Education Publications

Workplace stress - law and practice by Jane Byford & Smita Jamdar of Martineau

Workplace stress is a key occupational health issue for many institutions. This book, published by the Law Society, sets out the legal position clearly and succinctly and and offers practical suggestions for managing employees with stress related illnesses or complaints about stress.

Described by reviewers as "highly recommended" and "a sound and inclusive guide to stress", the book is an ideal overview for senior managers who are unsure of their legal obligations and employee's rights in this complex area.

The Law of Higher Education

The Law of Higher Education, by Dennis Farrington and David Palfreyman, is published by Oxford University Press (price £75, 638 pages), and replaces both the former's work of the same name, and Higher Education Law, edited by Palfreyman and Warner.

It comprehensively covers legal questions arising from the governance of HEIs and student, staff and academic issues. There are also summaries of the law of intellectual property as it affects HE, and some aspects of estates, corporate and commercial matters.

The new book's panel of consultant editors includes Paul Pharaoh of Martineau, who remains unconvinced by the authors' view that, following the removal of the visitor's jurisdiction over students in the chartered universities, judicial review continues to be available only in respect of the statutory universities.

The book does not deal expressly with the law of further education, but much of its contents will be equally applicable to FE institutions.

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