Improving the Quality of Legislation

Interpretation of Statutes, Law Com. No. 21, June 1969.

Working Paper on Interpretation of Statutes, August 1967, Law Commission.

Interpretation of Statutes (1969) 54 Law Guardian 11—Bar Council opposition to Law Commission proposals.

Within the Meaning of the Act? Walker D. M. , 1969, S.L.T. 161.

Statute Law Revision, Law. Com. No. 49, Cmnd. 5108.

Statute Law Revision, Law Com. No. 37, Cmnd. 4546.

Statute Law Revision, Law Com. No. 22, Cmnd. 4052.

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 and 1971.

Interpretation of Statutes, Norman Marsh (1967) 9 Journal of Society of Public Teachers of Law, 416–424, discussing Law Commission Working Paper.

Law Commission Fourth Annual Report, 1968–1969, Law Com. No. 27, December 3, 1969, paras. 39–40, 82–94.

Hansard, House of Lords, cols. 655, 677, 717–718, December 11, 1969; cols. 1277–1279, November 16, 1966, Lord Reid; cols. 1294–1295, Lord Wilberforce. House of Commons, cols. 1558 and 508, January 28, 1970 and February 4, 1970.

Address by Professor Braybrooke of W. Australia to Statute Law Society 1969.

The Interpretation of Statutes, editorial (1969) 119 N.L.J. 565; see also (1969) 119 N.L.J. 587.

The Impact of Statute on the Law of England, Lord Evershed (1956) 42, Proceedings of British Academy, 247.

The Mechanics of Law Reform, Hutton Noel Sir , Q.C. (1961) 24 M.L.R. 18.

Interpretation of Statutes (1967) 117, N.L.J. 939.

Letter from Law Society to Lord Chancellor on Law Commission Report, November 14, 1969.

Preparation of Acts of Parliament, Sir Noel Hutton (1967) 64 L.S.G. 293.

The Statute Book: Some Ideas, J. F. Garner (1968) 112 S.J. 570.

Judicial Blinkers, Stephen Cretney (1969) 119 N.L.J. 301.

Strict Liability, Alec Samuels (1969) 66 Law Society Gazette 289.

Computers and the Law, Tapper Colin (1965) 8 J.S.P.T.L. 261; (1969) 20 N.I.L.Q. 274; (1969) 45 Law Guardian 17.

The Drafting of Rules, Wason P. S. (1968) 118 N.L.J. 548.

Law in the Making, Allen C. K. , 7th edition, 482–530.

A Plea for the Historical Interpretation of Statute Law, Eastwood R. A. (1935) J.S.P.T.L. 1.

Legislative Drafting, Thornton G. C. , Butterworths 1970.

Parliamentary Government in Britain, Ellis Alan , Hansard Society 1949.

Improvement ***o fthe Statute Book, Sir Granville Ram (1951) 1 J.S.P.T.L. 442.

Judicial Blinkers, Stephen Cretney (1969) 111 N.L.J. 301.

An Examination of the Main Criticisms of the Statute Book and of the Possibility of Improvement, Graham-Harrison William Sir , K.C. (1935) J.S.P.T.L. 9–45 (34–41 interpretation).

Statute Law Deficiencies, Chairman Heap Desmond Sir , Statute Law Society 1970.

Statute Law: The Key to Clarity, Chairman Lord Hill Stow , Statute Law Society 1972.

Are Statutes Fit for Academic Treatment? Fitzgerald Patrick (1970) 11 J.S.P.T.L. 142.

Statute Law Revision in the Commonwealth, Marshall H. H. (1964) 13 I.C.L.Q. 1407.

Law Commission's Second Programme on Consolidation and Statute Law Revision, Law Commission No. 44, April 1971.

Case Law, Codification and Statute Law Revision, Hedley Marchall , Q.C. and Norman Marsh , Report of Third Commonwealth Law Conference 1965, 407.

Second Report from the Select Committee on Procedure, 1970–1971, July 28, 1971, House of Commons paper 538.

The Process of Legislation: Report of the House of Commons Select Committee on Procedure, Drewry Gavin (1972) 35 M.L.R. 289.

Statement by Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, Whitelaw W. Mr. , Hansard, House of Commons, vol. 825, cols. 648–651, November 8, 1971.

Annual Reports of the Law Commission.

Proposal of Conservative Lawyers 1973 for Committee to scrutinize secondary legislation emanating from Brussels Commission.

Craies on Statute Law, Edgar S. G. G. , seventh edition, 1971.

Codification of the Law of Contract, Aubrey Diamond (1968) 31 M.L.R. 361.

Tangling with the Law, Bennion F. A. R. , Chatto and Windus 1970, 5–22—general discussion of basic defects in procedure and form of statute law.

The Role of the Lord Chancellor in the Field of Law Reform, Lord Gardiner (1971) 87 L.Q.R. 326–337.

The Judge as Law Maker, Reid Lord (1972) 12 J.S.P.T.L. 22–29.

Law Reform NOW, Gerald Gardiner and Andrew Martin, Victor Gollancz 1964, 1–14.

The Case for a Ministry of Justice, Alec Samuels (1971) 121, N.L.J. 111.

The Machinery of Law Reform, Gerald Gardiner, Q.C. (1953) 69 L.Q.R. 46—prophetic article.

Presidential address to Holdsworth Club, Gardiner Lord , 1970.

Presidential address to Holdsworth Club, Jowitt Lord , 1950.

Law Reform: The Experience of the Law Commission, Scarman Leslie Sir (1968) 10 J.S.P.T.L. 91–100.

Lawyers' Values for Law Reform, Dowrick F. E. (1963) 79 L.Q.R. 556.

Reflections in Law Reform, Gower L. C. B. (1973) 23 U.T.L.J. 257.

Codification of the Law, Young Barristers and Solicitors (1970) 58 Law Guardian 17.

Proposals for Reform of Legislation (1970) 62 Law Guardian 17.

Ibi renascit ius commune, Topping M. R. Vandenlinden J. P. M. (1970) 33 M.L.R. 170 (codification).

A Bibliography of Material from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, U.S.A. and Scandinavia to be found in Interpretation of Statutes, Law Com. No. 21, June 1970, House of Commons paper 256, appendix C.

Dias Jurisprudence.

A Plea for the Historical Interpretation of Statute Law, Eastwood R. A. (1935) J.S.P.T.L. 1–8.

A Comparative View of the Interpretation of Statute Law, Gutteridge H. C. (1934) 8 Tulane Law Review 1.

Law Reform: The Experience of the Law Commission, Hon. Mr. Justice Scarman (1968) 10 J.S.P.T.L. 91.

Breach of Statutory Duly as a Cause of Action, Alec Samuels (1971) 121 N.L.J. 610.

Commons in Transition, Griffith J. A. G. ,

Legislation. Central Government and Local Authorities, Griffith J. A. G. ,

Some Thoughts on Parliamentary Drafting, Tunnicliffe D. (1970) 67 L.S.G. 395—Equal Pay Bill 1970.

Statutory Interpretation (1970) 54 Law Guardian 11.

Law Commission: Interpretation of Statutes, Harry Bloom (1970) 33 M.L.R. 197.

Law Reform in Action (1969) 52 Law Guardian 11.

Maxwell Interpretation of Statutes, Gerald Dworkin 1970.

Choice of Method of Law Reform, Ruth Deach (1969) 47 Can.B.R. 395.

Ottawa Conference on Statutory Drafting and Interpretation 1971, Ninth International Symposium on Comparative Law.

The Status Project: Searching Atomic Energy Law by Computer, Niblett G. B. F. Dr. , H.M.S.O. 1970.

Statutory Interpretations, 1969, S.L.T. 161.

Rule Drafting, Fitzgerald F. Dr. Spratt (1969) 119 N.L.J. 991, 1027, 1052—aligorithic methods.

Practical Legislation, Lord Thring.

Legislative Methods and Forms, Sir Courtenay Ilbert.

Legislative and Other Forms, Sir Alison Russell, K.C., Butterworths 1928—reviewed C.T.C. (1928) L.Q.R. 513.

Law Quarterly Review, passim index “statutes”.

Language and the Law, Gavin Drewry (1970) 120 N.L.J. 366.

Interpretation of Statutes (1967) 117 N.L.J. 939.

Aspects of Statutory Interpretation in Judicial Review of Administrative Action, De Smith S. A. , second edition, 87–89.