The law of South Africa

TLDR: The Law of South Africa as discussed by the authors is an encyclopaedia of South African law, which is used by practitioners to check a point quickly and easily without recourse to time-consuming research.

Abstract: By referring to the relevant volume of "The Law of South Africa" the practitioner is able to check a point quickly and easily without recourse to time-consuming research. The work's matter of fact statement of the law eschews speculative disgressions and spares the tedium of having to sift through a text to distinguish between the writer's opinion of what the law should be and the law as actually applied. Furthermore, the work's title scheme ensures that all the relevant statutory material is assembled in one place, saving the user the task of working through a labyrinth of common law and statutory provisions. In addition to a cumulative index volume and one for a cumulative table of cases, there are annual cumulative supplements and a frequent updating service. The titles in the encyclopaedia are listed alphabetically and divided into numbered paragraphs, each of which deals with one aspect of the law concerned. The subject matter is further divided by sub-headings, and running heads are inserted over each page. Moreover, each volume is equipped with a table of statutes and cases, a bibliography and an index. Each title is compiled by one or more jurists, all of whom are experts in their field. Academics, practitioners and judges have all contributed, and Butterworth staff members have sub-edited their text to guarantee the accuracy of case citations, statutory reference and quotations from judgements and ensure uniformity of treatment throughout the work.