Law Administrative / Constitutional Law

Bennion, Bailey and Norbury on Statutory Interpretation, 8th Edition (Mainwork + 2nd Supplement)

By Francis A.R. Bennion
LexisNexis U.K. December 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781474326575
Publisher
LexisNexis U.K.
Publication
December 2023
Format
Hardback + Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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 throughout the common law world, it is a trusted and authoritative resource. The eighth edition continues to enhance the presentation and scope of the content, including new chapters on devolution contributed by subject experts.

The material in the new edition has been extensively restructured, and in places rewritten, to improve accessibility and enhance the content. The edition has been produced by a new editorial team, with Professor David Feldman QC (Hon) FBA, Rouse Ball Professor of English Law, as consultant editor.

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 legal proposition, which is followed by more detailed commentary and analysis
  • extensive examples illustrate the application of principles discussed in the text

 

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 throughout the common law world, it is a trusted and authoritative resource.

The eighth edition 2nd supplement includes a comprehensive account of recent EU developments exclusively. This supplement relates to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, and its effect on domestic legislation. The main changes made by the Act on domestic law apply from the end of 2023/beginning of 2024. This supplement is intended to help readers to understand the effect of that Act before those changes take effect.

Table of Contents

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

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