Books
How Law Works (Oxford, OUP, 2006), i-xiii, 1-325
Access to justice, equality before the law, and the rule of
law are three fundamental values underpinning the civil
justice system. This book examines these values and how,
although they do not have great leverage in decision making
by the courts, they are a crucial foundation of the civil
justice system and a powerful argument for arrangements such
as legal aid, the impartial application of law, and the
independence of the judiciary.
The second theme of this book concerns the role of
procedure, often regarded as of secondary importance
compared with substantive law. Taking the definition of
procedure at its widest, the book discusses Lord Woolf's
Inquiry, and demonstrates how procedural reform can maximize
a fundamental value like access to justice. This linkage is
furthered in a later analysis of access to justice
comparatively, in relation to civil and commercial law.
Thirdly, the book looks at understanding how law works,
and how it could be made to work better, and concludes that
this demands both a knowledge of law and of law's context.
This theme offers a framework for the book, which then goes
on to deal with the machinery of the law, and discusses what
the courts do, civil procedure, and the ethics of lawyer's
conduct, all in relation to the broader context of access to
justice.
This broader context of the law is particularly prominent
in the latter half of the book which deals with various
dimensions of the impact of the law. Including studies of
civil and social rights in practice, the role of European
law in the destruction of Aboriginal society in Australia,
and commercial law in Asia, these examples raise issues
about the gap between the law and reality, the potential law
has to destroy social patterns, and the relationship between
law and economic development.
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Principles of Banking Law, 2nd edition (Oxford, OUP, 2002), i-xiii,
1-470
Written
by a leading figure in the field, this book provides the
most authoritative treatment of international banking and
services law, with in-depth expert coverage of global
banking regulation, global payment systems, international
bond instruments and foreign exchange systems Unlike other
texts, Cranston takes an international perspective on the
subject, thus helping locate domestic banking/financial law
in its wider context.
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Cranston’s Consumers and the Law, 3rd edition, C. Scott & J. Black
(ed) (London, Butterworths, 2000) (Law in Context Series), i-xxvi,
1-546
The
third edition of Cranston's Consumers and the Law brings the
reader fully up to date with developments in consumer law
and includes important new material on utilities and
financial services regulation. An internet home page has
also been established for readers of this book. The home
page has two main purposes. First, it provides links to
websites containing primary sources such as codes,
consultation documents and reports which are not always
accessible in law libraries. Secondly it provides periodic
updating information on key developments in law and policy.
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Law, Government and Public Policy (Melbourne, Oxford, 1987), i-xiv,
1-247
Legal Foundations of the Welfare State (London, Weidenfeld &
Nicolson, 1985) (Law in Context Series), i-xxxv, 1-453
Regulating Business (London, Macmillan, 1979, Oxford Socio-Legal
Studies), xi + 186
Selected articles / chapters in books
“Commercial Lore and Commercial Law”
in J. Lowry & L. Mistelis (eds), Commercial Law: Perspectives and
Practice (London, LexisNexis, 2006)
Commercial
Law: Perspectives & Practice features innovative
contributions from today’s top commercial lawyers looking at
the future direction of commercial law.
Unique and with a strong practical focus, the book
contains authoritative and wide-ranging commentary on
commercial law from esteemed experts in the field. Including
contributions on commercial topics from arbitration to
security, and from contract to tax avoidance, its UK focus
is complemented by penetrating global comparisons.
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“Globalisation. Its Historical
Context” in S. Worthington (ed.), Commercial Law and Commercial
Practice (Oxford, Hart, 2004), 1-23
This
edited collection brings together leading scholars and
practitioners from various jurisdictions with essays and
commentaries co-ordinated around the theme of alignments and
misalignments between commercial law and commercial
practice. The purpose of the book is to prompt a more
critical and constructive reassessment of current commercial
law and its practices, and to instigate a more fruitful
dialogue between academics, judges, law reformers and
practitioners.
The result is a series of provocative and challenging
essays addressing an enormous range of problems that are of
intimate concern to commercial practice. Some essays focus
on broad themes, such as globalization and trust. Others
address more specific issues, such as contract
interpretation or constraining modern management. Yet
another group targets special problems, such as
dematerialisation or super-priority, in order to assess the
success of commercial law in meeting commercial demands. The
depth and breadth of issues addressed is a credit to the
authors. Taken as a whole, the volume makes some pointed
suggestions for improving the practices and processes, and
indeed the future progress, of commercial law.
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