Current Law Statutes Annotated

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Current Law Statutes Annotated, published between 1994 and 2004 as Current Law Statutes, contains annotated copies of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed since 1947 and Acts of the Scottish Parliament passed since 1999. It is published by Sweet & Maxwell in London and by W Green in Edinburgh. It was formerly also published by Stevens & Sons in London.

In 1982, Glanville Williams said that Current Law Statutes Annotated was "useful" at the first appearance of an Act. It was not, however, regularly kept up to date by reissues or supplements. Williams said this was a "defect".[1] In 1995, Downes called it "the most useful" collection of Acts published yearly.[2]

In 1989, the Law Library Journal said that the annotations in Current Law Statutes Annotated were "not helpful".[3] In 1995, Downes said the commentary on important legislation was "comprehensive".[2]

Publication of Current Law Statutes began in 1948.[4]

Irish Current Law Statutes Annotated is published by Sweet & Maxwell at Dublin. Publication began in 1984.[5] It contains copies of Acts of the Oireachtas proclaimed since the beginning of 1984, in their English dress.[6]

Current Law Statutes Annotated Reprints[edit]

Current Law Statutes Annotated Reprints (sometimes called Current Law Statutes Reprints) are annotated texts of individual Acts of Parliament reprinted from the annual volumes of Current Law Statutes Annotated and bound separately.[7] Volumes of reprints include:

  • Criminal Law Act 1977, by Edward Griew[8]
  • The Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 and the Code of Guidance, by Martin Partington[9]
  • The Rent Act 1977 and the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, by Julian T Farrand[10]
  • Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, by Brian Bercusson[11]
  • Competition Act 1980, by James Patrick Cunningham and John Tinnion[12]
  • Child Care and Foster Children Acts 1980[13]
  • British Nationality Act 1981, by Michael David Alan Freeman[14]
  • Mental Health Act 1983, by Richard Jones.[15] The Mental Health Act Manual, by the same author, includes an updated version of this reprint.[16]
  • Capital Transfer Tax Act 1984, by Ian Ferrier[17]
  • Agricultural Holdings Act 1984, by James Muir Watt[18]
  • Building Act 1984, by Harold F Baines[19]
  • Housing and Building Control Act 1984, by Andrew Arden and Charles Cross[20]
  • Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, by Michael David Alan Freeman[21]
  • Registered Homes Act 1984, by Richard Jones[22]
  • Licensed Conveyancing: The New Legislation, by Phillip H Kenny. This book includes the Administration of Justice Act 1985.[23]
  • Financial Services Act 1986, by Alan Page and Robert Ferguson[24]
  • Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, by Barker, Cant, Coombes, Ferrier, Lonsdale and Shock.[25]
  • Water Act 1989, by Richard MacRory

References[edit]

  • Holland and Webb. Learning Legal Rules: A Students' Guide to Legal Method and Reasoning. Oxford University Press. 2013. Page 50.
  • David Pester. Finding Legal Information: A Guide to Print and Electronic Sources. Chandos Publishing. 2003. ISBN 1843340461. Page 17.
  • (1979) 123 Solicitors Journal 402 (15 June 1979) [Review of Current Law Statutes Annotated 1978]
  1. ^ Williams, G L. Learning the Law. Eleventh Edition. Stevens. London. 1982. ISBN 0-420-46290-2, p. 178
  2. ^ a b Downes, T Anthony. Textbook on Contract. Fourth Edition. Blackstone Press Limited. 1995. Page 24.
  3. ^ The Law Library Journal. American Association of Law Libraries. 1989. Volume 81. Page 719.
  4. ^ John S. James and Leslie F. Maxwell. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Second Edition. Sweet & Maxwell. 1957. Volume 2. Page 88.
  5. ^ Winterton and Moys. Information Sources in Law. 2nd Ed. 1997. Page 267.
  6. ^ British Book News. British Council. 1984. Page 672. Google Books.
  7. ^ For commentary on this series see (1984) 128 Solicitors Journal 658. For other reviews
  8. ^ For a scan of this book, see Google Books. For a reviews of this book, see "Book Reviews" (1979) 30 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 179 (Summer 1979); (1980) 4 South African Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 191; and "Reviews" (1978) 122 Solicitors Journal 314 (12 May 1978).
  9. ^ For reviews of this book, see "Reviews" (1978) 122 Solicitors Journal 176;  14 The Legal Executive 61; and (1978) 23 Journal of the Law Society of Scotland 75
  10. ^ For reviews of this book, see "Reviews" (1978) 122 Solicitors Journal 330 (19 May 1978); and 14 The Legal Executive 61 and 105.
  11. ^ For reviews of this book, see "Reviews" (1979) 123 Solicitors Journal 435 (29 June 1979); and "Book case" (1979) 24 Journal of the Law Society of Scotland 246
  12. ^ For a review of this book, see (1981) 32 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 194 (No 2). For other commentary, see Korah, The Competition Law of Britain and the Common Market. 3rd Rev Ed. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 1982. p 322.
  13. ^ For a scan of this book, see Google Books. For a reviews of this book, see "Book Reviews and Notes" (1980) 14 The Law Teacher, Issue 3 Taylor and Francis; and (1981) 5 Social Service Abstracts 14.
  14. ^ For reviews of this book, see "Reviews" (1982) 126 Solicitors Journal 444 (2 July 1982); and "Book Reviews" (1982) Malayan Law Journal xliv (September 1982)
  15. ^ For a review of this book, see "A Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983" (1985) 1 Professional Negligence 44
  16. ^ "Reviews" (1986) Legal Action: The Bulletin of the Legal Action Group 9 [1]."
  17. ^ For commentary, see (1984) British Book News 736; and (1985) 39 Bulletin for International Fiscal Documentation 187
  18. ^ For reviews of this book, see (1985) 27 World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts 460; and (1985) 129 Solicitors Journal 170
  19. ^ (1985) 129 Solicitors Journal 404. For a review of this book, see (1985) Municipal Journal, Volume 93, Part 3, p 1479.
  20. ^ For a review of this book, see (1985) 129 Solicitors Journal 63 (25 January 1985)
  21. ^ For  reviews of this book, see Reiner (1986) 26 British Journal of Criminology 299 et seq JSTOR OUP; Munday (1985) 44 Cambridge Law Journal 512; (1985) 129 Solicitors Journal 754 (1 November 1985); (1985) The Police Journal, Volumes 58-59, p 358; and (1986) 92 Criminal Law Journal 8
  22. ^ For a review of this book, see SWT, Social Work Today, Volume 16, Issues 35-47, p 15
  23. ^ For a review of this book, see (1986) 130 Solicitors Journal 538
  24. ^ For commentary, see "1986 Financial Services Act" (1987) 27 British Business 23
  25. ^ For a review of this book, see "Books" (1988) 132 Solicitors' Journal 458 (No 13, 1 April 1988)