The Gazette 1996

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J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A RY 1996

COMPETITION LAW SOURCE BOOK (2 volumes)

both through decided cases and the various Community directives.

The Irish Times

Those who already possess Copinger and Skone James on Copyright will welcome this supplement. This supplement is the first ever in the long history of the many editions of the book.

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Law Report INDEX 1989 - 1 9 9 4

T h e s e t w o v o l u m es p r o v i de all major j u d g m e n ts and d e c i s i o ns o f the C o m p e t i t i on Authority, w i th headnotes and summaries under subject headings. T h e y also i n c l u de a c o m p l e te list o f notifications; procedural guidelines; the relevant legislation, i n c l u d i ng the C o m p e t i t i on Act, a consolidated version o f the Mergers, T a k e o v e rs and M o n o p o l i es ( C o n t r o l) Act 1 9 78 and the applicable Statutory Instruments. This is an essential r e f e r e n ce h o ok for the busy legal professional, a c a d e m ic and researcher. I S B N 1 - 8 5 8 0 0 - 0 4 8 -3 £ 1 4 5 . 0 0 COMPANY LAW REVIEW 1995 Practitioners and students will derive great benefit from this concise but t h o r o u gh t r e a t m e nt o f the year's d e v e l o p m e n t s. Material from the courts, legislation, articles in journals and newspapers from Ireland and the U K , and elsewhere w h e n relevant, are c o m m e n t ed u p o n. Also included is a consolidated c o m p a ny law update from Commercial Law Practitioner m a k i ng the b o o k a useful g u i de to recent c o m p a ny law developments. I S BN 1 - 8 9 9 7 3 8 - 1 3 -4 £ 9 . 9 5 . COMPANY LAW REPORTS (1963-1993) This is a selection o f previously unreported cases. H e r e, for the first time, are important j u d g m e n ts c o v e r i ng all areas o f c o m p a ny law, from registration, duties of directors, to decisions involving the purchase and disposal o f shares, reckless trading and all stages o f w i n d i ng up including cases o n e x a m i n e r- ship. I S B N 1 - 8 9 9 7 3 8 - 0 7 -X £ 1 4 5 . 0 0 . BART D. DALY (EDITOR) THOMAS 13. COUR T N EY

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Rating Law: The Uniform Business Rate

By P. Askham and D. Mackmin, London, Sweet & Maxwell; 1995 xxix + 241pp; £50.00; hardback. This brief notice is intended us an introduction to the above hook on English rating law for interested practitioners. The aim of the hook is to present the current law and practice in simple terms to cover both theory and practice. Rating law is relatively specialised and the authors state that in accepting a client's instructions lawyers will recognise their own limitations of knowledge and experience and refer where necessary to the rating expert. The purpose of this book is to provide the surveyor and lawyer with a general overview of the topic, to cover most aspects of principle but to stop short of endeavouring to cover the detail of the subject required by the specialist. The contents includc sections on the principles of valuation, the liability for rates, methods of assessment, assessment of machinery, mineral hereditaments, assessment of licensed premises, garage and service stations, public utility undertakings and community properties. Although dealing specifically with English law, Irish practitioners involved in rating law may find some comparative references of use and interest. retail and commercial property, industrial property, plant and

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