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IMPORTANT FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
The Law of Privilege 2nd
edition
Edited by Bankim Thanki
QC, Patrick Goodall, Henry
King, et al
Oxford University
Press, Hardcover, ISBN
9780199595433, £175.00,
due August 2011
A comprehensive reference
to legal professional privilege
in both contentious and
non-contentious situations,
this book also addresses
privilege against self-incrimination.
Providing detailed
coverage of the nature of
privilege, how it arises, how
it is lost, and its limits, this
second edition builds on the
success of the first to provide
an authoritative practitioner
reference on this widely relevant
subject. Written by a
leading team from Fountain
Court Chambers, the book
is edited by Bankim Thanki
QC, who appeared in the
Three Rivers litigation which
challenged long-established
assumptions about the nature
and scope of privilege. The
book also addresses the impact
of the Human Rights Act
1998. The text is divided into
eight logical themes. It looks
first at the policy underlying
privilege and its nature, and
then at the definitions of legal
advice privilege, which relate
to communications between
lawyer and client; and litigation
privilege, which can
attach to third party communications
in the context
of litigation. It goes on to
provide expert guidance on
issues that arise regularly in
practice, such as exceptions
(including a detailed analysis
of the crime/fraud exception),
multi-jurisdictional
issues, procedural matters,
and problem areas, such
as pre-existing and partly
privileged documents. It
also covers loss of legal professional
privilege (loss of
confidence, and implied and
express waiver); joint and
common interest privilege;
the linked area of without
prejudice privilege, its scope,
exceptions, rules governing
waiver, and the position in
respect of mediation; and
the privilege against selfincrimination.
The book is
clearly laid out, with extensive
cross-referencing and
useful summaries.
Confiscation Law Handbook
by Adrian Eissa and Ruth
Barber
Bloomsbury Professional,
Softcover, ISBN
9781847667076, £75.00,
due August 2011
A practical handbook suitable
for the busy practitioner
or practitioner new to the
field dealing with all the
basic aspects of confiscation
law, including civil remedies.
This book is useful for those
giving advice at trial stage
on the future impact of confiscation
proceedings. A clear
analysis of the proliferating
case law in the field allows
principles to be quickly identified
and understood, and a stage
by stage explanation of the
procedural requirements ensures
that required forms
and responses are completed
well and within time limits.
The book provides a review
of all the key confiscation
provisions of the Proceeds
of Crime Act 2002 including
Part V civil recovery provisions,
the use of which is set
to expand. Adrian Eissa is
a Barrister at Garden Court
Chambers and a leading
Criminal Junior specialising
in confiscation work.
Ruth Barber is a Solicitor,
Advocate and Director of
Frisby and Co Solicitors, a
legal company specialising
in confiscation law.
Admiralty Jurisdiction and
Practice 4 th edition
by Nigel Meeson and John
A. Kimbell
Informa Law, Hardcover,
ISBN 9781843119432,
£390.00, due August 2011
Admiralty Jurisdiction and
Practice is the definitive
work on litigation in the Admiralty
Court, providing in
depth analysis and explana-
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