2020

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 includes a comprehensive account of recent developments, including enhanced coverage of EU-related law in light of Brexit. There is new content on devolved legislation, which has been contributed by subject specialists. The remaining material has also been restructured and rewritten in places, building on the work begun in the previous edition to improve accessibility and enhance 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 Table of Contents: Part 1 : General Introduction Chapter 1??? Introduction and Overview Part 2 : Acts of Parliament Chapter 2??? Acts of Parliament Chapter 3??? Delegated Legislation and Prerogative Instruments Chapter 4 ?? Acts of the Devolved Legislatures Chapter 5 ?? Delegated Legislation made by developed authorities Part 3 : Extent, Commencement, Amendment and Other General Matters Chapter 6 ?? Extent and Application of Acts Chapter 7 ?? Commencement Duration and Retrospection Chapter 8 ?? Amendments, Repeals and Savings Chapter 9 ?? Compliance with Legislation Part 4 : Interpretation : General Chapter 10? Interpretation: Preliminary Matters Chapter 11? Interpretation ; Key Principles Chapter 12? Purpose, Mischief and Evasion Chapter 13? Construction against 'Absurdity' Chapter 14? Updating Construction Chapter 15? Mistakes in Legislation Part 5 : Analysis of the Legislative Text: Functional Construction and Definitions Chapter 16? Significance of Different Components of an Act Chapter 17? Significance of Different Drafting Devices Chapter 18? Statutory Definitions Chapter 19? Interpretation Act 1978 Part 6 : Analysis of the Legislative Text: Linguistic Canons of Construction Chapter 20? Linguistic Canons of Construction; Introduction Chapter 21? Construction as a Whole Chapter 22? Construction as a Whole Chapter 23? Textual Analysis: Other Canons of Construction Part 7 : External Aids to Construction Chapter 24? External Aids to Construction Part 8 : Common Law Context Chapter 25? Statute and the Common Law Chapter 26? Interpretative Principles Derived from Legal Policy: General Chapter 27? Doubtful Penalisation and Statutory Interference with Rights and Liberties Part 9 : Effect of Eu Law and the Human Rights Act 1998 Chapter 28? European Union Law Chapter 29? Human Rights Appendices Appendix 1 to 6 Index Supplementary Table of Statutes Supplementary Table of Statutory Instruments