Statutory Nuisance - 4th Edition by Robert McCracken Kc & Gregory Jones Kc & James Pereira Kc (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Guiding you through each step, Statutory Nuisance takes you from initial assessment of a potential nuisance, through document drafting to the magistrates' court and beyond to the higher courts.

Clear, readable and user friendly this book provides lucid explanation, practical guidance and the primary materials needed in court - all in one handy volume. Accessible to the layman, yet illuminating to the experienced practitioner, this title expresses a view on the issues not yet resolved by the courts.

The new 4th edition covers the significant legislative changes such as:

- The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
- Coventry v Lawrence [2014]
- Lorna Grace Peires v Bickerton Aerodromes Ltd [2016]
- Forster v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2016]
- Cocking v Eacott [2016]

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Environmental Law online service.

Review Quotes

"For anyone involved in, or dealing with, statutory nuisance issues...Statutory Nuisance is a must have." --Review of 3rd edition, Student Law Journal

"simple, lucid, holistic...highly recommended [for] libraries, CABs and other sources of public information" --Review of a previous edition, Environmental Law Foundation

"Comprehensive and very accessible...careful analysis of substantive law with clear practical advice...The style is refreshingly simple and there are clear explanations of legal terminology to assist the lay reader...a welcome handbook" --Review of a previous edition, Solicitors Journal

".. essential for anyone who has any involvement with the law relating to statutory nuisance. It is difficult to imagine any practitioner being able to function in this field without this exceptional repository of knowledge. It is highly recommended." --James Button & Co Solicitors

"The authors of 'Statutory Nuisance' should be heartily congratulated for writing such a formidable (the book runs to almost 800 pages including index), well-researched book, which deserves a place on the bookshelves, especially of those who have a practical interest in this area of law. While the book is mainly for the English practitioner, the book will also prove useful to a Scottish readership." --SPEL

About the Author

Robert McCracken, KC is a leading public, planning and environmental lawyer at Francis Taylor Building. He appears at all levels from the European Court of Justice to magistrate courts and planning inquiries. He is recognised as a leading silk by Chambers Directory in the fields of Environment and Planning.

Gregory Jones, KC is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building and a Visiting Lecturer at King's College London. Recognised by Chambers as "An authority on environmental impact assessment, habitats directives and wider planning and environment issues."

James Pereira, KC is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building specialising in planning, environmental, local government and administrative law, compulsory purchase and compensation.