Bennion on Statutory Interpretation Set
(includes mainwork and supplement)
6th Edition
Published on 15. December 2017
Book
Hardback
1723 pages
978-1-4743-0315-6 (ISBN)
Description
Bennion on Statutory Interpretation is the leading work on the interpretation of legislation and essential reading for all those who practise law, whether drafting legislation, administering it, advising on it or arguing it in court.
The sixth edition has been extensively revised and updated to ensure that it remains the seminal work on statutory interpretation for the modern-day practitioner.
The work explains clearly and concisely how to extract the relevant interpretative factors in deciding the legal meaning and effect of all types of legislation. The provision of checklists helps to ensure that no argument is overlooked. Critical issues such as how to assess legislative intent are examined. A framework is provided which enables the reader to interpret legislation accurately and confidently.
This set includes the mainwork and supplement.
The sixth edition has been extensively revised and updated to ensure that it remains the seminal work on statutory interpretation for the modern-day practitioner.
The work explains clearly and concisely how to extract the relevant interpretative factors in deciding the legal meaning and effect of all types of legislation. The provision of checklists helps to ensure that no argument is overlooked. Critical issues such as how to assess legislative intent are examined. A framework is provided which enables the reader to interpret legislation accurately and confidently.
This set includes the mainwork and supplement.
More details
Edition
6th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
LexisNexis UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
The market for the book is anyone who has to argue in court, advise on or draft legislation, specifically: Central Government agencies; Local government public sector in-house lawyers; The Judiciary; Department of Constitutional Affairs; Crown Prosecution Service; Corporate Financial Services e.g. Lloyds of London, Stock Exchange; Solicitors & barristers particularly those involved in administrative and public law, human rights law and any complex area of law that is litigated; In-house legal of medium to large corporates; Academic - law schools UK and overseas
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4743-0315-6 (9781474303156)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
12/2010
5th Edition
Butterworths Law
€655.03
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Content
1. Interpreter, Instrument and Enactment;
2. The Legal Meaning of an Enactment;
3. Rules of Construction;
4. Interpretative Principles Derived from Legal Policy;
5. Interpretative Presumptions Based on the Nature of Legislation;
6. Linguistic Canons of Construction;
7. Europe;
Appendix A - Court Technique;
Appendix B - Checklist of Interpretative Criteria;
Appendix C - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix D - Appendix to the White Paper on the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix E - List of Terms;
Appendix F - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Human Rights Act 1998;
Appendix G - Headings, Sidenotes etc;
Appendix H - Some responses to Code s288 (Updating Construction);
Appendix I - Official Guide to European Union legislative drafting
2. The Legal Meaning of an Enactment;
3. Rules of Construction;
4. Interpretative Principles Derived from Legal Policy;
5. Interpretative Presumptions Based on the Nature of Legislation;
6. Linguistic Canons of Construction;
7. Europe;
Appendix A - Court Technique;
Appendix B - Checklist of Interpretative Criteria;
Appendix C - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix D - Appendix to the White Paper on the Interpretation Act 1978;
Appendix E - List of Terms;
Appendix F - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Human Rights Act 1998;
Appendix G - Headings, Sidenotes etc;
Appendix H - Some responses to Code s288 (Updating Construction);
Appendix I - Official Guide to European Union legislative drafting