Bennion, Bailey and Norbury on Statutory Interpretation, 9th Edition

Bennion, Bailey and Norbury on Statutory Interpretation is the leading work on statutory interpretation. It provides a clear and comprehensive guide to understanding, interpreting and applying legislation. Regularly used by practitioners and academics, and frequently cited in judgments, it is a trusted and authoritative resource. The ninth edition includes a comprehensive account of recent developments, as well as a continued focus on improving accessibility of the text and enhancing the content.

Key features:

• Comprehensive and up to date account of statutory interpretation
• Logical structure and overviews enable readers to find information quickly
• Each section begins with a succinct summary of legal principles, which is followed by more detailed commentary and analysis
• Extensive examples bring to life the principles discussed in the text

What's new for the 9th edition:

• A new method statement/checklist to help guide the busy practitioner through the interpretive process
• Contains rewritten and restructured chapters on the core principles of interpretation
• Draws on key recent Supreme Court decisions (many of which themselves cite the work)
• Contains a rewritten chapter on the effect on domestic law of EU law, in light of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
• Reflects the ongoing stream of case law in the field of statutory interpretation, with new and updated examples bringing the principles to life