Agricultural Law

Publisher: Tottel Publishing

Author: Christopher P Rodgers

Price: £95.00

Edition: 3rd Edition (May 2008)

ISBN: 978-1-84592-092-0

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For many property lawyers and property litigation lawyers, agricultural law is a specialist and often confusing topic.  To overcome this problem, lawyers can either rely upon specialist counsel or become familiar with this area of law.  Agricultural Law is designed for lawyers falling into this latter category and provides a clear and coherent explanation of the law, principles and practice.

Written by an experienced academic and practitioner lawyer, Agricultural Law is split into three sections: introduction; the law of land tenure; and the law of land use.  Each section is then sub-divided down into a number of specialist chapters.  In addition to the sections, Agricultural Law includes a fantastic appendix headed "dispute resolution" which includes a useful table of time limits, material for arbitration claims and material for claims in the Agricultural Lands Tribunal (together with a number of superb forms).

Agricultural Law is well-written and explains the law in a straight-forward and accessible way.  It is also superbly referenced with many footnotes cross-referring the reader to other parts of the text.  The author's experience as a consultant also means it is practically written with a number of hints and tips.  For example, when discussing a failure to remedy a breach of the tenancy agreement, the author looks at the court's recent move to a more pragmatic approach.

For both experienced and inexperienced lawyers, Agricultural Law is a concise and comprehensive guide to this complex area of law.  It is well written and explains even the most complex issues in an accessible way.  Its combination of intelligent commentary, practitioner forms and its price also means it is a guide which should remain close to hand for any self-respecting property lawyer or property litigation lawyer.

Reviewed on 17 February 2009

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