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BOOK REVIEW
PEASE, CHITTY AND COUSINS: LAW OF MARKETS AND FAIRS
7th edition
By Edward Cousins and Graham Wilson OBE
ISBN 978 1 52651 128 7
BLOOMSBURY PROFESSIONAL LAW
bloomsburyprofessional.com
A WELCOME NEW EDITION ON MARKETS AND FAIRS FOR 21st CENTURY FROM BLOOMSBURY PROFESSIONAL
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”, and Mediator
The first edition of this excellent work appeared in 1899 and was published by Charles Knight and Co. It was originally entitled “A Treatise on the Law of Markets and Fairs” by J G Pease and Herbert Chitty.
The second edition appeared much later, in 1958. This new seventh edition for 2020 has been written and edited by Edward Cousins and Graham Wilson. The current authors quote from the original edition, the aims of Pease and Chitty which is “to state in a book of moderate size the whole of the English law of markets and fairs”.
For 2020, the work continues the tradition of providing a practical handbook for “clerks of urban authorities and other persons concerned in the management of markets”. Cousins and Wilson also state that owing to the original authors’ “perspicacity, erudition and insight one hundred and twenty years ago, this work still remains of considerable relevance and value today”. They add, encouragingly, that “it is relied upon by many” in this “somewhat esoteric area of law”. The book remains of great use to local authorities who deal with markets, lawyers, and members of the public.
The new edition is now published by Bloomsbury Professional Law who took the title over from LexisNexis and Tottel. It continues to offer an in-depth commentary and analysis on the history of market and fair rights together with current developments in the law relating to franchise and statutory markets in the United Kingdom. We consider that this book remains the leading authority covering what is a complex area of law in the UK.
Today, the authors centre on specific aspects of practice and procedure, it provides practical guidance for local government and land law practitioners in the UK, and in Ireland, for local councils, and for private market officers. They offer useful legal analysis of all relevant UK and European legislation and case law.
For practitioners, the work covers these main areas: the practice and procedure in relation to rival markets and car boot sales by use of the tort of disturbance; United Kingdom regulation and control by means of byelaws, street trading and the laws relating to pedlars, tolls and stallage, and highway obstruction; and an important section on the law of markets, fairs, and street trading in the Republic of Ireland which we found useful for comparative studies.
Cousins and Wilson a practical toolkit of model byelaws and precedents for market officers and local authorities, in addition to a short review of EU implications post Brexit and the devastating effects of Covid-19 which are continuing. They point out that the virus has caused us all to question so many aspects of the way in which we live and go about our daily routines with the possible closure of around 400 Markets in the UK. Thank you very much for the new edition at a difficult time for many people.
The date of publication of this hardback seventh edition is cited as 5th November 2020.
Do visit the publisher's website to keep up to date with new titles.
BOOK REVIEW
PEASE, CHITTY AND COUSINS: LAW OF MARKETS AND FAIRS
7th edition
By Edward Cousins and Graham Wilson OBE
ISBN 978 1 52651 128 7
BLOOMSBURY PROFESSIONAL LAW
bloomsburyprofessional.com
A WELCOME NEW EDITION ON MARKETS AND FAIRS FOR 21st CENTURY FROM BLOOMSBURY PROFESSIONAL
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”, and Mediator
The first edition of this excellent work appeared in 1899 and was published by Charles Knight and Co. It was originally entitled “A Treatise on the Law of Markets and Fairs” by J G Pease and Herbert Chitty.
The second edition appeared much later, in 1958. This new seventh edition for 2020 has been written and edited by Edward Cousins and Graham Wilson. The current authors quote from the original edition, the aims of Pease and Chitty which is “to state in a book of moderate size the whole of the English law of markets and fairs”.
For 2020, the work continues the tradition of providing a practical handbook for “clerks of urban authorities and other persons concerned in the management of markets”. Cousins and Wilson also state that owing to the original authors’ “perspicacity, erudition and insight one hundred and twenty years ago, this work still remains of considerable relevance and value today”. They add, encouragingly, that “it is relied upon by many” in this “somewhat esoteric area of law”. The book remains of great use to local authorities who deal with markets, lawyers, and members of the public.
The new edition is now published by Bloomsbury Professional Law who took the title over from LexisNexis and Tottel. It continues to offer an in-depth commentary and analysis on the history of market and fair rights together with current developments in the law relating to franchise and statutory markets in the United Kingdom. We consider that this book remains the leading authority covering what is a complex area of law in the UK.
Today, the authors centre on specific aspects of practice and procedure, it provides practical guidance for local government and land law practitioners in the UK, and in Ireland, for local councils, and for private market officers. They offer useful legal analysis of all relevant UK and European legislation and case law.
For practitioners, the work covers these main areas: the practice and procedure in relation to rival markets and car boot sales by use of the tort of disturbance; United Kingdom regulation and control by means of byelaws, street trading and the laws relating to pedlars, tolls and stallage, and highway obstruction; and an important section on the law of markets, fairs, and street trading in the Republic of Ireland which we found useful for comparative studies.
Cousins and Wilson a practical toolkit of model byelaws and precedents for market officers and local authorities, in addition to a short review of EU implications post Brexit and the devastating effects of Covid-19 which are continuing. They point out that the virus has caused us all to question so many aspects of the way in which we live and go about our daily routines with the possible closure of around 400 Markets in the UK. Thank you very much for the new edition at a difficult time for many people.
The date of publication of this hardback seventh edition is cited as 5th November 2020.
Do visit the publisher's website to keep up to date with new titles.
