Highway Law 4th ed

Highway Law is a popular and well established practitioner text on all aspects of highway law. The new edition supplies a detailed and practical commentary on the law relating to the creation, upkeep, development and ownership of highways, including the powers and duties of highway authorities, the rights of users of the highway and of those who own land around the highway.

It deals with the impact of wide-ranging recent legislation, from the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the Traffic Management Act 2004, and case law under them, to the Traffic Wardens & Parking Attendants Act 2005 and the Historic Counties, Towns and Villages (Traffic Signs and Mapping) Bill.

• Provides the practitioner with a complete reference to the law governing highways
• Includes new sections dedicated to Wales and London
• Delivers a concise and precise analysis of the law, written in a straightforward and accessible style
• Examines key topics such as traffic orders, footpaths, bridleways and right of access
• Deals with the impact of the Human Rights Act in this area
• Reproduces key legislation and summaries of relevant procedures and Orders