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Acknowledgements

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AuthorEmily Allbon/Ian Hunter/Peter Clinch
Pages27-29

Acknowledgements

Taking over a well-established book from someone who is a legend within the field is a daunting task. I was honoured when Peter asked me to consider taking on the third edition of his excellent book, but also a little scared for a number of reasons. First, the volume of work: it is pretty substantial at well over 450 pages. Second, its popularity: despite focusing on UK law, it has found its home in libraries all over the world. Third, living up to expectation: would I be able to measure up to Peter?

Peter explains how the book began in his acknowledgements to the previous edition:

If it had not been for Andrew Riddoch, Commissioning Editor for the publisher, this book would never have been begun. A chance meeting at the BIALL Dublin Conference in 2008 was the start of a very fruitful collaboration – I have valued his judgment, acting as a sounding board for my ideas, some of which dissolved on the way, others you see here displayed. I am also grateful for his enthusiasm for a second edition. My thanks are due to the editorial team at Wildy, Simmonds & Hill who achieved wonders in converting my complicated manuscript, especially the figures, into such a presentable and accessible form. My sincere thanks also to Jo Joyce for expertly and lucidly indexing such a vast amount of material.

It was James Mullan (then Knowledge Management Systems Manager of Field, Fisher Waterhouse LLP) who provided the ‘practitioner spin’ in the first edition, and Jon Beaumont (then Head of Knowledge Management at Harvey, Ingram, Shakespeares) who did the same for the second. For this third edition, I have been very grateful for the expertise of Ian Hunter, Research and Information Manager at Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP. Ian crafted a new chapter on precedents, updated Chapters 15 and 19, and also cast his eye over the rest of the book to ensure the focus remains on practitioner material. Thank you Ian for both your enthusiasm and professionalism, you have been a pleasure to work with.

For this edition, Lynne Irvine, College Librarian at the University of Glasgow, kindly reviewed and updated the sections throughout the book relating to Scotland. Matt Davies, Subject Librarian (Law) at Cardiff University fulfilled the same role for Wales, and Eimear Evans, Faculty Librarian (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) at Queen’s University Belfast, covered Northern Ireland. My thanks to all three for their hard work to ensure these sections remain accurate and...

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