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IMPORTANT FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONSExclusion Clauses and UnfairContract Terms, 9 theditionby Dr Richard LawsonSweet & Maxwell,Hardback, ISBN9781847037220, £155.00,due December 2008This book analyses the mainprinciples contained in theUnfair Contract Terms Act1977 and the Unfair Terms inConsumer Contracts Regulations1999, and shows howthe law impacts on bothdrafting and challenging exclusionclauses. The text hasbeen enhanced and broughtfully up to date since publicationof the last edition andincludes an explanation ofthe new criminal offencesin relation to contract terms,created by the ConsumerProtection Against UnfairTrading Regulations 2008;the impact of the Consumers,Estate Agents and RedressAct 2007, which gives bodies,such as the National ConsumerCouncil, the powerto hear complaints; and adiscussion on the fairness ofbank charges with referenceto relevant case law, includingthe action brought bythe Office of Fair Trading. Italso covers the new criminaloffences created in relation tocontract terms, brought aboutby the Consumer ProtectionAgainst Unfair TradingRegulations 2008, as well asthe impact of the Consumers,Estate Agents and RedressAct 2007. Covering bothcommercial and consumercontracts, this popular bookshows practitioners howto draft exclusions clausesthat are lawful, valid andeffective. It assesses theReasonableness Test withreference to huge amount ofcase law on the subject sincethe last edition, and looks atunlawful, void and ineffectiveexclusion clauses. A listof bullet points is providedat the end of each chapter,summarising the key pointsdiscussed, and a number ofsample exclusion clauses aregiven at the end of relevantchapters.Housing Law: An Advisor’sHandbookby Diane AstinLegal Action Group,Softcover, ISBN9781903307434, £35.00,due November 2008This is a new handbookaimed at lawyers and adviserseither entering housing lawor acting as non-specialistadvisers. Covering all thebasic aspects of housing law,it focuses on the practical: thecommon problems faced byadvisers, court proceedingsand the tactics of running acase, challenging decisions,and seeking remedies.Each chapter begins withkey points and includeschecklists and summaries.The book is fully supportedby appendices includinga glossary, proceduralchecklists and precedents.Combining a clear, accessibleapproach to the law involvedwith a comprehensive surveyof all important elements ofhousing law, this definitivehandbook is not only aninvaluable resource tothose new to housing lawbut will also provide thesolution for the experiencedhousing lawyer looking fora quick answer or somereassurance.Butterworths CompetitionLaw Handbook, 14 theditionEdited by Garth LindrupLexisNexis Butterworths,Softcover, ISBN9781405728768, £110.00,due November 2008P u b l i s h e d a n n u a l l y,Butterworths CompetitionLaw Handbook is theessential work for allpractitioners in the field ofcompetition law. It is themost comprehensive singleOCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2008 47