Archbold
Magistrates'
Courts Criminal Practice 2008
The one volume structure of the book is the bonus for me
after struggling for years carrying different procedure
volumes for the various courts I have appeared in. The 2008
edition has everything you need for the workload in the
magistrates’ court and is presented in a particular order
which is to be welcomed by the Bar. The layout follows the
progress of a case and includes detail on the complex
procedures for the youth court and the recent, substantial
legislative changes.
Benjamin's
Sale of Goods (7th Edition)
Just the list of
names of the above editors alone sums up this book – It is a
brilliantly conceived piece of work and the ultimate
statement of the law of sale of goods which will benefit
students and practitioners alike.
Phipson on Evidence (16th Edition)
Sidney
Phipson’s work first appeared in 1892 around the time
that Mrs Carlill was having trouble with her smoke
ball. The new, 15th edition, maintains the
very highest standards of the Sweet and Maxwell Common
Law Library: the simple truth is that Phipson on
Evidence is the best book available for both
practitioners and academics. Lawyers know that the
‘problem’ with evidence is the changing nature of the
subjects with its massive case law and continual
attempts at full codification by successive governments.
The A-Z of Contract Clauses
Since I reviewed the third
edition just over a year ago, this work by Fosbrook & Laing
has established itself as the key reference work for both
the practitioner and the law student with its concise,
trustworthy and comprehensive format. I was watching the
latest in a long line of depressing items on television
where the issue of the 'small print' was raised. And I
immediately thought of 'Fosbrook & Laing' because I had
remembered the earlier editions and some of the problems my
learners and clients had raised with me over basic
contractual issues.
Bowstead & Reynolds
Over one hundred and ten years ago, William
Bowstead took out his quill pen and started on a particular
course with his novel approach to producing a comprehensive
and authoritative statement on Agency Law
Shareholder's Rights
When I
reviewed the fourth edition for 'The Barrister'
magazine in 2004 we were awaiting new
legislation. This fifth edition, of what we now know
as ‘Shareholders’ Rights’ by Robin Hollington
QC arrives at just the right time for many would-be
investors after the changes brought about by the
Companies Act 2006 are being digested. The work is
presented to highlight the way in which the law on
shareholders’ rights has developed and is clearly
the leading work in its field today in its expanded
updated form. It is also the one place to turn to
for students studying Company Law so that they can
find out what the law says and how it has been
applied and has the authority which those seeking a
'First' would need to enhance their marks.
Clarity For Lawyers
Do read the new edition of 'Adler on
Clarity', starting at the beginning when Mr Adler writes
that "this book is intended to give lawyers a better life".
It does just that! The book succeeds in doing so
brilliantly, and in a friendly manner. Adler has drawn from
highly authoritative sources to make his point, including
comments from the late Professor John Adams, acknowledging a
list of distinguished personal contributors, and Lord
Bingham's acute observation that "you cannot write clearly
unless you know clearly what it is you want to say".
The Oxford Dictionary of Law Enforcement
The Oxford Paperback
Reference series remain the world’s most trusted reference
books. This new title on law enforcement fits in
nicely with current trends in the criminal justice process
at whatever level of involvement. The reader encounters
words they may be unfamiliar with regularly as law
enforcement becomes increasingly a multi-agency activity
The Challenges of Today's DNA Evidence
In plain English, ‘Dealing with DNA
Evidence’ states how DNA evidence is actually obtained –
something many of us are totally unfamiliar with.
Semikhodskii describes the various types of DNA test which
are available and what the weaknesses of DNA testing are.
For the benefit of both the judiciary and the defence, the
author explains how DNA evidence can successfully be
challenged in the courts so that the impact of such evidence
can be minimised, or even dismissed completely
Corruptioin and The Misuse of Public Office
(April 2007)
This is a highly topical book at a time
when ‘cash for honours’ is top of the domestic political
agenda in the United Kingdom, not only with the inaction of
the Yates Report but the forthcoming resolution to the
Abrahams Affair which emerged in late 2007.
John Stuart Mill
(December 2007)
Although he was a Liberal,
don’t get confused by his ‘open-mindedness’ when leading
Victorian Liberal William Gladstone labelled the great John
Stuart Mill. I suspect all students will have tremendous
affection for Mill even though they may not care for
liberals.
Internet Law
and Regulation (December 2007)
The new edition of Graham Smith’s work is to be welcomed for
its clear and authoritative explanation of the law governing
the internet both here in the United Kingdom and
increasingly to the global markets and international law
perspectives
The
University of London 1836-1986/February 1999
Negley Harte does an
outstanding job of organizing the history of the University in such a way
that you are free to pick and choose which period you read. The book is
neatly organized in sections headed as The Federal University, Origins,
Metropolitan Degrees (1836-1870), The Reconstituted University (1900-1929),
Bloomsbury and Beyond (1929-1963), and Robbins and After (1963-1986). There
is also a useful bibliography for those of you interested in reading further
about the University's colorful history.
Book
Review - "All To Human," by George Stephanopoulos/August 1999
All Too Human depicts
a presidential aide torn asunder by his personal convictions - convictions
that portrayed undivided loyalty to the President. George Stephanopoulos
reveals a portrait of himself that is both honest, yet victim to a White
House fortress preoccupied with media "spin."
Studying Law/May
2000
An Interesting book
review for students new to legal studies.
No
Ordinary Man/February 2002
This book is an absolute
necessity for those interested in the history of famous trials and
equally famous advocates. So far, there have been mixed reviews with
learned counsel on both sides of the argument finding fault with the
priorities of the other side. I remain to be convinced that history will
ever decide the true nature of George Carman as we pass down the
centuries: so the jury will remain out.
THE
LAW OF HUMAN RIGHTS/March
2002
Now is the time for a reasonable review of the impact of the
Human Rights Act 1998 - this publication, with its recent supplement, does just
that. The main work was published just before the Act came into full force so
the supplement provides the meat on the constitutional bones of the legislation
as set out in the main work.
MORE
REVIEWS:
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Alison Rees
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Andrew Ashworth
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Archbold v
Blackstone
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Magna Carta
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Chittty on Contracts
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Gary Slapper
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Hanbury
and Martin
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Johnthan
Cornthwaite
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Keith Richards
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Philli Kenny
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Richard Claryton
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Sentencing
and Criminal Justice
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Eats Shoots and
Leaves
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QUASI-POLICING" by LEONARD JASON-LLOYD
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Tort
