This is the third L edition of the commentary on the Arbitration Act 1996 by the authors, Messrs. Harris, Planterose and Tecks, all specialists, well known in the world of arbitration. The first edition of this book was published in 1996 and a second edition in 2000. To those who are familiar with the commentary, they will be aware that this is an extremely detailed treatise and it is a book certainly not for the faint hearted. It presupposes that the reader already has an overall working knowledge of the Act and has at least some familiarity with the principal sections of the Act. The commentary runs to some 450 pages excluding the not inconsiderable and very helpful appendices. It is divided into five parts. The first consists of an Introduction which includes some helpful paragraphs on new and current matters. The second contains some tables. The third section, somewhat oddly entitled Materials contains some very useful precedents and check lists. There then follows a commentary section by section Act and the book concludes with the appendices. These include some relevant sections from the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 and the Arbitration Act 1950 Part II. Unfortunately the Appendices do not include the DAC report to which frequent reference is made, and a printed un-annotated copy of the Act would have been useful in carrying out cross checking. These, however, are minor points to what is otherwise an excellent and comprehensive survey.
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