Halsbury's Laws of England

Halsbury's Laws of England

Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Subject	Law
Publisher	LexisNexis Butterworths
Publication date	1907 to date

Editors-in-Chief

Lord Halsbury	1907 to 1917
Lord Hailsham	1931 to 1942
Viscount Simonds	1952 to 1964
Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone	1973 to 1997
Lord Mackay of Clashfern	1997 to date

Halsbury's Laws of England is a uniquely comprehensive encyclopaedia of law, and provides the only complete narrative statement of law in England and Wales. It has an alphabetised title scheme covering all areas of law, drawing on authorities including Acts of the United Kingdom, Measures of the Welsh Assembly, UK case law and European law. It is written by or in consultation with experts in the relevant field.

Halsbury's Laws has an annual and monthly updating service. The encyclopaedia and updates are available in both hard copy and online with some content available for free online.

In 1907 Stanley Shaw Bond, Editor at Butterworths, began a project to produce a complete statement of the law of England and Wales that was authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date. Bond tracked down the former Lord Chancellor, The Earl of Halsbury, on holiday in Nice to invite him to be the Editor-in-Chief of The Laws of England.

Traditionally, the role of Editor-in-Chief of Halsbury's Laws is held by a former Lord Chancellor, and the current incumbent is Lord Mackay of Clashfern.

In 2007, Halsbury's Laws celebrated its centenary with an evening of seminars led by Lord Mackay of Clashfern and Professor Richard Susskind O.B.E., and the publication of a collection of centenary essays.

The First Edition was published in 31 volumes from 1907 to 1917. Since then, new editions have been launched at intervals of about 20 to 30 years.

Volume 1 was published in 1907. Its articles run from action to bankers and banking. The volume deals with action, admiralty, agency, agriculture, aliens, , animals, arbitration, auction, bailment and bankers and banking.

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