The Gazette 1973

text book should be associated with them.

Practitioners in Criminal Courts who have used

previous editions of Archbold will be well aware of its

general lay-out. As usual this learned work has reflected

the developments in English criminal statutory law and

in English case law, comprehensively, since the last

edition in 1969. But the learned authors must be even

more commended for having revised a substantial part

of the text. There have not been great changes in

Book I, which deals generally with procedure for in-

dictment and trial. It is satisfactory to note that in

considering evidence the stated law regarding "Corro-

boration" and "Confessions" has not been changed, and

there is a new chapter on "Identification".

There is however much new material in Book 2

dealing with specific offences particularly in the parts

relating to offences involving companies, firearms and

offensive weapons, the use of violence upon persons

and property, indictable road traffic offences, con-

tempt and conspiracy.

Part 3 of Book I deals as usual with the principles

of criminal appeals, while Part 4 of the same book

deals with problems of evidence such as hearsay rule,

privilege and evidence of similar facts and of identi-

fication.

Book 2 as usual deals in detail with the various

criminal offences—such as theft, offences against pro-

perty, offences against the person, dangerous drugs,

offences against public justice and against the public

peace, offences against public trade and public order

and morality as well as conspiracy and incitement. All

the relevant up to date English law will be found

therein.

The learned editors are to be commended for carry-

ing out with such learning and diligence a revision

which will make this edition memorable. It is a pity

that no funds are available for Irish authors ,to carry

out a similar task.

Parry (Anthony) and Hardy (Stephen)—EEC Law.

8vo; pp. xlvi plus 511; London, Sweet & Maxwell,

1973; £4.50 (Paperback).

This is the latest comprehensive volume on European

Community Law, and, except for its curt title, is ex-

cellently written. The two learned authors have the

advantage of having obtained the special

licence en

Droit Européen

of Brussels, and have thus had the

opportunity of studying the Community at close quar-

ters. The book is divided into 8 parts and 38 chapters.

The General structure of the Community is described in

Part 1, while Part 2 covers the Council, the Com-

mission and the European Parliament. There is an in-

valuable introductory chapter relating to the scope and

method including where to find Community Law ,and

publications.

Part 3 deals with the Court of Justice; detailing the

composition and the procedure of the Court; then the

bases of jurisdiction of each of the Community Treaties,

the effect and nature of each judgment, the method of

proceeding against Member States, for failure to observe

the Treaties; actions for review of legality of acts by the

Council of Ministers and by the Commission. There is

a most useful chapter on the concept of the Supremacy

of Community Law which should be closely studied.

The intricate question of the direct applicability of

Community Law in relation to the rights of individuals

is fully considered, together with all relevant case law—

and this includes the direct applicability of regulations,

decisions and directives. The reception of Community

Law in the national Courts of the original Six members

is also described.

Part 4 deals with the Foundations of the Community

including the Free Movement of Goods, Agriculture,

Right of Establishment and Transport. Part 5 deals

with Community policies including Rules on Competi-

tion and on Taxation as well as the problem of the har-

monisation of laws, as well as Economic and Regional

Policies. Part 6 deals with the Finances of the Com-

munity, Part 7 with External Relations, and Part 8

with the European Communities Act 1972.

Members will benefit much from the learning and

erudition upon this intricate branch of law displayed

by the learned authors. It is interesting to note that

misuse of powers or

détournement

de pouvoir

is the

most important of the bases of illegality in the three

Treaties. This detailed account of Community Law will

repay intensive study which members should under-

take.

Cross (Rupert) and P. Asterley Jones—Cases on

Criminal Law.

Fourth edition; 8vo; pp. xxxiii, 365;

London, Butterworth, 1968; £2.40.

This is a companion volume to the "Introduction of

Criminal Law" published by the same learned authors

which is such a boon to students of criminal laws. This

edition includes 40 new cases, but, what is more im-

portant, no less than 78 cases contained in the 3rd

edition have been excluded due to the new English

Theft Act. The new cases

include—

v. Gill

(1963)

about duress,

R. v. King

(1963) and

R. v. Gould

(1968), defences to bigamy,

R. v. Evans

(1962) and

R. v. Ball

(1966) about dangerous driving,

A. G. of

South Australia v. Brown

(1960) about irresistible

impulse,

Broadhurst v. R.

(1964) about drunkenness,

Mohan v. R.

(1967) and

Thambiah v. R.

(1965), about

aiding and abetting, and

Davy v. Lee

(1967) about

attempts.

There are not merely useful extracts from the judg-

ments, but also enlightening comments on some of the

cases. As there has been no Irish textbook on criminal

law since Sandes' book in 1951 (which is out of print),

students who master these cases will have had the ad-

vantage of absorbing Professor Cross's and Mr. Jones's

erudition.

A. J. Easson—Cases and Materials in Revenue Law.

8vo; pp. xxx, 544; London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1973;

Bound £7; Paper £4.50.

The learned author is a solicitor, and is also a lecturer

in law in the University of Southampton. As he rightly

remarks, in few areas of law are the changes so regular

and so substantial as in revenue law. In fact this

reviewer would say that revenue law has been deliber-

ately kept obscure and complicated. There is no doubt

but that a current case will be but a minute loophole

in some complex legislation. Mr. Easson has successfully

attempted to provide a collection of materials to illus-

trate the basic principles of this mundane subject.

The work is divided into Four Parts. Part 1 deals

with the principles of Revenue Law, including tax

avoidance. Part 2 deals with Taxes on Incomes and

Gains, including the Schedules and the question of

Trade, profession or vocation. Part 3 deals with Tax-

able Persons, including the question of Domicile and

Residence, and Part 4 deals with Estate Duty, includ-

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