such as the Civil Partnership Act 2004

• Includes analysis of recent cases such as the decision of the House of Lords in ex parte Carson (2005), ShabinaBegum (2006); The US Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v Texas on sexual orientation and the CanadianSupreme Court decision in Multani v Commission on religion

• Gives an analysis of the Discrimination Law Review 2007 which offers recommendations about future law reform

Contents include

Part A: The Nature of Discrimination Law • Part B: Central Concepts in Discrimination Law • Part C: Prohibited

Grounds within Discrimination Law • Part D: Remedies, Enforcement and Social Policy

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Colin Manchester – Professor of Law, University of Warick; and David Salter – Reader in Law,University of Warwick

“It admirably fills several large holes in the literature … This book richly deserves to become

a classic in its field” The Law Teacher

• Takes a unique approach focusing on the cornerstones of legal method – precedent and statutoryinterpretation to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of law

• Uses case studies to demonstrate the link between the mechanics of statutory interpretation, precedent, and substantive law

• Draws on critical legal theorists and introduces students to the many different views, such as feminist perspectives

• Examines the EU influence on UK case law and considers how the EU Constitution and increasing powers will affect the UK

• Continues to cover the ongoing implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 and resulting case law

• Provides students with guidance on further reading at the end of each chapter to help them expand their research should they wish to do so

Contents include

Introduction • Part One: Principles • Precedent and statutory interpretation: Formulation of legal rules

• Statutory interpretation • EU • Human Rights • Part Two: Selected Case Studies • Contract • Tort

• Human Rights • Crime • Medical Ethics • Evidence • Discrimination • Part Three: Tracing the

Evolution of Law in Selected Fields • Psychiatric Injury • Marital Rape • Appropriation in Theft


Exploring the Law

3rd Edition

Jo Boylan-Kemp – Principal Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Trent University

• Provides a clear and detailed understanding of the fundamentals of the English legal system

• Focuses on the main areas of the English legal system, such as, what is the law, sources of law, how thelaw is used, the civil and criminal court systems, ADR, legal personnel, the judiciary, juries, funding,sentencing, and appeals

• Explains the intricacies of this area of the law in a simple and straightforward manner, but without losingany of the detail or necessary evaluation required for students to progress well in their degree level course

• Uses charts and grids to enable students to grasp complex legal principles with ease

• Provides diagrams in order to enhance retention of information


• Allows students to self test so that they are confident in their knowledge before moving onto thenext chapter

• Assumes no level of prior knowledge of the subject – allowing the book to be used for those new tothe subject and for distance learning courses

• Includes a section on how to find, read and analyse legislation and cases so that students can put theirknowledge into practice

Contents include

Introduction • What is the law? • How the law is used • How to find the law and use it • The civil systems •

The criminal system • Legal personnel • Judiciary • Magistrates • Juries • Funding • Sentencing • Appeals

Paperback • 978-1-847-03402-1 • c. £22.95 • August 2008

English Legal System – The Fundamentals

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“Darbyshire somehow takes the stuffiness out of the profession… she combines humour… withthe cold hard facts… This book is an excellent starting ground for beginners and a good way ofrevisiting the principles.” Student review – amazon.co.uk

• Provides students with an engaging, thought-provoking and highly readable introduction to thecontemporary legal system of England and Wales

• Explains both new and old laws derived from the English legal system, guiding students through a textwhich discusses legal principals, historical context and practice procedure

• Considers the various functions and powers of individuals and institutions within the English legal system

• Takes into account all new legislation including changes resulting from Legal Services Act 2007; Courts,Tribunals and Enforcement Act 2007; Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Act 2007; Criminal Defence Service Act2006; Fraud Act 2006; Government of Wales Act 2006; as well as updates to the Criminal Procedure Rules2005 and the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

• Includes analysis of the latest case law developments, especially in criminal procedure and human rights

• Discusses other key developments such as the judicial diversity project

• Comes with free online updates, providing news of the latest changes and additional material

Contents include

Part One: Sources • Part Two: Institutions • Part Three: Procedures • Part Four: Professionals in the Law •

Part Five: Laypeople in the Law • Part Six: Access to Justice

Paperback • 978-1-847-03234-8 • c. £21.95 • September 2008

Darbyshire on the English Legal System

9th Edition

Stephen Bailey – Professor of Public Law, University of Nottingham; Jane Ching – Reader,Nottingham Law School; and Nick Taylor – Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Leeds

“… an extremely useful resource” The Law Teacher

• Provides a lucid and wide-ranging account of the English legal system and is widely regarded as the leadingwork on this subject

• Covers the institutions, personnel and procedures, and the handling of case law and statutes

• Details key legislative developments, including changes resulting from the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, theCriminal Justice Act 2003, the Courts Act 2003, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, the Proceedsof Crime Act 2002, the Criminal Defence Service Act 2006, the Police and Justice Act 2006, the Tribunals, Courtand Enforcement Act 2007, the Legal Services Bill 2007 and the Solicitor's Code of Conduct 2007

• Analyses key case law including landmark cases such as A v Secretary of State, Leeds City Council v Price,and R (Jackson) v Attorney General

• Covers other important developments such as the impact of the accession of a large number of countriesjoining the EU, the further consolidation of the Woolf Reforms, the growth in significance of ADR, the Law Society’s Training Framework Review, and continued pressures on publicly funded legal services

• Accompanied by sample court forms, tables of essential statistics and flow charts illustrating the court structures

Contents includePart One: Courts, Personnel and Sources of Law • Part Two: Solving Legal Problems • Part Three: Pre-TrialProcedure • Part Four: The Hearing


Ideal companion for: Understanding Law

Smith, Bailey & Gunn on The Modern English

Legal System

5th Edition

New Edition

Carl F Stychin – Professor of Law and Social Theory, University of Reading; and Linda Mulcahy – Anniversary Professor, Birkbeck College, University of London

• Provides a mini library and integrated teaching tool for legal method, English legal system and Introduction

to Law courses

• Introduces students to a range of different ways of thinking about the study of law including doctrinal,

socio-legal and critical perspectives

• Provides a wealth of materials and commentary, along with a series of focused questions suitable

for tutorials and essays

• Offers more user-friendly features including a “key concepts” box for each chapter, suggested further

reading and web sources, easier examples and a re-vamped questions and problems section

• Features new material on the criminal process, a case study on anti-terrorism legislation, and incorporates

more comparative material

Contents include

Part One: Key ideas • Part Two: The lawmakers • Part Three: Interpreting statutes • Part Four: Interpreting

cases • Part Five: People, systems and methods

Paperback • 978-0-421-96540-9 • £24.95 • May 2007

Legal Methods and Systems: Text and Materials

3rd Edition

Roger Brownsword – Professor of Law, King’s College, London and Honorary Professor of Law,University of Sheffield; and John N Adams – Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Sheffield

“Wide-ranging and thought provoking without being beyond the range of first-year students”

Lex Magazine

• Presents a contextual overview of the English legal system

• Provides the groundwork for a critical understanding of legal institutions, processes and materials

• Places the study of law within the broader framework of inquiry focusing on the evaluation andexplanation of legal decision making at all levels

• Sets a distinctive manifesto for legal education that is in line with the ACLEC emphasis on “understanding”(rather than passive role learning) as the key to the initial stage of legal education

Contents include

What is law? • The idea of understanding • Legal institutions • Judge-made law – statutory interpretation

• Judge-made law – case law development • Legal process – the criminal justice system • Legal process

– the civil justice system • Legal process – The system of administrative justice • The legal profession and

legal services • Conclusion – climbing the mountain


Ideal companion for: Smith, Bailey & Gunn on the Modern English Legal System

Understanding Law


4th Edition


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J Thornton – Barrister, Allen & Overy; and Silas Beckwith – Barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law, London Metropolitan University

• Concise and easy to understand coverage of environmental law tailored to the needs of students

• Highlights major themes and principles, and provides practical examples of the law in operation

• Adopts a contextual approach, with in-depth analysis and discussion and sufficient depth of coverage

to serve as a main course text for any modular course

• Covers genetically modified organisms and climate change

• Takes account of the Human Rights Act 1998, the SSSI regime and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

Contents include

The nature of environmental law • International environmental law • European Community environmental

law • The common law and the environment • Integrated pollution prevention and control • Pollution on

land • Waste management • Water pollution • Air pollution • Pollution by noise • Nature conservation

• Climate change • Genetically modified organisms • Human rights and the environment


Environmental Law

– Textbook Series

2nd Edition

Mark Stallworthy – Professor of Environmental Law, Centre for Environmental and Energy Lawand Policy, Swansea University

• Presents a straightforward, lucid overview of environmental law

• Goes beyond traditional “black letter” exposition to offer a wider contextual understanding of the subject

• Discusses the key issues concerning human society and the environment and looks at continuing challenges

for environmental law and environmental lawyers

• Examines the substantive law, addressing both public law and private law approaches, and in particular the

nature and problems of environmental regulation

• Looks at the ‘bigger issues’ of universal concern including those of securing sustainability, and related

questions of justice

• Includes relevant key case law and statutory developments

Contents include

Introduction: The Task of Understanding Environmental Law • Society’s Responses to Environmental Threats •

Representing the Environment • Legal Regulation and the Environment • Environmental Regulation:

Applications, Alternatives, and Challenges • Law and Environmental Risk • Law and a Sustainable

Future • Conclusions

Paperback • 978-1-847-03030-6 • £17.95 • April 2008

Understanding Environmental Law


1st Edition

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Dr Jill Martin – Barrister, Lincoln’s Inn

“A highly readable and comprehensive textbook” Lex Magazine

• Gives an overview of significant cases to provide students with the facts they need and a clear

explanation of difficult points

• Provides a critical commentary with full reference to materials from legal journals

• Offers a wider coverage than other equity textbooks, featuring other aspects of equity, in particular

equitable remedies, and doctrines such as estoppel and undue influence not usually covered

• Provides coverage of reform proposals, in particular Law Commission recommendations

• Offers a large amount of new material, including case law, statutes and Law Commission papers

Contents include

Part One: Introduction • Part Two: Trusts and Powers • Part Three: Trustees • Part Four: Miscellaneous

Equitable Remedies and Doctrines

Paperback • 978-0-421-79840-3 • £32.95 • April 2005

Ideal companion for: Hayton & Marshall: Commentary and Cases on the Law of Trusts

and Equitable Remedies

Hanbury & Martin: Modern Equity

17th Edition

AJ Oakley – Barrister, Lincoln’s Inn; sometime Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge

“… this book helps a lot for someone who has a basic knowledge of the subject. I strongly

recommend it for deeper reading. It beats reading 5 or 6 easier texts.” Customer review, Amazon.co.uk

• Sets out the underlying principles which govern this area of law

• Uses a practical framework to explore the administration of trusts

• Incorporates all key legislation and case law

• Covers the many changes that have taken place since publication of the previous edition, including the

many changes in the areas of charities, taxation of trusts, and pensions

• Gives a greater understanding of how trusts operate, making it an essential aid for both students and

practitioners

Contents include

Introduction • The Classification of Trusts • The Essential Ingredients of a Trust • The Formal Requirements

for the Creation of a Trust • The Constitution of a Trust • Discretions and Powers • Legality of a Trust •

Protective Trusts • Implied or Resulting Trusts • Constructive Trusts • Charitable Trusts • Pension Trusts • The

Appointment, Retirement and Removal of Trustees • The Administration of Trusts • The Taxation of a Trust

Apportionments • Income from the Trust Fund • Applications of Trust Capital • The Position of a Beneficiary

under a Trust • Trustees’ Remuneration and Benefits • Variation of Trusts • Breach of Trust • Trusts in the

Conflict of Laws • Exporting Trusts


Parker & Mellows: The Modern Law of Trusts

9th Edition

New Edition

Also availableThe Law of Trusts

• 4th Edition• David J Hayton• Paperback• 978-0-421-85760-5• £17.95• September 2003


• 12th Edition• Professor R Kerridge• Paperback• 978-0-421-95930-9• c. £32.95• September 2008

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Michael Haley – Professor of Property Law, Keele University; and Lara McMurtry – Lecturer inLaw, Keele University

“… great, easy to read … If like me, you're not a great note taker this book will be of definite help.”

Customer review, Amazon.co.uk

• Provides students with a clear and current picture of the law of trusts and equity placing the subject

in its modern context

• Combines in depth commentary with critical analysis to give students more than just a guide to the law

• Mirrors the structure of a traditional trusts and equity course for ease of use during studies

• Contains practical illustrations to show how the law operates

• Gives examples to aid understanding of the more complex and technical areas

• Contains a glossary of key terms at the back of the work

• Offers a short guide to further reading at the end of each chapter should students wish to study further

Contents include

An introduction to equity • Equitable remedies • The trust: characteristics, context and classification • The

three certainties • Constitution of trusts • Formalities • Secret trusts • Private purpose trusts • Charitable

trusts • The cy-pres doctrine • Resulting trusts • Constructive trusts • Trusts of land and the family home

• Appointment, retirement and removal of trustees • Trustee's duties • Trustee's powers • Variations of trust

• Setting trusts aside • Breach of trust

Paperback • 978-0421-59920-8 • £26.95 • September 2006

Equity & Trusts

– Textbook Series

1st Edition

David J Hayton – previously Professor of Law, King’s College, London; and Charles Mitchell –Reader in Law, King’s College, London

“A combined textbook and casebook … which leads students deeper into trust

law than any other textbook” Lex Magazine

• Offers a thorough and perceptive treatment of modern English trust law

• Uniquely combines textbook and casebook in one compact volume

• Uses questions and problems at the end of each chapter to promote analysis and discussion

• Investigates the “grey” areas often favoured by examiners

• Illuminates the nature of the English trust concept with comparative references to foreign jurisdictions

• Illustrates text with excerpts from cases, statutes, articles, Government White Papers, CharityCommissioners’ Reports and Decisions and Attorney-General’s Guidelines

• Cases and legislation covered include: Land Registration Act 2002, Charities Bill, Pensions Bill, CivilPartnerships Bill, Schmidt v Rosewood Trust Co, Twinsectra Ltd v Yardley, Abacus Trust Co v Barr, Grundy v Ottey, Shalson v Russo, Russell-Cooke Trust Co v Prentis, Gwembe Valley Development Co v Koshy,Bracken Partners Ltd v Gutteridge, Dubai Aluminium Co v Salaam, and Pennington v Waine

Contents include

Introduction • Formal Requirements • The Essentials of a Trust • Express Private Trusts • Resulting Trusts

• Constructive Trusts • Charitable (or Public) Trusts • Appointment, Retirement and Removal of Trustees •

The Obligations of Trustee • Liability for Breach of Trust • Equitable Remedies • Trusts and the Conflict of Laws

Paperback • 978-0-421-90190-2 • £33.95 • July 2005

Ideal companion for: Hanbury & Martin: Modern Equity

Hayton & Marshall: Commentary and Cases

on the Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies

12th Edition

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Koen Lenaerts – Professor of European Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities; Dirk Arts – Advocaat, Member of theBrussels Bar; Ignace Maselis – Legal Secretary at the Court of First Instance of the EuropeanCommunities; Editor: Robert Bray – Principal Administrator in the Secretariat of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament

• Provides students with an in-depth understanding of EU procedural law, going through:

– The Judicial organisation of the EU

– Enforcement of Community law

– Protection against acts of the Institutions

– Special forms of procedure

– Procedure before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance

• Interspersed with examples to help clarify points made

• New edition updated to take account of all recent changes including the creation of the European Union Service Tribunal and the accession of 10 new member states to the EU

• Contains all key case law from the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance

• Includes a selection of appendices including all relevant procedural rules regarding proceedings before the Community courts

Contents includePart One: The Judicial Organization of The European Union • Part Two: Enforcement of Community Law • Part Three: Protection against Acts of the Institutions • Part Four: Special Forms of Procedure • Part Five:Procedure before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance • Appendices

Paperback • 978-0-421-94700-9 • £36.95 • June 2006

Ideal companion for: Constitutional Law of the European Union

Procedural Law of the European Union

2nd Edition

Erika Szyszczak – Jean Monnet Professor of European Law and Professor of EuropeanCompetition & Labour Law, University of Leicester; and Dr Adam Cygan – Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester

• Offers a succinct but intellectually challenging overview of EU law

• Covers the material in an accessible and stimulating way that helps students to grasp the essential themes,issues, and underlying principles

• Aims to promote a better understanding of EU law, by placing the citizen at the centre of discussions and examining the position that he or she occupies within the modern EU

• Considers the impact of EU law on individuals, their working lives and their position in the political process

• Provides a clear introduction and thorough understanding of the way the EU has developed and thecurrent challenges it faces

Contents includeInstitutional, Economic and Political Integration in the European Union • The Court of Justice andFundamental Principles of Community Law • Economic Integration Through Governance • IntegrationThrough the Liberalisation of Markets: Four Fundamental Economic Freedoms • Competition Law and Policy •The Application of the Competition Rules to Private Undertakings • The Application of the Competition Rulesto Economic Activities of the State • The European Union and its Relations with the Outside World •Future Directions for European Integration

Paperback • 978-1-847-03279-9 • c. £16.95 • June 2008

Understanding EU Law


2nd Edition

New Edition

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Dr PSRF Mathijsen – Advocaat; Professor of Law, University of Brussels; Former Director-Generalwith the Commission of the European Communities

“For a book on so general, albeit important, a topic such as this to stand out it must be very

good. For such a book to have reached eight editions from its first publication in 1972 makes

it even more special. This book is that special.” Legal Executive Journal

• The perfect first-stop introduction to EU Law

• Offers a comprehensive overview of the European Union’s institutions and their functions

• Analyses the substantive law of the European Community, from competition and agriculture to, among

others, environment, culture, health protection and consumer protection

• Keeps the text simple and uncluttered by keeping references to treaty provisions or Community Acts

to the extended footnotes at the end of each chapter

• Covers the latest case law from the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, including General

Electric/Honeywell, and Microsoft

• Reflects all key developments including the consequences of the enlargement of the EU, the impact

of the new Civil Service Tribunal and the multitude of new and amended directives and regulations

Contents include

Part One: The Union, the Communities, the Community Acts and Community law • Part Two: The institutions

and bodies and the financing of activities • Part Three: Internal market • Part Four: Other Community policies

• Part Five: Policies of the Community and the Member States • Part Six: The Union in the world

Paperback • 978-0-421-95970-5 • £29.95 • May 2007

A Guide to European Union Law

9th Edition

Dr Koen Lenaerts – Professor of European Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Judge of theCourt of Justice of the European Communities; and Piet Van Nuffel – Legal Secretary at theCourt of Justice of the European Communities; Editor: Robert Bray – Principal Administrator, in the Secretariat of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament

“It will without doubt become one of the major references about EU law in the English language.”

The Common Market Law Review

• Provides a rigorously structured analysis of the institutional structure of the EU, its substantive jurisdiction,

its legal instruments and the main substantive principles underlying EU Law

• Develops a detailed overview of EU substantive law and of the effect the various sources of EU Law have

within the legal order of every Member State

• Outlines the main elements of the EU Constitution

• Explores the concept that the constitutional character of EU law is not limited to its “administrative law” aspects

• Covers significant political developments in the EU, including:

– Recent legislative activity of the EU and the case law of the Court of Justice

– Extended geographical scope of EU law following the accession of 10 new Member States on 1 May 2004

Paperback • 978-0-421-88610-0 • £36.95 • December 2004

Ideal companion for: Procedural Law of the European Union

Constitutional Law of the European Union

2nd Edition

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Anthony Arnull – Professor of European Law, University of Birmingham; Alan Dashwood –Professor of European Law, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge; Professor MichaelDougan – Professor of European Law and Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, University of Liverpool;Malcolm Ross – Professor of European Law, University of Sussex; Dr Eleanor Spaventa –Reader in Law, University of Durham; and Derrick Wyatt QC – Professor of Law, St EdmundHall, University of Oxford

• Presents detailed commentary and analysis of the European Union and its substantive law

• Covers the constitutional structure of the EU, examining the functioning of the institutions,

the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, and the nature of the European legal order

• Provides detailed coverage of the free movement of goods, persons and services, competition

law, and state aids

• Includes boxed summaries at the start of each chapter summarising the key points

• Provides a list of further reading at the end of each chapter

• Includes new chapters on the Constitutional Treaty, Corporate Establishment, Cross Border Investment and

Company Law Harmonisation, Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights

• Covers key case law from The European Courts

Contents includeHistorical Introduction • The Constitutional Order • Constitutional Principles • Jurisdiction of the CommunityCourts • The Fundamental Rights of Union Citizens • Competition Policy


Ideal companion for: Understanding EU Law

Wyatt & Dashwood’s European Union Law

5th Edition

James Hanlon – Principal Lecturer in Law, Sheffield Hallam University

• Provides the ideal introduction for all undergraduates and CPE students studying the core subject of European Law

• Gives a thorough understanding of the nature, structure and content of EC Law

• Covers the whole range of general principles of EC Law, including institutions and the key areas of substantive law

• Reviews material on the Treaty of Nice including citizenship, enlargement of the Community, the institutions, social policy developments and the free movement of persons and goods, the EC and Human Rights

Contents includeLegislation • The institutions • The supremacy of community law • General principles of community law • Forms of law • Administrative control of member states • Actions to annul community acts: Articles 230,232 and 241 • Preliminary rulings: Article 234 • Citizenship • Free movement of persons • Freedom toprovide services and the right of establishment • Free movement of goods • Competition law • Social policy• The EC and human rights


European Community Law

3rd Edition

Also availableGerman Legal System

• Dr Anke Freckmann and Dr Thomas Wiegerich

• Paperback• 978-0-421-57100-6• £28.95• March 1999

French Legal System

• Christian Dadomo and Susan Farran

• Paperback• 978-0-421-52550-4• £28.95• December 1996

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Dr Roger Van den Bergh – Professor of Law and Economics, Rotterdam Institute of Law andEconomics; and Dr Peter D Camesasca – Partner at Howrey LLP, Assistant Professor, RotterdamInstitute of Law and Economics

• Provides essential guidance to the economic analysis of European Competition law

• Includes manifold comparisons with US antitrust law

• Presents the information in an easy to use layout with worked case examples, graphs and bullet

pointed summaries

• Contains comprehensive coverage of merger control with detailed examination of the new regulation

and accompanying policy documents

• Details all new legislative developments regarding EC competition law, such as Modernization of Article 81

and Merger Control, Article 82, Regulation 2790/1999 (verticals), Regulation 4056/86 (liner conferences),

Regulation 1400/2002 (cars), liberal professions, etc

• Covers all significant case law from Grundig/Consten and Chiquita to Microsoft, Lysine, Volvo/Scania

and Michelin II

Contents include

Introduction • Goals of competition law • Economic approaches • Market power • Horizontal agreements

• Vertical restraints • Abuses of a dominant position • Enforcement • Mergers • Harmonization of

competition laws

Paperback • 978-0-421-96580-5 • £40 • August 2006

European Competition Law and Economics:

A Comparative Perspective

2nd Edition

Elena Merino-Blanco – Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, Spanish Law Consultant

• Presents students with a clear introduction to the principles and practices of the Spanish legal

system drawing on comparisons with the English legal system in order to aid understanding

• Explains the system's history, sources, institutions, court structures and the main principles of procedure

• Covers substantive law including contract, property, family, non-contractual obligations, employment,

criminal and administrative law

• Makes clear Spanish legal concepts and terminology

• Clarifies the differences between the civil and common law systems

• Examines the distinctive characteristics of the Spanish system, such as the co-existence of regional

and national civil law, the territorial and political division of the State into Autonomous Communities

and the relationship between central State legislation and autonomous legislation

• Contains a detailed glossary of terms

Contents include

Introduction to the Spanish Legal System • Sources of Law • Court Structure • The Legal Professions

• Civil Procedure • Criminal Procedure • Constitutional Law • Administrative Law and Procedure

• Obligations • Property • Family • Succession • Private International Law

Paperback • 978-0-421-90230-5 • £28.95 • April 2006

Spanish Law and Legal System

2nd Edition

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Ian Dennis – Professor of English Law, University College London

“I have just finished reading this book … and have found it extremely helpful. It really does

explain the intricacies of trials and procedures that exceed our basic knowledge from the first

year. Surprisingly easy to understand, which is a huge relief!” Amazon.co.uk – student review

• Analyses the law of evidence, while placing the subject within its theoretical context

• Presents the information in a logical structure following on from the introduction of the basic

concepts through to the exclusionary rules of the law of evidence

• Offers an integrated approach to evidence which includes essential doctrinal analysis

• Takes account of evidence theory, psychological research on information processing and retrieval,

socio-legal work on police investigations, and jury research projects

• Examines the recasting of the regime for obtaining identification evidence in the PACE Code of Practice

• Covers the many changes bought about by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 which has recast the law

on hearsay and character evidence and changed laws on disclosure and the examination of witnesses

Contents include

Part One: Understanding evidence: The foundations of law • Part Two: Obtaining evidence: Pre-trial

procedures and the regulation of access • Part Three: adducing evidence: Trial procedures and the principles

of proof • Part Four: Using evidence: The scope and limits of exclusionary rules

Paperback • 978-0-421-88850-0 • £30.95 • June 2007

Dennis: The Law of Evidence

3rd Edition

Phil Huxley – Formerly Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University

• Introduces students to the principles of the law of evidence by using clear text combined with charts, grids

and diagrams

• Seeks to explain not merely the rules and principles but also their provenance and continued utility

• Includes full coverage of all topics likely to be studied on law of evidence courses at undergraduate level

and ILEX level 6



• Makes use of headings and sub-headings to lead students through their studies with ease

• Assumes no level of prior knowledge of the subject – allowing the book to be used for those new to the

subject and for distance learning courses

Contents include

Introduction • Burden of proof • Examination of witnesses • Competence & compellability • Hearsay •

Opinion • Confessions • Evidence improperly obtained • Silence • Evidence of character •

Corroboration, suspect and other fallible evidence

Paperback • 978-1-847-03416-8 • c. £26.95 • July 2008

Evidence – The Fundamentals

1st Edition

New


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Rebecca Probert – Associate Professor, University of Warwick

“I have no doubt that students, social workers and those setting out in any family law disciplinewould do well to read it.” New Law Journal

• Cuts through the black letter law to provide students with guidance on all the major themes and principlesof family law, covering both formal and informal relationships

• Sets issues in their social and historical context showing students how the law has developed and ensuringthey have an understanding of the socio-legal side

• The text is supported by cases, references and explanatory narrative

• Covers the wide-ranging changes made by the Civil Partnership Act 2004

• Includes all other key legislative developments including those resulting from the Gender Recognition Act 2004, Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004, and The Children Act 2004

• Includes coverage of all significant case developments including Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza, Miller v Miller,McFarlane v McFarlane, Oxley v Hiscock, Cox v Jones, Churchill v Roach and Gully v Dix

Contents includeIntroduction – The family and the law • Part One: Formal relationships – entry and exit • Part Two:Families – formal and informal • Part Three: Children, the family and the law


Cretney’s Family Law

– Textbook Series

6th Edition

Steve Uglow – Professor of Criminal Justice, Kent Law School, University of Kent

• Provides students with essential guidance on what is a conceptually difficult topic

• Draws together essential cases, statutes and practical readings on civil and criminal evidence, linked by an extensive interpretative commentary

• Provides a firm grounding in the rules of evidence and the relationship between evidence and procedure,placing that relationship, wherever possible, in the broader context of the criminal and civil justice systems

• Explores the connection between the rules of evidence and the nature of the common law adversarial trial with its stress on oral testimony, day in court and the examination of witnesses

• Incorporates the many legislative developments that have occurred since the last edition publishedincluding the fundamental changes resulting from the Criminal Justice Act 2003

• Covers all recent case decisions, including key appellate and European decisions

Contents includeThe adversarial, the logical and the legal • Trial procedure – the judge and the jury • The burden andstandard of proof • Police investigation and interviews: judicial oversight and judicial discretion • Documentaryand real evidence • Disclosure • Immunities from testifying: public interest immunity • Immunities fromtestifying: legal professional privileges and confidential information • The testimony of witnesses: theirreliability, competence and compellability • The need for supportive evidence • Examination-in-chief • Thehostile witness and cross-examination • Vulnerable witnesses • Character evidence under the Criminal JusticeAct 2003 • The rule against hearsay – its scope and rationale • Common law exceptions to hearsay underthe Criminal Justice Act 2003 • Statutory exceptions to hearsay in criminal proceedings: The Criminal JusticeAct 2003 • Statutory exceptions to hearsay in civil proceedings: Civil Evidence Act 1995 • Opinions and theevidence of experts • Matters not requiring full proof


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Cretney’s Principles of Family Law

8th Edition

Michael Freeman – Barrister, Professor of English Law, University College London

• Presents a succinct but intellectually challenging overview of family law, enabling readers to grasp the

essential themes and issues

• Approaches the subject in a number of ways – historically, comparatively, philosophically and ethically

– to give readers a good rounded and critical knowledge on which to build

• Examines the concept of rights, responsibilities, welfare, protection, consent and parentage

• Covers a huge range of issues such as reproduction, gay marriage, children’s rights, violence and

abuse, equality issues, father’s concerns, the elderly, freedom and consent, and the impact on the

medically assisted

• Looks at the current legal system and the different methods for reaching a resolution including

mediation and other forms of ADR

• Examines the impact of cultural pluralism, and the importance of feminism, religion and secularism

• Considers the role social services, paediatrics and the police play

• Covers all key legislation and case law, including the ECHR and the UN Convention on the Rights

of The Child

Contents include

Marriage and other Relationships • Domestic Violence, Divorce and its Economic Consequences

• Parent-Child Relationships • Parental Responsibility • Child Abuse • Adoption


Ideal companion for: Cretney's Principles of Family Law

Understanding Family Law

1st Edition

New Edition

Judith Masson – Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Bristol; Rebecca Bailey-Harris –Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol and Barrister; and Rebecca Probert – AssociateProfessor, University of Warwick

• Has been the leading textbook on family law for over 30 years, providing a stimulating exposition of legal

principles combined with an authoritative discussion of policy and practice issues and relevant empirical research

• Covers all main areas of family law including formal and informal relationships, as well as child law and

financial and property matters

• Continues to be not just an explanation of the law as it stands, but an account of its historical background,

an analysis of the factors underlying its development and a prompt to encourage discussion of the law’s

effectiveness in a contemporary society

• Discusses key policy developments including the Law Commission’s work on cohabitation law reform; Civil

Partnerships; Welfare to Work; Care Matters; and the Public Law Outline

• New edition updated with the latest legislative developments including those resulting from: Civil

Partnership Act 2004, Gender Recognition Act 2004, Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004,

Children Act 2004 and the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007

• Examines the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill; the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill and

the Children and Young Persons Bill and the impact these will have on family law once enacted

• Includes coverage of all significant case law including Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza, Miller v. Miller, McFarlane

v. McFarlane, Charman v Charman, Oxley v Hiscock, Stack v. Dowden, Re G, and Wilkinson v Kitzinger

Contents includeIntroduction: The family and the law • Part 1: Formal relationships • Part 2: Family property• Part 3: Family

breakdown • Part 4: Child support obligations • Part 5: Children and family law

Paperback • 978-0-421-96010-7 • c. £35.00 • July 2008


Claire de Than – Senior Lecturer in Law, City University; and Edwin Shorts – Barrister-at-lawand Senior Lecturer in Law, London Metropolitan University

• Provides a thorough and in-depth analysis of the complex and challenging relationship between

international criminal law and international human rights

• Uses a wide variety of sources to explain the new law and the role and operation of the future

international court

• Analyses and interprets the various challenges confronting the court and assesses its future role

in public international law

• Gives a separate chapter to each international crime – including genocide, war crimes, torture,

crimes against humanity

• Includes a chapter on terrorism as an international crime

• Addresses the boundaries of, and relationship between, international criminal law and human rights;

for example human rights violations of women as international crime, and the uneasy position of human

rights in extradition and immigration law

Paperback • 978-0-421-72250-7 • £32 • December 2003

International Criminal Law and Human Rights

1st Edition

John Wilman – Examiner for GCSE Law

• Covers the whole GCSE Law syllabus in a clear, concise and accessible way

• Provides model questions and answers as well as suggested coursework titles

• Includes sample materials such as contracts and court forms to help place the law in context and bring

the subject alive

• Contains diagrams, such as flow charts of the court structure, to help to illustrate complex legal procedures

• Gives tips on preparation for the examination and what to do on the day

• Offers further reading and useful addresses that provide helpful background information

• Includes a glossary of legal terms

New for the 9th Edition:

• The implementation of the Woolf Report

• New cases following the Human Rights Act 1998

• The Access to Justice Act 1999

• The 1999 Review of the Criminal Courts

• The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000

• The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

Contents include

The nature of law • Sources of law • The administration of law • Legal personality • Civil liberties • Contract

• Consumer law • Contracts of employment • Torts • Criminal law • Family law • Law of succession and

property • Examination technique


Brown: GCSE Law

9th Edition

Also availableCases and Materials on AS Level Law

• Martin Hunt• Paperback• 978-0-421-87680-4 • £19.95• April 2004

A Level and AS Level Law

• 2nd Edition• Martin Hunt• Paperback• 978-0-421-79830-4 • £17.95• September 2003

Also availableInternational HumanRights: Text and Materials

• 2nd Edition• Rebecca MM Wallace,

assisted by Kenneth Dale-Risk

• Paperback• 978-0-421-71030-6 • £31.95• October 2001

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William Cornish – Formerly Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Universityof Cambridge

“... another excellent edition from the world-renowned author and academic William Cornish.

This book contains all the major cases along with extracts from statutes ... a must for any

student studying IP law.” Student Law Journal

“... contains all the cases they (students) need in a clear and well ordered format. I would

recommend any firm with an intellectual property section of its library to include this book

on its shelves.” New Law Journal

• Presents readers with the leading and illustrative IP decisions from the UK courts, the European Patent

Office and the European Court of Justice

• Provides case commentary from the author, putting the cases in context

• Contains the most extensive and up-to-date collection of the major statutory materials in IP law, drawn

from the UK, EU and international conventions

• Includes comprehensive tables including a table of European Legislation and a table of International

Treaties and Conventions

• Written by William Cornish, one of the most highly respected academic voices on intellectual property law

Contents include

Patents for inventions • Confidential information • Copyright • Industrial designs • Trade marks and names

• EEC law and intellectual property • Enforcement procedures

Paperback • 978-0-421-91780-4 • £36.95 • June 2006

Cases and Materials on Intellectual Property

5th Edition

Lord Justice Jacob – Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court; Daniel Alexander; andLindsay Lane both of 8 New Square

• Explains the basic principles of intellectual property in an approachable and straightforward manner

• Covers all the core areas of patents, trade marks, registered designs and copyright

• Designed for both law students and those who need an accessible introduction to intellectual property law

• The fifth edition incorporates a section on the Internet, and a section on international aspects of

intellectual property

• Details developments in patent, trade mark and copyright law, developments in database rights and new

European design rights, and developments in rights of privacy

Contents include

Patents and how to get them • Important inventions • Crown rights and security • Different degrees of

protections • What registered marks are for • How to register a mark in trade mark law • Certification

and collective trademarks • Passing-off • Slander of goods • The criminal law • Copyright • Infringement

• Design right • Confidence • Moral rights • Free movement and competition in the EU • International

aspects of IP • IP and the Internet • Future developments and further reading


Jacob & Alexander: A Guidebook to Intellectual

Property Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs

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William Cornish – Formerly Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Cambridge; and David Llewelyn – Partner, White & Case, London; Professor, King’s College London; Director, IP Academy Singapore

“The book is essential for all serious students of the field.” EIPR

• Provides up-to-date and authoritative coverage of the whole spectrum of IP law as it applies to the UK

• Goes through the main types of IP chapter by chapter, making it easy for the reader to find what they

are looking for

• Explains what the different types are and the common grounds they share

• Includes chapters on IP rights under EU law, IP and personal privacy, IP and digital technology,

IP and biotechnology

• Enables understanding of the text with supporting cases, references and explanatory narrative putting

everything in to context

• Draws on legislation from UK, EU and international sources

• Includes coverage of key legislative developments including EPC 2000, Community Designs, and

implementation of Information Society Directive

• Extensive case coverage including recent key cases Kirin-Amgen, Douglas v Hello, British Horse Racing

Board v Hill and a great splay of decisions on trade mark law

• Contains tables including European Legislation and International Treaties, Conventions and Agreements

Contents include

Part One: Common Ground • Part Two: Patents • Part Three: Confidence and Personal Privacy • Part Four:

Copyright and Designs • Part Five: Trade Marks and Names • Part Six: The European Dimension

and New Technologies

Hardback • 978-0-421-91800-9 • £95 • June 2007

Paperback • 978-0-421-91900-6 • £37.95 • June 2007

Cornish and Llewelyn Intellectual Property: Patents,

Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights

6th Edition

David McClean – Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sheffield; and Kisch Beevers –Lecturer, University of Sheffield

• The leading textbook on the conflict of laws

• Takes full account of the consumer, e-commerce and employment areas of contract law

• Sixth edition incorporates a chapter on the conduct of international litigation, bringing together material on

factors influencing choice of venue, Mareva injunctions and forum non conveniens and antisuit injunctions

• Includes cases on aspects of the Rome Convention on contracts

Contents include

Introduction to the Conflict of Laws • Personal Connecting Factors • The Exclusion of Foreign Law

• Sovereign and Diplomatic Immunity • Jurisdiction • Staying Actions • Foreign Judgments • Foreign Arbitral

Awards • Marriage • Matrimonial Causes • Guardianship and the Care of Children • Legitimacy, Legitimation

and Adoption • Contracts • Torts • Property • Administration of Estates • Succession • The Effect of Marriage

on Property • Trusts • Substance and Procedure • Characterisation, The Incidental Question and Renvoi

• The Time Factor • Theories and Methods


Morris: The Conflict of Laws

6th Edition


Rebecca MM Wallace – Professor of International Human Rights Law, Robert Gordon University, Immigration Adjudicator and Barrister

• Presents a user-friendly and accessible exposition of the key concepts of International law

• Highlights the different concepts of international law and describes the substantive procedural

principles key to an understanding of the international legal process

• Incorporates discussion and analysis of both UK and US material including examples of US cases

and sources

• Provides increased coverage of human rights issues

• Provides in-depth coverage of issues relating to the use of force particularly in relation to events in Iraq

• Includes guidance on researching International Law–related issues on the Internet

• Key text for both law students and non-law students following courses in subject areas such as

International Politics, International Relations and Human Rights

Contents include

Introduction • Sources • International Law & Municipal Law • International Personality • Territory •

Jurisdiction • The Law of the Sea • State Responsibility • Human Rights • The Law of Treaties •

The Use of Force • Arbitration and Judicial Settlement of International Disputes • Conclusion


Ideal companion for: Cases and Materials on International Law

International Law

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David Harris – Professor of Public International Law, University of Nottingham

“... a must for any student who does not want to spend literally days in a law library trying

to find these materials” Student Law Journal

“It is just a comprehensive text. It has all the materials needed to illustrate how the subject works.”

Lex Journal

• Draws together in one volume an exhaustive selection of cases, materials and background information

on public international law

• Supplements cases and materials with expert commentary and analysis

• Completely revised to incorporate all major developments in the subject, including the expansion of human

rights issues in international law

Contents include

The sources of international law • International land and municipal law • Personality • Territory • State

jurisdiction • The law of the sea • State responsibility • Human rights • The law of treaties


Hardback • 978-0-421-78140-5 • £100 • December 2004

Ideal companion for: International Law

Cases and Materials on International Law

6th Edition

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Philippe Sands QC – Barrister and Professor of Law, University College London; and Pierre Klein – Professor of Law, Universite Libre de Bruxelles

• Covers developments in the European Union, the World Trade Organisation and NAFTA

• Analyses the common problems faced by international institutions and examines their potential solutions

• Provides a comprehensive account of international courts and tribunals and other dispute settlement bodies

Contents include

Global institutions: The United Nations • UN specialised agencies • Other autonomous organisations

• Regional institutions: Europe, The Americas and the Caribbean, Asia, Middle East, Africa • Functions

of international organisations • “Judicial” and quasi-judicial function (dispute settlement) • Common

institutional problems • Law governing the activities of international organisations • Legal personality

• Membership and representation of interests of members and others • Financial aspects

Paperback • 978-0-421-53690-6 • £29.95 • June 2001

Bowett’s Law of International Institutions

5th Edition

Asif H Qureshi – Professor of International Economic Law, University of Manchester, andBarrister, Quadrant Chambers, London; and Andreas R Ziegler – Professor of Law, University of Lausanne; Visiting Professor, University of New South Wales, Sydney, and the Swiss FederalInstitute of Technology, Zurich; and Senior Fellow, Tim Fischer Centre for Global Trade andFinance, Bond University (Australia)

• Examines key problems of international economic relations in the framework of public international law

• Focuses on international monetary law, international trade law, international law relating to factor

movement (labour movement and international investment), international fiscal law and international

development law

• Combines all the key cases and materials on International economic law with in-depth commentary

to provide readers with everything they need in one place

• Sets the subject in context with an introductory focus on the foundations of international economic law

• Describes the workings and influence of the IMF, WTO and the World Bank

• Includes references to international agreements and the jurisprudence of international courts, in particular

the WTO

Contents include

Part One: Foundations of international economic law • Part Two: International monetary law • Part Three:

International trade law • Part Four: International law relating to factor movement • Part Five: International

development law


International Economic Law

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Jurisprudence: Theory and Context

4th Edition

Brian Bix – Frederick W Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Minnesota, USA

“Professor Bix has a genius for writing about the most difficult and frequently arcane aspects

of legal theory with a remarkable lightness of touch, an assurance, an authoritativeness,

and a degree of accessibility which no other writer in this area can match”

Adam Tomkins, Fellow and Tutor in Law, St Catherine's College, Oxford

“For an overview of jurisprudence that is insightful as well as clear, critical but also generous

in its assessments, one can't do better than this book.” Robert W Gordon, Yale Law School

• Explains the often complex and difficult ideas in legal philosophy clearly and concisely without over-simplification

• Introduces students to the fundamental themes in legal philosophy

• Analyses and comments on the writing of the foremost legal theorists

• Takes into account the most recent scholarly work

• Contains a substantial range of materials from highly respected academics, jurists and scholars

• Includes substantial “further reading” at the end of each chapter to encourage the reader to expand on individual sections of the text

Contents include

Part A: Legal Theory: Problems and Possibilities • Part B: Individual Theories About the Nature of Law

• Part C: Themes and Principles • Part D: Modern Perspectives on Legal Theory

Paperback • 978-0-421-92710-0 • £19.95 • May 2006

Michael Freeman – Professor of English Law, University College London and Barrister, Gray’s Inn

“Very comprehensive with useful explanation and commentary.” Lex Magazine

• The leading textbook on jurisprudence in the English-speaking world, covering the whole field

of jurisprudence

• Combines an authoritative text with extracts from a huge variety of authors, extracting the works

of more than a hundred jurists

• Gives critical insight into the texts with detailed and well-documented introductory sections

• Examines the contributions made to legal theory by leading jurists from the Ancient Greeks

to the postmodernists

• Covers Aristotle, Raz, Habermas, Unger, Coleman, Perry, Kramer, Nelken and Iris Marion Young

• Contains a new chapter on Ronald Dworkin, analysing his work

• Places emphasis on Hart, particularly the “Postscript” and the commentary this has provoked

• Provides more references to contemporary debates e.g. positivism v natural law

• Offers a fuller discussion of justice, including global justice

Contents includeThe nature of jurisprudence • Meaning of the law • Natural law • Bentham, Austin and classical positivism • Pure theory of law • Modern trends in analytical jurisprudence • Theories of Justice • Sociologicaljurisprudence and the sociology of law • American realism • The Scandinavian realists • Historical andanthropological jurisprudence • Marxist theories of law and state • Critical legal studies • Feministjurisprudence • Postmodernist jurisprudence • Critical race theory • Theories of adjudication

Paperback • 978-0-421-90790-4 • c. £37.95 • July 2008

Lloyd’s Introduction to Jurisprudence

8th Edition

New Edition

Also availableAsking the Law Question• 3rd Edition• Margaret Davies• Lawbook Co• Paperback• 978-0-455-22291-2• £44• December 2007


Dr Nigel E Simmonds – Reader in Jurisprudence, University of Cambridge, and Director ofStudies in Law, Corpus Christi College

“... concise and clear ... a most useful introduction to this difficult subject.” Solicitors Journal

• Presents a clear introduction to the major theories and arguments in jurisprudence, using commentary

to provide additional coherence to the themes examined

• Gives students the knowledge to enable them to read the original writers with a real understanding of

how the theories relate to each other, and how these theories cluster around certain fundamental issues

• Benefits from the author’s ability to make the subject accessible, but without over-simplification

• Analyses and comments on the writing of the foremost legal theorists and current topical issues

• Includes recommendations for further reading, to encourage the reader to expand on individual sections

of the text and develop a deep understanding of jurisprudence

Contents include

Part One: Justice • Utilitarianism • Rawls • Nozick • Finnis on objective goods • Part Two: Law • Hart •

Dworkin • Fuller • Part Three: Rights • The analysis of rights


Central Issues in Jurisprudence

3rd Edition

New

New Edition

Georgina Wolfe – Pupil, Middle Temple; and Alexander Robson – Pupil, Middle Temple

• Presents the first definitive guide to obtaining a pupillage at the Bar of England and Wales

• Takes the reader through each step of the route to pupillage from legal education through to the

application process itself

• Draws on the authors’ own personal experiences – between them they have attended over

forty pupillage interviews

• Brings together advice and pearls of wisdom from over 50 contributors – from recently qualified barristers

through to senior barristers and judges – on everything such as what impresses them at an interview, to

how to make the most of the BVC

• Goes through the academic stage of training, looking at the pros and cons of the various variables such

as a law degree verses a law conversion

• Details the extra-curricular activities that students should undertake in order to enhance their prospects

• Discusses the vocational – BVC – part of training, looking in depth at the four Inns

Contents include

Part One: The Bar as a career • Part Two: Academic • Part Three: Practical/Vocational • Part Four: Applications

and interviews • Part Five: Miscellaneous


The Path to Pupillage: A Guide for the

Aspiring Barrister

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John Knowles – Law Librarian, Queen’s University Belfast; and Philip Thomas – Professor of Law, Cardiff University

“ … an extremely useful addition to any undergraduate’s or postgraduate’s learning support

toolkit. The book is an absolutely essential purchase for any University Law Library and it should

be recommended widely to students.” Legal Information Management

• Provides a practical guide to researching or tracing legal information effectively

• Presents the information in a step-by-step format, leading students through the world of legal research

from using a law library to searching online

• Explains how to research EU and ECHR materials

• Incorporates examples of Law Reports, Acts, Halsbury's, Current Law, Hansard and European materials

from the Official Journal, Eur-Lex and the European Court of Justice

• Contains shaded tip boxes highlighting important points to remember

• Includes web shots from key online sources including Westlaw UK, LexisNexis Professional, BAILII,

Europa and TSO

• Appendices include Abbreviations list of Reports, Series and Journals, Summary of Sources for English Law,

Online Sources of Scots and Northern Ireland Law

Contents include

Making the most of a law library • Using online sources of law • Law reports • Legislation • Journals • UK

official publications • How to find information on a subject • European Community law • Appendices

Paperback • 978-0-421-92270-9 • £16.95 • March 2006

Effective Legal Research

– Legal Skills Series

1st Edition

David Pope – Barrister and Director of Advocacy, Denton Wilde Sapte LLP, London; and Dan Hill – Solicitor, Head of Practice (Dispute Resolution) and Associate Professor, The College of Law, of England and Wales

“I run a mooting competition and this book has been invaluable over the past few months …

I have recommended this to all my students and highly recommend it to anyone involved in

mooting in any capacity.” Customer review, Amazon.co.uk

• Presents practical guidance on mooting both for those participating in and those organising moots

• Covers all aspects of mooting from legal research and drafting skeleton arguments to moot court

advocacy and organising mooting competitions

• Describes the key skills of mooting step-by-step, using worked examples and an illustrative moot problem

• Contains material, including a number of precedents and templates, that will assist not only mooters,

but also newly-qualified solicitors and barristers who are starting to appear in court

• Answers many of the questions that mooters typically ask

• Highlights common pitfalls and explains how to avoid them

Contents include

What mooting is and why you should do it • Researching moot problems • Drafting skeleton arguments

• Drafting notes for submissions • Moot court etiquette • Dealing with judicial interventions • Organising

mooting competitions

Paperback • 978-0-421-92470-3 • £18 • July 2007

Mooting and Advocacy Skills


1st Edition

Legal Skills


Edwina Higgins – Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University; andLaura Tatham – Principal Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University

• Uses worked examples and exercises to guide students through the legal writing process

• Focuses on improving writing skills in both assignments and exams

• Presents the information in a step-by-step format, leading students through the world of legal writing

from understanding good and bad writing to assessing their own strengths and weaknesses

• Details at the start of each chapter the key learning points and rounds each chapter off with a brief

summary of what’s been learnt

• Contains shaded tip boxes highlighting important points to remember

• Provides questions and reflective exercises to help students assess their progress and identify their

learning needs

• Supplies answers to frequently asked questions throughout the work

Contents include

Introduction • The process of writing • Identifying your purpose • Sources • Different strategies to tackle

different types of question • Critical evaluation and constructing an argument • Writing in good English

• Structure • Finishing your work • Utilising feedback


Successful Legal Writing


1st Edition

Iain Morley – Barrister, 23 Essex Street, Inner Temple Advocacy Committee

"... the book of my dreams … Iain Morley has bridged the gap between reading about advocacy and

how you actually do it ... warmly welcomed and should be in every white wig box." The Barrister

• Gives a no-nonsense and concise description by an experienced barrister of how to be effective in court

• Brings a fresh approach to studying advocacy

• Explains the art of persuasiveness, how to make convincing speeches, and effective cross examination

• Describes well-established techniques and exercises used in court for constantly improving questioning

and witness control

• Offers punchy advice and insightful comments on all of the necessary skills involved in advocating

Contents include

How to learn advocacy and other books to read • The truth about advocacy – it's all about skills • Sage

advice on winning within the rules, common courtesy with your opposite and how to present yourself •

The psychology of tribunals • Persuasiveness: how to look, how to act, how to speak – help yourself win

• How to prepare your case – work backwards! • How to address a judge and using a skeleton argument

effectively • The opening speech – how to get it right! • The witness and how to work with yours •

Questions – how to pace and how to fill silence • Examination in Chief – how to use open and closed

questioning, piggy-backing and chronology within questions • Cross examination – is this really the best

course of action? If so remember the rules • Re-examination – when to do it • Improving questions –

effective techniques • The closing speech – how to win through closing • Mitigation – how best to help

your client • The Court of Appeal – what to expect • Improving advocacy – the one-point demonstration

• The overall academic – a brief summation

Paperback • 978-0-421-91480-3 • £14.95 • April 2005

The Devil’s Advocate

1st Edition

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Anthony Bradney – Professor of Law, Keele University; Judith Masson – Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Bristol; Alan C Neal – Professor of Law, University of Warwick; David Newell – Director, The Newspaper Society; and Fiona Cownie – Professor of Law, Keele University

• An excellent introduction to the common law system ideal for all students of law from A Level

to degree level

• Takes a practical approach to demonstrate how to find, read and analyse a variety of legal materials

– cases, statutes, articles and textbooks

• Uses exercises to help students negotiate their way around complex legal materials and grasp

the skills required

• Incorporates a full account of vital resources available via the web or CD-ROM

• Includes a Careers Directory of careers open to those with a law degree with brief excerpts of job

descriptions and further relevant examinations required

• Lays the foundation for successful study of the law

Contents include

Sources of the Law • Divisions of Law • Law in Action/Law in Books • Finding Cases and Statutes

• Reading Cases • Statutes • Reading Research Materials • Study Skills • Exercises • Where Next?

Paperback • 978-0-421-89380-1 • £17.95 • July 2005

How to Study Law


5th Edition

ATH Smith – Formerly Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Professor of Criminal and PublicLaws, University of Cambridge, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Law, Victoria University ofWellington, and Honorary Bencher, Middle Temple

“Essential reading for anyone embarking on the study of law or on a course that includes

an element of law.” New Law Journal

“… Learning the Law opens a secret garden of knowledge ...” The Daily Telegraph

• A must-have book for every student considering a career in the law, about to study for a law degree or law module of a non-law degree

• Gives an overview of the English legal system in a clear and accessible style

• Corrects basic misunderstandings about the law

• Explains how to interpret statutes and look up points of law

• Introduces legal problems that students are likely to come across and explains how best to tackle them

• Goes through legal research and how best to undertake it

• Offers students advice on study methods and exam preparation in order that they make the most of their time

• Gives guidance on how to prepare for and take part in moots and mock trials

Contents include

The Divisions of Law • The Mechanism of Scholarship • The European Dimension • Methods of Study

• Technical Terms • Case Law Technique • The Interpretation of Statutes • Working Out Problems

• Answering Essay Questions • In the Examination Room • Moots and Mock Trials • Legal Research

• From Learning to Earning • General Reading


Glanville Williams: Learning the Law

13th Edition

Also availableOsborn’s Concise Law Dictionary

• Edited by Mick Woodley• Paperback• 978-0-421-90050-9• £10.95• August 2005

Client Care for Lawyers

• Professor Avrom Sherr• Paperback• 978-0-421-57470-0• £17.95• December 1998

Effective Advocacy

• Noel Shaw• Paperback• 978-0-421-56650-7• £16.95• April 1996

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Peter Carey – Consultant Solicitor and Head of Data Protection Team, Charles Russell LLP andVisiting Professor at the College of Law; Peter Coles, Nick Armstrong and Duncan Lamont –All Partners, Charles Russell LLP

“A sound and reflective treatment of legal issues surrounding the media.” The Law Teacher

“Carey’s Media Law is clear and well-written. It certainly fulfils its aim of being accessible

to law students and other non-lawyers in terms of both content and price.” New Law Journal

• Provides a succinct and lucid introduction to all areas of the law relating to print, broadcast and

electronic media

• Written in a clear style making it equally accessible to law and media students

• Covers the latest case law and legislative developments including: Freedom of Information Act 2000;

Courts Act 2003; Criminal Justice Act 2003; Sexual Offences Act 2003; Serious Organised Crimes and

Police Act 2005

• Goes through the key issues and explains the complex principles of media law

• Clarifies complex issues using diagrams, flow charts, bulleted lists and tables

• Points students to extended study with a detailed glossary and a list of website addresses

• Contains extracts from the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, the Press Complaints

Commission’s Code of Practice and the Independent Television Commission’s programme code

Contents include:

Introduction to the Law • Reputation • Copyright and Related Rights • Privacy and Confidential Information

• Obscenity and Indecency • Racial Hatred and Blasphemy • Contempt • Reporting Current Affairs •

The Internet • Television • Glossary • Appendices

Paperback • 978-1-847-03016-0 • £26.95 • July 2007

Media Law

4th Edition

Also availableRegulating the Media –Modern Legal StudiesSeries

• Professor Thomas Gibbons• Paperback• 978-0-421-60660-9• £27.95• August 1998

Sara Hadwin – Professional Tutor, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, CardiffUniversity; and Professor Duncan Bloy – School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies,Cardiff University

• Addresses all the areas of media law, which affect practising journalists on a daily basis

• Acts as an invaluable text for those studying media studies, journalism, a media module of a law course,

as well as for trainee and practising journalists

• Uses examples and case studies from real reporting situations – useful to students trying to learn the law

and essential for journalists who need to be able to work without legal contravention

• Covers all key topics including freedom of expression, defamation, contempt, privacy and confidentiality,

sources, regulation, and reporting restrictions

• Discusses all key case law and relevant legislation, such as the Human Rights Act 1998, and how it impacts

on media law

• Contains chapter summaries to aid student revision

• Provides website addresses where full case reports can be found

Contents include:

Defamation • Reporting Crime • Complaint Stories • Children • Privacy • Investigative Journalism •

Challenging Restrictions • Images


Law and the Media

1st Edition

Dr Shaun D Pattinson – Reader in Law, University of Durham

• Covers the major topics of medical law and ethics, combining detailed legal exposition and analysis with moral theory and philosophy

• Considers the wider contextual pressures facing the law such as the impact of patient consumerism, and the changing perceptions of medicine

• Chapters can be read individually to provide detailed overviews of specific topics or together, as part of the whole, for a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Ethical scenarios are used throughout to highlight and clarify the main points

• Examines the impact of increasingly direct (international and domestic) recognition of human rights

• Details all legislative developments including the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, as well as all key secondary legislation

• Covers significant case law including Gregg v Scot; Re R (A Child) (IVF: Paternity of Child); R (Burke) v GMC,Chester v Afshar, R (Bruno Quintavalle on behalf of Pro-Life Alliance) v Secretary of State for Health, andR (Josephine Quintavalle on behalf of Comment on Reproductive Ethics) v HFEA

• Includes reference to international instruments and the laws of other jurisdictions enabling students to compare with domestic law

Contents includeIntroduction • The Provision of Medical Care • Medical Practice • Reproductive Medicine • Research,Experimentation and Genetics • Transplantation • The End of Life • Conclusion

Paperback • 978-0-421-88950-7 • £26.95 • April 2006

Medical Law and Ethics

1st Edition

Professor Jean McHale – Chair of Law, University of Leicester; and Marie Fox – Professor ofLaw, Keele University

“For lecturers and students in the field of medical law, this book is very highly recommended as an imaginative and reliable resource.” Elisabeth Mumford – Child and Family Law Quarterly

• Provides students with a firm understanding of health care law and the complex legal, social and ethical issues involved

• Utilises the popular text and materials approach to provide an accessible and stimulating collection of cases, statutes, reports and reform proposals

• Examines in detail the major legal, professional and technological developments in the area including:

– The ongoing implications of the Human Rights Act 1998– The changing structure of the NHS– Changes resulting from the Mental Capacity Act 2005– The Human Tissue Act 2004– Details of the draft Mental Health Bill– Details of the review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act– The increasing impact of the European Union on domestic health law– The latest case decisions including Chester v Afshar HL, Gregg v Scott HL, R ( Burke) v GMC CA.a,

Evans v Amicus Health Care, CA

Contents includeRights to health and health care • Health care ethics • Professional accountability I • Professional accountabilityII • Capacity • Consent • Children • Confidentiality and access to records • Mental health • Clinical research• Reproductive choice I: assisted conception • Reproductive choice II: abortion • Reproductive choice III • Endof life • Legal regulation of the use of human material


Health Care Law: Text and Materials

2nd Edition


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Andrew C Bell – Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Trent University

Contents includeEmployee status • Contract of employment • Equal pay • Discrimination • Other statutory rights • Healthand safety • Termination of employment • Wrongful dismissal • Unfair dismissal • Redundancy • Transfer of undertakings • Restraint of trade • Trade unions • Industrial conflict


3rd Edition

Anne Ruff – Visiting Senior Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University

Contents includeIntroduction • The agreement • Consideration • Intention to create legal relations • Privity of contract •Formalities and capacity • Terms of the contract • Exclusion and limitation clauses • Misrepresentation •Mistake • Unfair pressure • Void and illegal contracts • Discharge by agreement and by frustration •Discharge by performance and by breach • Remedies for breach of contract

Paperback • 978-1-847-03113-6 • £8.50 • March 2008

Contract Law

Criminal Law

Employment Law

5th Edition

Dr Penny Childs – Director of Legal Studies, University of Plymouth; and Paul Dobson – VisitingProfessor, Anglia Ruskin University

Contents includeActus reus • Mens rea • Strict liability • Non-fatal offences against the person • Sexual offences • Homicide •Theft • Deception and making off without payment • Other Theft Act offences • Criminal damage •Inchoate offences • Parties • Defence capacity • Defence general

Paperback • 978-1-847-03119-8 • £8.50 • May 2008

5th Edition

Maureen Spencer – Senior Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University; and John Spencer – Barrister

Contents includeGeneral principles of the constitution • Parliamentary supremacy • The Human Rights Act • The Executive (1)• The Executive (2) • Parliament • Judicial review – procedure • Judicial review grounds – illegality • Judicialreview grounds – irrationality • Procedural impropriety, other grounds • Police accountability and powers • Freedom of assembly • Freedom of expression

Paperback • 978-0-421-92800-8 • £8.50 • March 2006


4th Edition

• Present the essential facts and key principles of the most important cases

• Use clear and straightforward language andsummarise facts and decisions concisely

• Break the subject down into key topics

• Include additional commentary, explaining the decision and implications

• Fully indexed by individual cases and topics

NUTCASES – Essential Revision Aids

New Edition

New Edition


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Equity and Trusts

Chris Chang – Barrister (UK) Advocate and Solicitor (Malaysia) and; John Weldon – PrincipalLecturer in Law, University of Middlesex

Contents includeIntroduction to equity and trusts • Equitable doctrines • Equitable remedies • Creation of express privatetrusts • Secret and protective trusts • Charitable and non charitable trusts • Resulting trusts • Constructivetrusts • Appointment, retirement and removal of trustees • Trustees’ duties • Trustees’ powers • Variation oftrusts • Breach of trusts and defences • Proprietary remedies – tracing

Paperback • 978-0-421-92840-4 • £8.50 • January 2007

4th Edition

Dr Michael Stockdale – Senior Lecturer in Law, Northumbria University; Rebecca Mitchell –Solicitor, Principal Lecturer in Law, Northumbria University; Natalie Wortley – Barrister, SeniorLecturer in Law, Northumbria University; and Adam Jackson – Barrister, Lecturer in Law,Northumbria University

Contents include

Burden and standard of proof • Competence and compellability • Identification evidence, corroboration,

supporting evidence and lies • The accused’s right of silence • Examination of witnesses • Evidence of

opinion • Privilege and public interest immunity • Estoppel by record • The hearsay rule and its common law

exceptions in criminal proceedings • Hearsay under the Civil Evidence Act 1995 • Confessions and improperly

obtained evidence • Statutory exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal proceedings • Evidence of character

Paperback • 978-1-847-03060-3 • £8.50 • March 2007

Evidence

Family Law

1st Edition

Rebecca Probert – Associate Professor, University of Warwick

Contents include

The definition of the family • Forming a marriage or civil partnership • Divorce • Family assets: the property

rights of family members • Protection from violence and harassment • Maintenance and financial provision

on divorce, dissolution and death • Financial provision for children • The relationship between children and

adults: legal parentage and parental responsibility • Resolution of disputes concerning the upbringing of

children between private individuals • Protection of children – local authority intervention • The welfare

principle • Wardship • Adoption


1st Edition

Penny Kent – Principal Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University

Contents include

The legal order of the EC and EU • The Institutions of the EC and the EU • Fundamental rights and general

principles • Enforcement of EC Law • Judicial review of the acts of the EC institutions • Liability of the EC

institutions • Preliminary rulings • Free movement of goods • Free movement of capital • Free movement

of workers • Right of establishment and freedom to provide services • Competition Law 1: agreements and

restrictive practices under Article 81 • Competition Law 2: abuse of a dominant position under Article 82

• Equal pay and treatment

Paperback • 978-0-421-92860-2 • £8.50 • March 2006

European Union Law

4th Edition


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Contents include

Sources of human rights law • Human Rights Act 1998 • Killing, torture, slavery • Due process and a fair trial

in criminal courts • Due process and a fair trial in civil proceedings • Privacy and family life • Marriage and

property • Religious rights • Political rights • Social rights – discrimination remedies • The European Union

and human rights

Paperback • 978-0-421-89050-3 • £8.50 • July 2005

Human Rights

2nd Edition

Land Law

Chris Chang – Barrister (UK) Advocate and Solicitor (Malaysia); and John Weldon – PrincipalLecturer in Law, University of Middlesex

Contents include

The meaning of land • Protection of interests in land • Formal and informal methods of acquisition of

interests in land • Co-ownership • Strict settlements and trusts of land • Leases • Licences • Mortgages

• Easements • Freehold covenants


4th Edition

Tort

Vera Bermingham – Director of Studies, Kingston Law School

Contents include

Trespass to person • Vicarious liability • Negligence: duty of care • Special duty situations • Negligence:

breach of duty • Negligence: damage • Defences to negligence • Employers’ liability at common law

Product liability • Defamation • Occupiers’ liability • Nuisance • The rule in Rylands v Fletcher


5th Edition

International Law

Dr Elina Steinerte – Research Associate, University of Bristol; and Rebecca MM Wallace –

Professor of International Human Rights Law, Robert Gordon University, Immigration Adjudicatorand Barrister

Contents include

Sources of international law • Relationships of international law and domestic law • Subjects of international

law • State responsibility • Jurisdiction • Settlement of international dispute


1st Edition

New

Caroline Wilson – Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, School of Law, University of Southampton

Contents include

Remedies for IP Infringement • Patent Law • Breach of Confidence • Trade Mark Law • Passing Off •

Copyright – Subsistence and Infringement • Copyright – Remedies and Moral Rights • Design Law

Paperback • 978-1-847-03004-7 • £8.50 • June 2008

Intellectual Property

1st Edition

Medical Law

Gwyn Tovey – Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Glamorgan

Contents include

The modern NHS • The doctor-patient relationship • Medical ethics • Consent to treatment • Mental health

law • Confidentiality • Medical negligence • Contraception and sterilisation • Assisted reproduction •

Pregnancy and abortion • Childbirth; and decision-making and potential actions in respect of a child born

severely disabled • Research • Organ transplants • The management of dying: exercising autonomy (the

‘right to die’), assisted suicide and euthanasia

Paperback • 978-1-847-03003-0 • £9.50 • May 2008

1st Edition

New

New Edition


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Martin Hunt – Lecturer in Law, Yeovil College

Contents include

Police Reform Act 2000 • The Leggatt Review of Tribunals and new case law such as that on strict liability

• B v DPP [2000] and R v K [2001] • Theft – R v Hinks [2000] • Criminal damage and recklessness • Vicarious

liability – Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd [2001] • Causation in negligence – Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd

[2002] • Liability for animals Mirvahedy v Henley [2003]


A Level Law

2nd Edition

Francis Rose – Professor of Commercial Law, University of Bristol

Contents include

Promotion • Attracting investment • Flotations • Raising and maintaining of capital • Shares • Insider dealing

• Borrowing • Debentures and charges • Corporate personality • Capacity • Liability for officers and agents

• Contracts • Crimes and torts • Receivership and administration • Duties of directors • Majority rule

• Liquidations • Unfair prejudice • Arrangements and reconstructions • Answering examination questions

Paperback • 978-0-421-86040-7 • £8 • February 2004

Company Law

6th Edition

Greer Hogan – Associate Dean, Law School, University of Northumbria

Contents include

The nature of the constitution • The Executive • Parliament • The police and the public • Protest

and public order • Judicial review • Remedies • Sample questions and model answers

Paperback • 978-1-847-03124-2 • £8 • January 2008


8th Edition

Sandra Silberstein – Principal Lecturer in Law, Leeds Metropolitan University

Contents include

Consumer transactions governed by Sale of Goods Act 1979 • Liability of defective goods • Remedies in

Sale of Goods Act contracts • Other consumer transactions • Product liability • Exclusion notices • Consumer

credit • How to “escape” from a consumer credit agreement • Liability for defective goods purchased on

credit terms • The debtor is in financial difficulties • Consumer hire agreements • The Trade Descriptions

Act • Unsafe goods • Food safety • Misleading new prices • Ways of pursuing rights • Examination checklist

• Sample questions and model answers


Consumer Law

5th Edition

• Present the essentials of law in clear andstraightforward language, explaining the basic principles

• Include diagrams and flowcharts to illustratedifficult concepts

• Contain an examination checklist to ensure key points have been learnt

• Provide sample questions with model answers to ensure students are fully prepared for howquestions are likely to be posed and how best to respond for maximum marks

NUTSHELLS – Essential Revision Aids

New Edition

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New Edition

Ewan MacIntyre – Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University

• Analyses cases on the meaning of satisfactory quality

• Includes new cases on the meaning of “acceptance” (s.35 SGA)

• Sets out the new additional rights of buyers in consumer cases

• Considers the rights and duties of self-employed commercial agents

Contents include

Overview of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 • The implied terms and their exclusion • The implied terms and

their exclusion • Duties of the buyer and the seller • Rights of the unpaid seller • The transfer of property:

risk, mistake and frustration • Retention of title • Title conflicts • The remedies of the buyer and the seller

• Additional remedies in consumer cases • The bill of lading • FOB and CIF contracts • The nature of agency

and the types of authority • Disclosed and undisclosed agency • The rights and duties of the principal and

the agent • Termination of agency • Examination checklist • Sample questions and model answers

Paperback • 978-0-421-79740-6 • £8 • May 2006

Commercial Law

1st Edition

Robert Duxbury – Principal Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Trent University

• Includes an expanded section on e-commerce

• Contains an expanded section on SGA implied terms

• Provides coverage of all significant case law including: Day Morris v Voyce, Actionstrength v International

Glass, Wilson v First County Trust, Clegg v Anderson, Exxonmobil v Texaco, Canterbury Golf International v

Yashimoto, Bairstow Eves London Central v Smith, Peninsula Bus Services v Sweeney, Britvic Soft Drinks v

Messe, LB Newham v Khatun, Pankhania v LB Hackney, Brennan v Bolt Burdo, County Natwest v Barton,

De Molestina v Panton, Shogun v Hudson Great Peace Shipping v Tsavliris, Nat'l Commercial Bank v Hew,

Pesticcio v Huet, R v A-G for England and Wales, Nisshin Shipping v Cleaves & Co, R (Verner) v Derby CC,

Cine Bes v UIP, plus Further analysis of A-G v Blake, and Farley v Skinner

Contents include

Introduction • Offer and acceptance • Intention to be legally bound • Consideration • Capacity and

formalities • Terms of the contract • Exclusion clauses • Misrepresentation • Mistake • Duress and undue

Influence • Illegal and void contracts • Privity of contract • Discharge of contract • Remedies • Examination

checklist • Sample questions and model answers


Contract Law

7th Edition

Paul Dobson – Visiting Professor of Law, Anglia Ruskin University

Contents include

Actus reus • Mens rea • Strict liability • Parties to crime • Inchoate offences • General defences • Non-fatal

violence offences • Homicide • Theft and related offences • Deception and non-payment • Examination

guidance questions


Criminal Law

8th Edition

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Andrew C Bell – Lecturer in Law, Nottingham Trent University

Contents include

Sources of employment law • The Tribunal and court system • Who is an Employee? • The contract of

employment • Equal pay • Discrimination • Other statutory rights • Health and safety • Termination of

employment • Wrongful dismissal • Unfair dismissal • Redundancy • Transfer of undertakings • Restraint

of trade • Trade unions and their members • Industrial action • Examination checklist • Examination guidance

questions


Employment Law

3rd Edition


• Covers key legislative and regulatory developments including the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,

the Criminal Defence Service Act 2006, and the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

• Covers all other key developments including: the Supreme Court, the reform of judicial appointments,

the reform of the roles of Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice, the Clementi Review and current

restructuring of legal services regulation, and Lord Carter’s Review of legal aid procurement

Contents include

Introduction • Sources • Personnel • The adversarial process • Access to justice • Sample questions

and model answers



7th Edition

Michael Haley – Professor of Law, Keele University

• Fully revised to include reference to the Charities Act 2006

• Covers recent developments, in particular those in relation to co-ownership, breach of trust

and associated remedies

Contents include

An introduction to equity • Descriptions and classifications of trusts • The three certainties • Constitution

of trusts • Formalities • Secret trusts • The statutory avoidance of trusts • Resulting trusts • Constructive

trusts • Non-charitable purpose trusts • Charitable trusts • The cy-pres doctrine • Appointment, retirement

and removal of trustees • Trustee’s duties • Powers of maintenance, advancement and delegation •

Variation of trusts • Breach of trust and associated remedies • Sample questions and model answers •

Examination checklist


Equity & Trusts

7th Edition

Mike Cuthbert – Principal Lecturer in Law, University of Northampton

Contents include

The European Community Institutions • Sources of Community law • EC and national law • Preliminary

references • Judicial remedies and review • Free movement of goods • Competition policy • Free movement

of workers • The freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services • Sex discrimination • The

treaty on European Union and beyond • The European Convention on Human Rights

• Examination checklist • Sample questions and model answers

Paperback • 978-0-421-92390-4 • £8 • October 2006

European Union Law

5th Edition

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Christina McAlhone – Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Northumbria; andMichael Stockdale – Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Northumbria

Contents include

Burden and standard of proof • Competence and compellability • Corroboration and supporting evidence,

identification of evidence and lies told by the accused • The accused's right of silence • Examination,

cross-examination and re-examination of witnesses • Evidence of opinion • Privilege and public interest

immunity • The rule against hearsay: the common law • Civil Evidence Act 1995 • Confessions • Statutory

exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal proceedings (other than confessions). Similar fact evidence •

Evidence of character • Sample questions and model answers


Evidence

5th Edition

Tony Wragg – University Principal Tutor, Law, University of Derby

• Covers key aspects of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and changes

introduced by the Adoption Act 2002

• Includes an update on Child Support and the future of the Child Support Agency

• Provides extensive coverage of the landmark House of Lords decisions in McFarlane v McFarlane

and Miller v Miller on ancillary relief, and Mabon v Mabon on Gillick competence

Contents include

Decrees relating to marriage • The new divorce law • Matrimonial home rights, financial and property awards

– spouses • Matrimonial home rights, financial and property awards – unmarried partners and spouses who

are not divorcing • Financial provision for children • Domestic violence • The relationship between children

and adults • Resolution of disputes concerning the upbringing of children between private individuals •

Protection of children – local authority intervention and wardship • Examination checklist • Sample questions

and model answers


Family Law

7th Edition


• Examines the Human Rights Act in the context of recent developments

• Provides a comprehensive outline of the anti-terrorist legislation

• Includes the latest case law including recent House of Lords cases on privacy and Strasbourg cases

on prisoners’ rights, employment issues and mercy killing

Contents include

International human rights • The European Convention on Human Rights • The Human Rights Act 1998 •

Killing, torture and slavery • Due process and a fair trial • Privacy, marriage, property • Political and religious

rights • Social rights – discrimination • Remedies for violations of human rights • The European Union and

human rights • Sample questions and model answers • Useful websites

Paperback • 978-0-421-95790-9 • £8 • March 2007

Human Rights

3rd Edition

New Edition

New Edition

Caroline Wilson – Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, School of Law, University of Southampton

Contents include

Patent law • Breach of confidence • Trade mark law • Passing off • Copyright • Design law

Paperback • 978-0-421-89150-0 • £8 • October 2005

Intellectual Property Law

2nd Edition

Professor Rebecca MM Wallace – Professor of International Human Rights Law, Robert GordonUniversity, Immigration Adjudicator and Barrister; and Anne Holliday

Contents include

Sources of International law • Relationship of International law and domestic law • Relationship of

International law and domestic law • Subjects of international law • State responsibility • Jurisdiction

• Settlement of International dispute – peaceful and the use of force • Examination checklist • Examination

guidance questions


International Law

1st Edition

Michael Haley – Professor of Law, Keele University

• Covers all key developments including recent case law developments concerning, in particular, leases

and co-ownership

Contents include

Introductory topics • The doctrine of tenures and estates • Law and equity • Estates, interests and land

charges • Registered land • Leases • The trust of land • Co-ownership • Easements • Mortgages • Licences

• Freehold covenants • Leasehold covenants • Sample questions and answers • Examination checklist


Land Law

7th Edition

Vera Bermingham – Director of Studies, Kingston Law School

Contents include

Trespass to the person • Negligence: duty of care • Negligence: breach of duty • Negligence: causation and

remoteness of damage • Defence to negligence: contributory negligence, volenti Non fit injuria and ex turpi

causa • Liability for dangerous products • Employers’ liability at common law • Occupier’s liability • Breach of

statutory duty • Defamation • Nuisance • Strict liability • Liability for animals • Vicarious liability • Sample

examination questions and answer plans


Tort

8th Edition

Peter de Cruz – Professor of Law, Liverpool John Moores University

Contents include

Consent • Children and medical law • Confidentiality • Medical negligence • Abortion and the status

of the foetus • Assisted reproduction and surrogacy • Sterilisation and fertility control • Organ

transplantation • The end of life

Paperback • 978-0-421-89170-8 • £8 • December 2005

Medical Law

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Nigel P Gravells – Barrister of Middle Temple and Professor of English Law, University of Nottingham

“This book is one of the best land law texts that I have come across to-date … If you are looking

for a text and materials book then this is the one to buy.” Customer review, Amazon.co.uk

• Addresses the need for original source materials in the study of land law

• Offers an outstanding selection of key statutes and cases to explain key principles

• Explains and critically analyses each important legal issue with a discussion of possible defects

in the law and proposals for reform to help readers develop an understanding of the materials

• Uses a content and structure which reflects most undergraduate land law courses, making it ideal

for the busy student wishing to gain a detailed understanding of land law

• Offers a revised chapter on Registration of Title, completely rewritten to reflect the coming into force

of the Land Registration Act 2002

Contents include

Introductory topics • Title deeds conveyancing • Registration of title • Trusts of land leases • Licences

and proprietary estoppel • Easements • Covenants affecting freehold land • Mortgages of land


Land Law: Text & Materials

3rd Edition

Charles Harpum – Barrister, Falcon Chambers, London, and former Law Commissioner forEngland & Wales; Stuart Bridge – Law Commissioner for England & Wales and Lecturer in Law,Cambridge University; and Martin Dixon – Reader in Law, Cambridge University

• Provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all aspects of the contemporary law of real property

• Uniquely used extensively in the study of land law as well as in the profession; covering every element of

the law a student is likely to encounter and acting as a point of reference for practitioners

• Details the development of land law in a historical context and sets out clearly the legal framework for

real property

• Addresses specific areas of law chapter-by-chapter in order to provide a thorough knowledge of the subject

whilst at the same time ensuring ease of navigation

• Includes extensive case referencing in order to give a practical grounding of the law and its application

• Covers all key legislative developments including the Land Registration Act 2002, the Land Registration

Rules 2003, and the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

Contents includeIntroduction • Tenures • Estates • Law & Equity • Registration of Title Unregistered Conveyancing: Titles &Incumbrance • Perpetuities & Accumulations • Trusts of Land • Co-ownership • Trusts & Powers • Wills &Intestacy • Contracts of Sale • Proprietary Estoppel • Leases & Tenancies • Leasehold Covenants • FreeholdCovenants • Licences • Incorporeal Hereditaments • Mortgages • Disabilities • Adverse Possession & Limitation

Hardback • 978-0-421-84100-0 • c. £165 • June 2008


Megarry & Wade: The Law of Real Property

7th Edition

New Edition

Also availableMegarry's Manual of theLaw of Real Property

• 8th Edition• AJ Oakley• 978-0-421-71790-9• £29.95• 2002


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Dr Nicola Jackson – Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University; John Stevens – Honorary SeniorResearch Fellow, School of Law, University of Birmingham, formerly Deputy Head of School andSenior Lecturer; and Robert Pearce – Professor of Law and Vice Chancellor, University of Wales,Lampeter

“I tried several textbooks before finally settling for this one, finding it easily superior to the

others … I would highly recommend this book to any undergraduate students who will be

taking land law.” Customer review, Amazon.co.uk

• Provides a clear and concise explanation of the vast range of topics covered in the majority

of land law courses

• Introduces the reader to substantive areas of land law

• Explains basic principles and concepts in full in order that students fully grasp the subject

• Deals with the complex issues which can arise in relation to priorities between competing interests

• Applies basic principles in greater detail in a contextual and practical manner

• Updated with the latest legislative and case law developments

Contents includePart One: Introductory • Orientation • What is Land? • Historic Foundations of Land Law • Unregistered

Land • Registered Land: The Framework of Contemporary Land Law • Alterations to the Land Register:

Rectification and Indemnity • Property Between Interests in Registered Land • Part Two: The Ownership

of Land • Freehold Ownership of Land • Leasehold Ownership • Leasehold Covenants • Equitable

Ownership of Land • Co-Ownership of Land • The Statutory Framework Governing Trusts of Land •

Successive Ownership and Limited Interests in Land • Part Three: Subsidiary Interests in Land • Easements

and Profits Á Prendre • Covenants Affecting Freehold Land • Mortgages • Estate Contracts • Estoppel

Equities • Licences and Occupational Rights


Land Law

– Textbook Series

4th Edition

New Edition

WT Murphy – Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science; Simon Roberts – Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science; andTatiana Flessas – Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics and Political Science

• Offers a broad perspective on the principles of land law

• Uses accessible language to highlight the variety of legal problems which legislation strives to address

• Provides an examination of how the practices of the past have shaped the development and form

of modern land law

• Stresses the role of lawyers in the transactions – such as sale, gift and inheritance – in which their

clients become involved

• Analyses the practical aspect to lawyers work, providing a necessary complement to the emphasis

on legislation and adjudication found in most textbooks

• Extensively revised and updated to incorporate legislative developments including the Land Registration

Act 2002

• Ideal for the new law undergraduate and CPE students

Contents include

The idea of property • The study of property law • Ownership and title • The fragmentation of title to land

• Equity • Tenancies • Leases and mortgages • Land use and land obligations • Transfer and the circulation

of things • The mechanics of land transfer • The 1925 reforms • Beyond 1925: moving towards the e-age?


Understanding Property Law


4th Edition

Referen

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Edited by Mick Woodley – Lecturer in Law, University of Northumbria at Newcastle

• The essential concise dictionary of legal terms for both students and practitioners

• Offers comprehensive coverage including an extensive listing of journals, law reports and their abbreviations

• Provides speedy access to a mass of technical terms and phrases in both English and European law

• Takes all entries beyond definitions and basic context with extensive legal referencing to provide a solid

basis for further research

• Explains often complex, legal vocabulary in a way that is informative and easy to understand


Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary

10th Edition

Bryan A Garner

“It should have a place in the libraries of barristers and solicitors and certainly a place

on every serious law student's bookshelf.” Construction and Engineering Law

“The quintessential legal reference tool is the most comprehensive, authoritative, scholarly,

and accessible American law dictionary ever published.”

• 17,000 more definitions than the 7th Edition

• Includes changes made since the creation of the department of Homeland Security

• Almost 3,000 quotations from authorities drawn from sources over at least five centuries

• More than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms are defined

• Extensive appendix on legal abbreviations

West Group, Hardback • 0-314-15199-0 • £47 • 2004

* This title is not available on inspection

Black’s Law Dictionary

8th Edition

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RW Lee – Reader on Roman Law at the Inns of Court

• Demonstrates how Roman law is the foundation of all European legal systems

• Comprises a title-by-title translation of the Institutes of Justinian together with a detailed exposition of each topic

Contents includeThe law of persons • The law of property • The law of succession • The law of obligations • The law of actions


The Elements of Roman Law

4th Edition

Professor WVH Rogers – Barrister, and Senior Fellow, University of Nottingham

“Balanced and accessible. Of the major texts, it offers the most even coverage of the main

parts of the syllabus.” Lex Magazine

“The material is presented in a traditional and straightforward way … it is a book which has

stood the test of time.” The Law Teacher

• The leading textbook on tort available providing students with the definitive and all embracing guidancethey need to achieve top marks

• Centred firmly on English law but covers significant developments in Commonwealth countries, and where appropriate European systems of tort law

• Covers all key areas of tort law so students don’t have to refer to a number of different textbooks

• Includes extensive use of case citations

• Covers developments including radical changes in damages law, changes resulting from the SeriousOrganised Crime and Police Act 2005, and the ongoing implications of the Human Rights Act 1998

• Analyses key case law including Re Deep Vein Thrombosis Litigation (carriage by air, strict liability),Buchanan v Jennings (libel; parliamentary privilege), and JD v East Berks AHA and Gorringe v Calderdale BC(public authorities)

Contents includeNature and Functions of the Law of Tort • The Structure of Tort Law: History and Influences • General Characteristicsof Tortious Liability • Trespass to the Person and Related Matters • Negligence: Duty and Breach • Negligence:Causation and Contributory • Breach of Statutory Duty and Misfeasance in a Public Office • Employers' Liability • Liability for Land and Structures • Liability for Defective Products • Liability for Statements • Defamation andRelated Matters • Trespass to Land • Nuisance • Strict Liability: Rule in Rylands v Fletcher • Animals • Interferencewith Goods • Interference with Contract or Business • Abuse of Legal Procedure • Vicarious Liability • Joint andSeveral Tortfeasors • Remedies • Death in Relation to Tort • Capacity • Defences • Extinction of Liability in Tort


Ideal companion for: Understanding Tort Law

Winfield & Jolowicz on Tort

17th Edition

Tort


New Edition


• Presents the essential cases and materials in tort, along with commentary from the author, putting thecases in context and linking the materials together

• Supplies everything covered on a modular course, but without students needing to wade through lots ofmaterial they are unlikely to need

• Includes regular comparisons with “European” tort law enabling students to appreciate a variety of approaches

• Presents the source materials in a “student friendly” format – the facts of cases are concise and the extractsof judgments relatively short with only the paragraphs directly relevant to the decision being included

• Uses clear heading structures and page layout to ease navigation and save time whilst studying

• Focuses on problem solving in tort in order to encourage students to tackle tutorials and exams with confidence

Contents includeDefinition and Scope of the Law of Tort • Purpose and Policy of Tort • Liability for Individual Acts (1): Harm Intentionally Caused • Liability for Individual Acts (2): Harm Negligently Caused • Liability for Things (1):Moveable Things • Liability for Things (2): Immovable Things • Liability for People • Liability for Words •Liability for Public Bodies • Causation and General Defences • Remedies


Tort: Cases and Materials

2nd Edition

New Edition

Dr Paula Giliker – Barrister and Reader in Comparative Law, Bristol University; andSilas Beckwith – Barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law, London Metropolitan University

“I am in my first year of an LLB course and this book is amazing! Tort is complex a lot of the timeand this book breaks it down into manageable sections. I actually enjoy reading this book whichsays a lot!” Customer review – amazon.co.uk

• Presents an accessible and current picture of the law of torts and is ideal for those approaching the subjectfor the first time

• Goes through all the major concepts in the law of torts and clearly illustrates how they work in practice byreference to the major cases in this field and the main statutory provisions

• Covers all main areas covered at undergraduate level and fits perfectly with modular courses

• Breaks case law down so that students are presented with the most salient points, enabling them toconsider the law in a factual context and also serving as an aide mémoire

• Includes new chapters on Economic Torts and Privacy

• Considers the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 and all other key legislation on the law of torts

• Evaluates recent reports by the Law Commission and recent case decisions

• Its clarity and comprehensive coverage make it essential reading for all undergraduate law students and anindispensable resource for those on modular or PGDL courses

Contents includeThe nature of tortious liability • Negligence: the duty of care • Negligence: economic loss • Negligence:psychiatric illness • Negligence: breach of duty • Causation and remoteness • Employers’ liability • Occupiers’liability • Strict liability statutes • Nuisance and the rules in Rylands v Fletcher • Trespass • Economic Torts •Defamation • Defences to defamation • Privacy • General defences and extinction of liability • Remedies

Paperback • 978-0-421-94980-5 • c. £24.95 • June 2008

Tort

– Textbook Series

3rd Edition

Tony Weir – Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge

“This is certainly a casebook that a student should consider purchasing. A definite

recommendation.” Student Law Journal

“Very stimulating and clever” Lex Magazine

• The leading sourcebook on tort law

• Offers a comprehensive selection of all the key cases, statutes and European legislation

• Uses a perceptive and stimulating commentary to link materials

• Illustrates and explains the significance of judicial decisions, while guiding the reader through

the difficult statutory material

• Aids understanding with questions at the end of the extracts to help promote analysis of the materials

Contents include

Negligence • Vicarious liability • Trespass • Law between neighbours • Animals • Torts to chattels

• Defamation • Deception and other wrongful conduct • Damages

Paperback • 978-0-421-87880-8 • £30.95 • June 2004

Weir: A Casebook on Tort

10th Edition

Carol Harlow – Emeritus Professor of Law, London School of Economics

• Provides a broad perspective and general understanding of the legal principles on which tort law is based

• Offers a detailed and authoritative commentary to aid understanding

• Highlights the variety of legal problems that legislation strives to address and explains why tort law has

developed in its current form

• Ideal as pre-course reading for both new law undergraduates and CPE students

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Index to Titles

A Level and AS Level Law 37

Administrative Law 6

Asking the Law Question 42

Bell: Employment Law, Textbook Series 22

Birds' Modern Insurance Law 10

Black's Law Dictionary 59

Bowett’s Law of International Institutions 41

Brown: GCSE Law 37

Cases and Materials on AS Level Law 37

Cases, Materials & Commentary on

Administrative Law 6

Cases and Materials on Intellectual

Property 38

Cases and Materials

on International Law 40

Cases and Materials on International

Trade Law 13

Central Issues in Jurisprudence 43

Charlesworth's Business Law 10

Charlesworth’s Company Law 10

Clarkson and Keating Criminal Law:

Text and Materials 19

Client Care for Lawyers 46

Commercial Law, Textbook Series 11

Constitutional and Administrative Law,

Textbook Series 7

Constitutional Law

of The European Union 31

Construction Law 14

Contract Law: Cases and Materials 17

Contract Law, Textbook Series 14

Contract Law – The Fundamentals 16

Cornish & Llewelyn Intellectual Property:

Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks

and Allied Rights 39

Cretney's Family Law, Textbook Series 35

Cretney's Principles of Family Law 36

Criminal Justice 18

Criminal Law and Practice 21

Criminal Law – The Fundamentals 20

Criminal Law, Textbook Series 20

Darbyshire on the English

Legal System 25

Davies on Contract 17

Davies: Principles of Tax Law 63

Dennis: The Law of Evidence 34

Devil's Advocate, The 45

Discrimination Law 23

Discrimination Law: Theory and Context,


Effective Advocacy 46

Effective Legal Research 44

Elements of Roman Law, The 60

Elliott & Wood's Cases

and Materials on Criminal Law 19

Employment Law and Practice 22

English for Contract & Company Law 9


– The Fundamentals 24

Environmental Law, Textbook Series 27

Equity and Trusts, Textbook Series 29

European Community Law 32

European Competition Law

and Economics 33

Evidence – The Fundamentals 34

Evidence: Text and Materials 35

Exploring the Law 24

Foundations and Perspectives

of International Trade Law 13

French Legal System 32

German Legal System 32

Glanville Williams: Learning The Law 46

Gower and Davies: The Principles

of Modern Company Law 11

Guide to European Union Law, A 31

Hamlyn Lecture Series: Legal Conundrums

in our Brave New World 18

Hanbury & Martin: Modern Equity 28

Hayton & Marshall: Commentary

and Cases on the Law of Trusts and

Equitable Remedies 29

Health Care Law: Text and Materials 48

Holiday Law: The Law Relating

To Travel and Tourism 12

How The City of London Works 9

How To Study Law 46

International Criminal Law

and Human Rights 18, 37

International Economic Law 41

International Human Rights:


International Law 40

Jacob & Alexander: A Guidebook

to Intellectual Property 38

Jurisprudence: Theory and Context 42

Law and the Media 47

Land Law, Textbook Series 58

Land Law, Text and Materials 57

Law of International Trade 13

Law & Practice of Domestic Banking 7

Law and Practice of International Finance 8

Law of Trusts, The 28

Legal Methods and Systems:


Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence 42

Media Law 47

Medical Law and Ethics 48

Megarry & Wade: The Law

of Real Property 57

Megarry's Manual of the Law

of Real Property 57

Mooting and Advocacy Skills 44

Morris: The Conflict of Laws 39

Nutcases: Constitutional

and Administrative Law 49

Nutcases: Contract Law 49

Nutcases: Criminal Law 49

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Nutcases: Employment Law 49

Nutcases: Equity and Trusts 49

Nutcases: European Union Law 50

Nutcases: Evidence 50

Nutcases: Family Law 50

Nutcases: Human Rights 50

Nutcases: Intellectual Property 51

Nutcases: International Law 51

Nutcases: Land Law 51

Nutcases: Medical Law 51

Nutcases: Tort 51

Nutshells: A Level Law 52

Nutshells: Company Law 52

Nutshells: Constitutional

and Administrative Law 52

Nutshells: Consumer Law 52

Nutshells: Commercial Law 53

Nutshells: Contract Law 53

Nutshells: Criminal Law 53

Nutshells: Employment Law 54

Nutshells: English Legal System 54

Nutshells: Equity & Trusts 54

Nutshells: European Union Law 54

Nutshells: Evidence 55

Nutshells: Family Law 55

Nutshells: Human Rights 55

Nutshells: Intellectual Property Law 56

Nutshells: International Law 56

Nutshells: Land Law 56

Nutshells: Medical Law 56

Nutshells: Tort 56

Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary 46, 59

Parker & Mellows: The Modern

Law of Trusts 28

Parry and Kerridge: The Law

of Succession 28, 63

Path to Pupilage, The: A Guide for the

Aspiring Barrister 43

Pitt: Employment Law 21

Policing in a Changing Constitutional

Order: Modern Legal Studies Series 18

Principles of Corporate Insolvency 8

Procedural Law of the European Union 30

Regulating the Media: Modern Legal

Studies Series 47

Schmitthoff's Export Trade: The Law

and Practice of International Trade 12

Smith & Thomas: A Casebook

on Contract 15

Smith, Bailey & Gunn on

The Modern English Legal System 25

Spanish Law and Legal System 33

Successful Legal Writing 45

Tort: Cases and Materials 61

Tort, Textbook Series 61

Treitel on the Law of Contract 16

Understanding Contract Law 15

Understanding Criminal Law 18

Understanding Environmental Law 27

Understanding EU Law 30

Understanding Family Law 36

Understanding Law 26

Understanding Property Law 58

Understanding Tort Law 62

Weir: A Casebook on Tort 62

Wills, Administration and

Taxation Law and Practice 64

Winfield & Jolowicz on Tort 60

Woodroffe and Lowe's Consumer

Law & Practice 13

Wyatt & Dashwood's European

Union Law 32

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Index to Authors

Adams, John 15, 26

Alexander, Daniel 38

Allen, Michael J 19

Armstrong, Nick 47

Arnull, Anthony 32

Arts, Dirk 30

Bailey, SH 6, 25

Bailey-Harris, Rebecca 36

Bamforth, Nicolas 23

Barlow, John 64

Beckwith, Silas 27, 61

Beevers, Kisch 39

Bell, Andrew C 22, 49, 54

Bennett, Geoffrey 17

Bermingham, Vera 51, 56

Birds, John 10

Bix, Brian 42

Bloy, Duncan 47

Boylan-Kemp, Jo 24

Bradney, Anthony 46

Bray, Robert 30, 31

Bridge, Stuart 57

Brownsword, Roger 15, 26

Camesasca, Dr Peter D 33

Carey, Peter 47

Chang, Chris 49, 51

Chartrand, Marcella 9

Cheney, Dr Deborah 18

Childs, Dr Penny 49

Ching, Jane 25

Chuah, Jason 13, 17

Clarke, William M 9

Clarkson, CMV 18, 19

Coles, Peter 47

Connolly, Michael 23

Cooper, Simon 19

Cornish, William 38, 39

Cownie, Fiona 46

Craig, Paul 6

Cunningham, SR 19

Cuthbert, Mike 54

Cygan, Dr Adam 30

Dadomo, Christian 32

Dale-Risk, Kenneth 37

Darbyshire, Dr Penny 25, 54

Dashwood, Alan 32

Davies, Margaret 42

Davies, Paul L 11

De Than, Claire 18, 37

De Cruz, Peter 56

Dennis, Ian 34

Dickson, Lisa 19

Dixon, Giles 12

Dixon, Martin 57

Dobson, Paul 10, 11, 53

Doolin, Dr Katherine 18

Dougan, Michael 32

Duxbury, Robert 14, 53

Dwyer, Aisling 12

Farran, Susan 32

Fitzpatrick, Ben 20

Flessas, Tatiana 58

Fletcher, Ian 13

Forster, Stephen 21

Fox, Marie 48

Freckmann, Dr Anke 32

Freeman, Michael 36, 42

Frisby, Sandra 10

Garner, Bryan A 59

Gibbons, Thomas 47

Giliker, Dr Paula 61

Girvin, Stephen 10

Giussani, Elizabeth 7

Goode, Sir Roy 8

Grant, David 12

Gravells, Nigel P 57

Hadwin, Sara 47

Haley, Michael 29, 54, 56

Hanlon, James 32

Harlow, Carol 62

Harpum, Charles 57

Harris, David 40

Hayton, David J 28, 29

Higgins, Edwina 45

Hill, Dan 44

Hogan, Greer 52

Holloway, David 12

Hudson, Alastair 10

Hunt, Martin 37, 52

Huxley, Phil 34

Huxley-Binns, Rebecca 20

Jackson, Adam 50

Jackson, Nicola 58

Jacob, Lord Justice 38

Jones, Brian 6

Keating, HM 19

Kent, Penny 50

Kennelly, Brian 12

Kerridge, Roger 28, 63

King, Anthony 64

King, Lesley 64

Klein, Pierre 41

Knowles, John 44

Lamont, Duncan 47

Lane, Lindsay 38

Lee, RW 60

Lenaerts, Koen 30, 31

Llewelyn, David 39

Lowe, Robert 13

McAlhone, Christina 20, 55

McClean, David 39

McHale, Jean 48

McMurtry, Lara 29

Macintyre, Ewan 53

Malik, Maleiha 23

Manchester, Colin 24

Martin, Dr Jill 28

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Maselis, Ignace 30

Mason, Stephen 12

Masson, Judith 36, 46

Mathijsen, Dr PSRF 31

Merino-Blanco, Elena 33

Millar, Catherine 9

Mitchell, Charles 29

Mitchell, Rebecca 50

Morley, Iain 45

Morris, Richard 10

Morse, Geoffrey 10, 63

Mowbray, Alastair 6

Mulcahy, Linda 26

Murphy, WT 58

Murray, Carole 12

Murray, Ryan 16

Neal, Alan 46

Newell, David 46

Oakley, AJ 28, 57

O’Cinneide, Colm 23

Pattinson, Dr Shaun D 48

Pearce, Robert 58

Peel, Edwin 16

Penn, Graham 7

Pitt, Gwyneth 21

Pope, David 44

Probert, Rebecca 35, 36, 50

Qureshi, Asif H 41

Reed, Alan 20

Roberts, Simon 58

Robson, Alexander 43

Rogers, WVH 60

Rose, Francis 52

Ross, Malcolm 32

Ruff, Anne 49

Salter, David 24

Samuel, Geoffrey 17, 61

Sands, Philippe 41

Seago, Peter 20

Shaw, Noel 46

Shaws, Baroness Kennedy of the 18

Sherr, Avrom 46

Shorts, Edwin 18, 37

Silberstein, Sandra 52

Simmonds, NE 43

Smith, ATH 46

Smith, Sir JC 15

Spaventa, Dr Eleanor 32

Spencer, Dr Maureen 49, 50, 55

Spencer, John 49, 50, 55

Sprack, John 22

Stallworthy, Mark 27

Stevens, John 58

Steinerte, Elina 51

Stockdale, Michael 50, 55

Stokes, Dr Rob 11

Stychin, Carl F 26

Szyszczak, Erika 30

Tatham, Laura 45

Taylor, Nick 25

Thomas, Philip 44

Thornton, J 27

Timson-Hunt, Daren 12

Todd, Paul 13

Tovey, Gwyn 51

Uff, Dr John 14

Uglow, Steve 18, 35

Upex, Robert 17

Van den Bergh, Dr Roger 33

Van Nuffel, Piet 31

Wadsley, Joan 7

Walker, Neil 18

Wallace, Rebecca MM 37, 40, 51, 56

Weir, Tony 62

Weldon, John 49, 51

Wiegerich, Dr Thomas 32

Williams, Dr David D 63

Wilman, John 37

Wilson, Caroline 51, 56

Wiltshire, Edward 9

Wolfe, Georgina 43

Wood, Philip 8

Woodley, Mick 46, 59

Woodroffe, Geoffrey 13

Wortley, Natalie 50

Wragg, Tony 55

Wyatt, Derrick 32

Ziegler, Andreas R 41


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Tel: (+31) 43 321 53 13

Fax: (+31) 43 325 39 59

www.ellispub.com

Donner Boeken

Lijnbaan 150

3012 Rotterdam

Tel: (010) 413 2070

Fax: (010) 433 2688

A Jongbloed & Zoon

Noordeinde 39

2514 The Hague

Tel: (070) 356 0277

Fax: (070) 345 5870

Scheltma Holkema Vermeulen

Koningsplein 20

1017 BB Amsterdam

Tel: (020) 523 1411

Fax: (020) 622 7684

New Zealand

Thomson Brookers

Level 1

Guardian Trust House

15 Willeston Street

PO Box 43

Wellington

Nigeria

Bounty Press Ltd

PO Box 23856

Mapo Post Office

Ibadan

Tel: 2311359

Fax: 2413121

Bussy Noble International Company Ltd

18 University Road

Abuja Oja

Yaba

Lagos

Tel: 0802 300 5150



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Florence & Lambard

202 / 204 Ikorodu Road

Palgove Bus Stop

Lagos

Tel: 01 7747 486 / 01 7765 572

Fax: 01 5556 801


Havilah Procurement and Library Services

14/16 Ladipo Kuku Street

Off Allen Avenue

PO Box 12130

Ikeja

Lagos

Tel: 01-2557090 / 01-2557091 / 01-7937150

Fax: 01-3453206


www.havilahbooks.com

Lexis Law Bookshop Ltd

Suite C718

Falomo Shopping Complex

SW Ikoyi, Lagos

Tel: 234 (0)1 269 6249

Fax: 234 (0)1 269 6251

Mafix Books

1st Floor, Law Union and Rock Building

14 Hughes Avenue

Alagomeji

Yaba-Lagos

Tel: 234-8072-180-768


Oduste Bookstores Ltd

68 Lagos By-Pass

PO Box 244 Ibadan

Tel: (022) 315055 / 316451

Telex: 31215 ODBOOK NG

Pakistan

Pakistan Law House

GPO Box 90

KARACHI 1

Tel: 92-21-2639558

Fax: 92-21-2627549


Pakistan Law House

Ground Floor, 1st Shop

Micop Centre

1 Mozang Road

Lahore

Tel: (042) 724 2995

Philippines

MegaTEXTS Phil, Inc

45 Capitol West Building

Don Gil Garcia corner Escario Streets

6000 Cebu City

Philippines

Tel: (63) 32 253 3391

Fax: (63) 32 253 8694

Poland

ABE Marketing

UI. Grzybowska 37A

00-855 Warsaw

Tel: +48 22 6540675

Fax: +48 22 6520767


Singapore


16 Collyer Quay

#22-00 Hitachi Tower

Singapore 049318

Tel: (65) 6333 0800

Fax: (65) 6333 0900


South Africa

Academic Marketing Services

PO Box 411 738

Craighall 2024

Tel: (011) 447 7441

Fax: (011) 447 2314


EDE Retailer

4 Fir Street

Office 102 LAK Building

Northcliff, 2115

Johannesburg, South Africa

Tel: 27 (0) 11 431 3463


Juta & Company Ltd

1 Bree Street

Cape Town 8001

Juta & Company Ltd

Mezzanine Floor

African Life Centre

111 Commissioner St

Johannesburg 2001

Caxton Books

PO Box 53587

Kenliworth 7745

Tel: 021 683 6654

Fax: 021 683 7669


Spain

Lex Nova – Libreria Juridica

Marques de la Ensenada 4

28004 Madrid

Tel: 91 319 56 10

Fax: 91 319 92 29


Marcial Pons Libros Juridicos

Bábara de Braganza 8

28004 Madrid

Tel: 91 319 42 50

Fax: 91 319 43 73


Marcial Pons Libros Juridicos

Provença, 249

08008 Barcelona

Tel: 93 487 39 99

Fax: 93 488 19 40


Thomson Aranzadi

Tel: +34 902 444 144


Sri Lanka

Profes Book Company

5th Floor, YMBA Building

Fort Colombo

1 Sri Lanka

Tel: 94 11 2445869; 94 11 2331617


Sweden

Jure Bokhandel

Artillergaten 67

11450 Stockholm

Tel: (08) 662 0080

Fax: (08) 662 0086

Juristernas Bokhandel

Juristernas Hus

Frescativagen 18

104 05 Stockholm

Tel: (08) 612 4740

Fax: (08) 612 1889

Taiwan

Unifacmanu Trading Co. Ltd

4/F No 91 Sec. 1

Ho-Ping, East Road

Taipei 106, Taiwan


Tanzania

LawAfrica Publishing (T) Ltd

3rd Floor Raha Towers

Bibi Titi Road

PO Box 38564

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: +255 22 2120804/5

Mobile: +255 746 770110


Thailand

Booknet Co Ltd

1173, 1175, 1177, 1179 Srinakharin Road

Suan Luang

Bangkok 10250

Thailand

Tel: (66) 2 322 3678

Fax: (66) 2 721 1639

Uganda

LawAfrica Publishing Ltd

Bauman House

First Floor Extension

Parliment Avenue

Kampala

Tel: 256 041 255808


USA

Thomson West

Tel: 1 800 507 9378

Fax: (651) 687-7570


Zimbabwe

Ms Barbie Keene

MR 67 Marlborough

Harare

Tel: (04) 300751

Fax: (04) 300751


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