PRODUCT LIABILITY CASEBOOK edited by J. Stuart Ashworth, LL.B., Lloyd’s of London Press Ltd., Colchester (1984, v and 171 pp.). Paperback £27.50. This book provides extracts from 29 leading United Kingdom and United States cases compiled by the editor of Product Liability International, with commentary outlining the American law by Derrick Owles, and the English law by Anthea Worsdall. Most of the English cases at least will be well known to most English lawyers. The book serves as a convenient introduction to the area and point of reference for non-lawyers with an interest in the major cases and a selection of the most recent developments.

MARINE CLAIMS HANDBOOK (4th Edition) by N. G. Hudson, M.A. and J. C. Allen, F.C.I.I., Members of the Association of Average Adjusters. Lloyd’s of London Press Ltd., London (1984, vi and 69 pp., plus 33 pp. Appendices). Paperback £12.50. Continuing developments have necessitated the fourth edition of this book, first published in 1967. It continues to present a simplified outline of the principal practical steps in the claims process, with 10 appendices including inter alia the important new Institute Clauses. A new section deals with shipowners’ liabilities with particular reference to P. & I. cover.