The Gazette 1967/71

scription of the field in a compact and readable form. The majority of statutory references are made to the Tax Management Act, 1970, which reduces this book's relevance to the Irish prac titioner. BRIAN DEMPSEY Raoul Colinvaux. The Law of Insurance. Third Edition, 8vo. Pp. 379. London, Sweet and Maxwell, 1970. This book, the successor of Porter's Laws of Insurance, was originally published as Preston and Colinvaux in 1950, and thus three editions have been published in twenty years. The chapter headings are broadly the same as those of the 1950 edition, though many sub-headings have been added. The present edition also contains a Table of Cases, a Table of Statutes, and an appendix containing the principal statutes relating to Insurance; despite this, the author has suc ceeded in cutting down the text from 498 pages in 1950 to 379 pages in 1970 — a remarkable feat. In the present edition, the subject matter has been conveniently divided into sub-headings {headed paragraphs), and references made in the paragraphs to the relevant cases. Apart from dealing with the broad principles of insurance law, Part III deals with special types of insurance, such as life, accident, fire, motor vehicles and guarantee. This short and lucid work will be most useful to the practitioner who wishes to grasp clearly and succinctly the principles of insur ance law. . . C. G. D. The Lawyers Companion and Diary, 1971, edited by Stevens Editorial Staff, London, Stevens, 1970. This is the 125th Year of Publication of this most useful work. The Diary for 1971 contains two pages per week, and there is ample space in each entry. Apart from that, there is a complete list of barristers and solicitors practising in Eng land and Wales covering 1372 pages, as well as such helpful material as postal charges, costs for conveyancing and for registration of title and probate as well as high court fees in England. It need hardly be said that the volume contains almost as much information as the Law List, in addition to being a most useful diary. Highly recommended. C. G. D.

Dymond's Death Duties. Finance Act 1969 Supple ment to 14th Edition, by Reginald K. Johns, LL.B., London The Solicitors Law Stationary Society Ltd. Pp. 343. Price £3-15-0. This supplement to the 14th Edition of the standard work on Death Duties replaces the text of the main volume in Chapters V-VIII (Pp. 98 - 256) as respects deaths after the 16th April, 1969, and pp. 9 - 65 of the Third Supplement, except so far as the latter are specifically referred to. Furthermore, an exception to the non-culmative nature of the supplement is that the amendments to the text of the statutes at pp. 298 - 309 are cumulative with and supercede those at pp. 232 - 235 of the Third Supplement. The supplement is mainly concerned with the extensive changes in Estate Duty in England as regards deaths after 15th April, 1969, brought about by the Finance Act, 1969. Six pages are given a preliminary summary of the main relevant provisions in the detailed and thorough manner expected of this book. The supplement states the law as at the 1st August, 1970 and includes a dis cussion of three valuation cases and decisions in matrimonial proceedings as to the beneficial in terests of spouses in matrimonial homes, in view of the indirect importance of that question to Estate Duty liability. B. DEMPSEY. Richard Clayton. Evidence (Nutshell) — Sweet and Maxwell, 1970. 12/-. Law Students are well acquainted with the Nutshell Series which is particularly useful to them for final revision before their examinations. This volume in the series mentions the latest English legislation and cases in the Law of Evid ence. Irish students should be warned not to use this series, unless they have a thorough grasp of the subject beforehand. C. G. D. Abraham and Hawtrey. Parliamentary Dictionary. Third Edition; 8vo. Pp. VIII 248, London. Butterworth, 1970. £2-10-0. The fact that a third edition of this Parliamen tary Dictionary has been published in 14 years speaks for itself. The various topics, such as "Adjournment of the House", "Amendment", "Bill, Private", "Business, Order of", "Closure", "Committee, Select", etc., have been usefully 136