Recent Book: Road Traffic Cases: Road Traffic Reports
| Published date | 01 July 1971 |
| Date | 01 July 1971 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X7104400316 |
| Author | Paul Harris |
| Subject Matter | Recent Book |
PATERSON
J. N.
MARTIN
(Editor): Paterson's Licensing Acts. 79th Edition. Butterworth. £8.
The new edition of Paterson is the general betting duty, the repeal of
tenth for which Mr
Martinhas
been res- betting premises licence duty, the
ponsible. This record is equalledby
that
introduction of gaming licence duty
of the original
author,
who was wholly and certain restrictions on the issue of
responsible for the first ten, and is only gaming machine licences. The year
beaten by three previous editors, the produced the usual
crop
of important
last of whom. Mr
Morton
Smith, the decisions, including those in Whit-
present editor's immediate predecessor, bread and Co. Ltd. v. Bell [1970]
produced fifteen. All this has contri- 2Q. B. 547; [1970] 2 All E. R. 64,
buted to a consistencyand continuity of where a scheme, initiated by brewers,
treatment which has marked the work involving the distribution of sealed
since its first appearance and has been envelopes with coupons to customers
an important factor in furnishing at public houses was held not to
readers, year by year, with a compre- constitute alottery within s. 42 of the
hensive
and
reliable guide to licensing Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act,
law, which is particularly susceptible 1963, but to conflict with s. 47, since
to the impact of changes in government success in the competition did not
policy
and
social conditions. The most depend to a substantial degree on the
substantial modifications noted in the exercise of skill; Tuck v. Robson [1970]
present edition are perhaps those I W.L.R. 741; [1970] I All E.R. 1171,
dictated by the Late Night Refresh- where a licensee took no positive steps
ment Houses Act, 1969, which received to eject customers after the permitted
the Royal Assent too late for more hours prescribed by the Licensing Act,
than
apassing reference in the 1970 1964;
and
Wheeler v. Gibhins [1970]
edition. This is, of course, now fully I W.L.R. 268; [1970] I All E.R. 323
covered. The bringing into effect (contract by way of wagering). It need
during 1970 of practically the whole of hardly be said
that
this new edition of
the Gaming Act, 1968, has called for Paterson conforms with the exacting
further extensive modifications, as standards set by the predecessors.
have certain provisions of the Finance
Act, 1970, with its alteration of the F.
GRAHAM
GLOVER
ROAD
TRAFFIC CASES
L.
NORMAN
WILLIAMS
and N.
PERCY
METCALFE
(Editors): Road Traffic Reports,
1970. Kenneth Mason. £10
The word consolidated has become
synonymous with
Road
Traffic legis-
lation so it is no surprise to find
that
authoritative case law on road traffic
has at last been brought together in one
volume. This book is the first bound
collection of
Road
Traffic Reports, a
series of full length law reports of all
reportable road traffic decisions in the
Higher Courts.
Road
traffic offences take up a large
part
of the time in Britain's courts and
threaten to demand an even greater
share of judicial time in the future.
There has long been a need for a good
system
of
reporting road traffic cases
and one can anticipate
that
Road
Traffic Reports will quickly become the
standard reference work for case law
on the subject.
Road Traffic Reports are published
at four to five week intervals with a
cumulative index and the annual issue
is produced at the end of the year in a
single bound volume. The book is well
265
laid
out
and both printing and script
are excellent. Each page is sectioned
into eleven parts by marginal lettering
for easy reference from any of the five
parts of the index. This is made up of
Cases Reported, Subject Matter, Cases
Judicially Considered, Statutes Judi-
cially Considered and Statutory In-
struments Judicially
Considered-
truly comprehensive. There are no
footnotes to the text so
that
reading is
straightforward and uninterrupted.
At first glance the cost of the book
may appear high, but this will be amply
compensated by the saving in research
time during future years.
It
is a great
pity that such a venture was not
tackled a long time ago. After only
three days in the office, however, my
copy was looking very second-hand.
For
aworking book this
just
is not
good enough and it is to be hoped
that
future issues will show some improve-
ment.
PAUL
HARRIS
July
1971
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