From its general appearance, the first number of Aviation & Space Law Reports might be mistaken for a medical journal. However, with sky-blue colour and A4 size, it is well served by departure from the more familiar format of many law reports in this country. The large, clear print would be excellent for reading in court and stands a much fairer chance of survival and retrieval while still unbound than the smaller reports which breed so readily in lawyers’ rooms.

Not that retrieval of materials should be a problem with these Reports. Wisely, the publishers announce that their law reports are available (to current subscribers only) on PC Disc for downloading onto PCs. For those who want to use research materials in this way, or need to quote permitted extracts from these specialist materials, the development of access to texts by such means will be great boon. This service is further enhanced by the possibility of receiving cases, from those listed inside the front cover as “to be reported”, on disc in advance.

Other “non-standard” features include sections on articles and on legislation under the heading “Aviation and Space Law Alert”. These have the potential to provide an extremely valuable up-date on the literature and on international developments of a legislative nature, though in the latter case the present number is limited to material from Australia and the United Kingdom. Treaties should not properly be described as legislation but are neverthe