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IRISH LAWTHE CIVIL LIABILITY ACTS4TH EDITIONEditor: Anthony KerrCIVIL PROCEDURE IN THESUPERIOR COURTSNEWEDITIONCOMMERCIAL LAW2ND EDITIONFidelma WhiteNEWEDITIONBREHON LIBRARYThe fourth edition of The Civil Liability Actsgives instant access to the full, up-to-date textof both the 1961 and 1964 Acts. It includes allthe amendments, adaptations and repeals,setting out the law as it currently stands –saving invaluable time searching for the latestamending piece of legislation, such as theDefamation Act 2009 and the Civil Law(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. It provides:• An accurate picture of the present state oflaw as it incorporates amendments made bythe Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act2011• Comprehensive cross-referencing that refersnot just to case law but also comparativelegislation• Detailed examination of Irish case law andlaws in other jurisdictions, such as England,Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia and NewZealandJURISDICTION: IrelandRound HallNov-2011 978 1 858 00675 8Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 558515Paperback, 120 pp £83.00/€95.003RD EDITIONHilary Delany and Declan McGrathPractitioners will find this new edition anabsolute must-have as it provides an up to dateand in-depth analysis of the key aspects ofpractice and procedure. It also includescoverage of the amended Order 84 dealing withapplications for judicial review and the amendedrules relating to discovery.CONTENTS: Jurisdiction; Commencement ofproceedings; Service; Appearance; Pleadings;Parties; Joinder of causes of action; Remittal ofproceedings; Third party procedure; Discovery;Preservation and inspection; Interrogatories;Security for costs; The trial of issues; Delay andwant of prosecution; Striking out proceedings;Discontinuance; Lodgments and offers; TheSettlement of proceedings; Evidence; Plenary trial;Appeals; Costs; Judgments and orders; Enforcementof foreign judgments; Summary summonsprocedure; Special summons procedure; Personalinjuries actions; The Commercial List; Judicialreview; Case stated procedure; Res Judicata.JURISDICTION: IrelandRound HallJan-2012 978 1 858 00680 2Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 561790Hardback, c. 1300 pp c. £388.00/c. €445.00Written with practitioners and students in mind,Commercial Law examines the private lawframework within which trade and commerce isconducted. It provides an accessible, up to datedescription and critical analysis of the mainareas of commercial law in Ireland, withreference to other common and civil lawjurisdictions, where relevant.• Fully revised to take account of newlegislative developments and developmentsin case law• Includes a new chapter on the additionalrights and remedies of consumers under theEuropean Communities• Examines the recommendations from thefinal Report of the Sales Law Review Group(2011)CONTENTS: Introduction to Commercial law; Agency;Sale of goods and supply of services; Finance;Commercial credit and security; Principles ofinsurance law; International trade law; Intellectualproperty law; Commercial dispute resolution.JURISDICTION: IrelandRound HallJun-2012 978 1 858 00632 1Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 512587Paperback, c. 550 pp c. £122.00/c. €140.00CIVIL PARTNERSHIPACT 2010 – ANNOTATEDDr Fergus RyanThis annotation addresses the Civil Partnershipand Certain Rights and Obligations ofCohabitants Act 2010, section by section,offering a clear and detailed account of thelegal implications of the Act for both civilpartners and cohabitants. It:• Analyses the implications of the Act forsame-sex couples who have married orentered into a civil partnership abroad• Addresses the pre-requisites for entering intoa civil partnership• Deals with maintenance, succession, pensionentitlements and shared home protection forcivil partners in detail• Highlights the remedies available on thedissolution of a civil partnership, as well asthe criteria for the award of such remedies• Examines the legal implications ofcohabitation, and in particular the remediesavailable to qualified cohabitants where acohabiting relationship endsJURISDICTION: IrelandRound HallNov-2011 978 1 858 00634 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 512584Paperback, 300 pp £109.00/€125.00THE COMMERCIAL COURT2ND EDITIONStephen DowlingNEWEDITIONThe second edition of this essential practitionertext includes coverage of:• Developments in the practice and procedureof judicial case management; entryapplications to the Commercial List; anddiscovery in the Commercial Court• Recent case law on costs awards in theCommercial Court• Updates on evidence in the CommercialCourt• Analysis of the new Commercial CourtPractitioner’s HandbookCONTENTS: Introduction; The objectives andimperatives of the Commercial Court; Entry into theCommercial List; Initial directions and casemanagement powers; Pleadings and particulars;Defining, fixing and joining issues; Discovery andinterrogatories; Expert witnesses; Alternativedispute resolution; Trial preparation; Evidence in theCommercial Court; Witness statements; Commercialjudicial review; Costs in the Commercial Court.JURISDICTION: IrelandRound HallJun-2012 978 1 858 00682 6Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 561824Hardback c. £231.00/c. €265.00THE LAW OF DEFAMATIONJohn MaherThis title is a comprehensive narrative text onthe law of defamation. It includes full coverageof the Defamation Act 2009, which introduceda number of substantive and proceduralreforms. It provides a clear explanation of theinnovations in the Act and of the new andamended remedies and defences provided for.It also looks at emerging law on key issues suchas the assessment of damages, modern mediapractice and responsibility for publication in theinternet era.• Considers how the new Act is beinginterpreted by the courts• Analyses developments in the assessmentof damages• Examines the latest case law• Looks at relevant European judgments andtheir influence on developments in otherjurisdictions• Assesses the impact of changes in electronicmedia on trends in defamation lawJURISDICTION: IrelandRound HallNov-2011 978 1 858 00637 6Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 510071Hardback, 600 pp £170.00/€195.0098 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk