Bennion, Bailey and Norbury on Statutory Interpretation

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Commentary

SOURCE CURRENCY: 9th Edition 2026. Bennion, Bailey and Norbury on Statutory Interpretation is the leading work of its kind. 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 9th edition includes include a new method statement/checklist to help guide the busy practitioner through the interpretive process; contain rewritten and restructured chapters on the core principles of interpretation; draws on key recent Supreme Court decisions (many of which themselves cite the work), contains a rewritten chapter on the effect on domestic law of EU law, in light of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 and reflects the ongoing stream of case law in the field of statutory interpretation, with new and updated examples bringing the principles to life.

Contributors

James George BA, DPhil (Oxon)  Contributing editor
Luke Norbury MA (Cantab)  Contributor
Professor David Feldman QC (Hon), MA DCL (Oxon), Hon LLD (Bristol), FBA, FRSA  Consultant editor
Michael Anderson LLB, DipLP  Contributing editor
Diggory Bailey LLB, LLM  Contributor