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COMPLETE LIST OF

FB's WRITINGS

 

ABOUT FB

. . . CV

. . . Autobiographical

. . . Life photos

 

FIFTH EDITION 2008

. . . Overview

. . . Index

. . . Corrigenda

 

FB's WRITING

. . . Chronological

. . . By subject

. . . Topics

. . . Books

. . . Articles etc.

. . . Press letters

. . . Archive

 

OTHER MATERIAL

. . . Non-FB writings

. . . Press cuttings

. . . Reviews

. . . Comments

. . . Documents

. . . All photos

. . . Audio and video

 

BUY Bennion's Books

 

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This site mainly comprises books, articles and other writings by Francis Bennion, of which there are currently 831: see chronological list. All are downloadable. Site last updated 22 June 2009.

The new Wali of Swat

BENNION ON STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

NESSSI

Bennion's statutory interpretation system

Co-founder and first Chairman of PAT, the Teachers’ Union sworn never to strike

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Author of leading works on statutory interpretation

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Draftsman of Sex Discrimination Act and Consumer Credit Act

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Successful private prosecutor of Peter Hain for criminal conspiracy

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Former Chief Executive of RICS

Author of books on sexual ethics and professional ethics

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Human rights law expert

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Founder of World of Property Housing Trust

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Draftsman of Pakistan and Ghana constitutions

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Founder of Statute Law Society, Statute Law Trust and Statute Law Review

What people say . . .

‘. . . arguably the most distinguished living scholar and writer on statutory interpretation in the UK.’ -

Adrian Turner LL B, editor, Justice of the Peace.

This changes daily.See also my four other daily quotations.

FB’s Column

FB has a column in Criminal Law & Justice Weekly. It is called Olla Podrida, An Occasional Medley of Legal Snippets. FB explains the title by recalling that in chapter 81 of Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes has the Don’s henchman Sancho Panza ask for a bowl of olla podrida, “wherein all sorts of good things are stewed”.

Read the latest column

 

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Latest additions to this site

 

Swatting up (22 Jun)

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Long live the ballot (15 Jun)

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Olla Podrida No. 6 (4 Jun)

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MPs' expenses: due respect for Parliament (1 Jun 2009)

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Practical Statutory Interpretation (May 27)

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How to Use NESSSI (May 27))

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Rules were broken in MPs’ expenses scandal (May 26)

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Complex Legislation: Is Redaction The Answer? (15 May)

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The beauty of Bewick writ large (6 May)

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About Francis Bennion . . .

Born 2 January 1923 in Cheshire, England, non-award winning FB remains active as a writer and academic. At his Devon home, using the internet, he writes or updates his law books and articles, does occasional broadcasts, and, with over 100 letters in the Times, spreads his opinions on many matters of public concern. Since 1984 he has been a research associate of the Oxford University Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.

During World War II, FB served as an RAF pilot. He then read law at Balliol and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple. He became law tutor at St Edmund Hall Oxford, last of the medieval halls. He then served 14 years in the Westminster Parliamentary Counsel Office drafting Acts of Parliament.

In 1956 FB drafted the constitution by which Pakistan became a republic. Then in 1960 he drafted the constitution by which Ghana became a republic. His first book, explaining the Ghana constitution, followed in 1962.

In the 1960s FB served as chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and wrote Professional Ethics. He has also written a book on sexual ethics.

In 1971-72 FB brought a private prosecution against Peter Hain. After a 10-day Old Bailey trial Hain was convicted of criminal conspiracy to organise illegal direct action protests.

In 1984 FB published his main work, Statutory Interpretation. The fifth edition of this, totalling over 1700 pages, was published in 2008.

FB has founded or co-founded various bodies including the World of Property Housing Trust, Towards One World, the Professional Association of Teachers, the Statute Law Society, the Statute Law Trust, Freedom Under Law, the Dicey Trust, and the Areopagitica Educational Trust.

FB’s books

 

 

Poetic thought for today

FB's poetic thought for 4 July 2009 is from his book, POEMOTIONS:
Poets aim not to express themselves, but to subsume humanity: otherwise the poetry is no good.

Epistolary thought for today

FB's epistolary thought for 4 July 2009 is from his Times letters:
In the nineteenth century both Britain and America tried hard to move the civil service from the spoils system to the merit system. Britain succeeded, but America did not. (2002)

Review extract for today

The extract for 4 July 2009 from a review of FB's book STATUTORY INTERPRETATION is:
'It is an immensely valuable work of reference which eclipses earlier books on statutory interpretation' - Public Law

See the complete collection of 31 extracts

Moral thought for today

FB's moral thought for 4 July 2009 is :
Do not punish others for being what, after all, you are yourself.

Navigating around FB's Web Site

 

This site is extensive and visitors are advised to use either the detailed Site Map or the comprehensive List of FB's writings to navigate around it. Both of these can be accessed from the dark blue "sidebar" menu that is on every page.

The Site Map provides an insight into the scope and contents of the site grouping FB's writings according to their subject matter. A hierachical reference is used throughout the site to denote groups and the sub-groups within them.

The List of FB's writings groups his works in a chronological form according to the year in which they were written or published. Every document on the site is allocated a unique Document Number comprising the year in which it was written and a sequence number.