The Journal issued to its members by the Society of
Compara- tive Legislation (Elm Court, Temple) contains in its July issue a brief, but instructive, review by Sir Courtenay Ilbert of the now laws made in different parts of the Empire, and in some foreign countries, and described at length by many learned contributors. Sir Courtenay Ebert, who was for years the Clerk to the House of Commons, remarks of Westminster in 1919 that " the quantity of legislation produced in the session was prodi- gious, but its quality left much to be desired." " There have been many complaints of stamped and hasty work, and the Statutes of the year have been found difficult to construe and difficult to work." It is a notable criticism from such an authority. We are glad to know that the Society is flourishing, for it performs a useful task.
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