Derek French is author of Mayson, French and Ryan on Company Law, Applications to Wind Up Companies, Model Articles of Association for Companies, and How to Cite Legal Authorities. He is editor of Blackstone's Statutes on Company Law, co-editor of Blackstone's Civil Practice, and co-author of Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013. He has also written on insolvency law, accountancy, and management.
Stuart Sime (Consultant Editor) is the course director of the full-time Bar Professional Training Course at the City Law School, City, University of London, where he teaches civil litigation, commercial and company law. He was a practising barrister until 2005. In his early career he spent a number of years in the litigation department of the Treasury Solicitor's Office. He is co-editor of and main contributor to Blackstone's Civil Practice, author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure, and co-author of A Practical Approach to ADR, the Jackson ADR Handbook, and Blackstone's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms 2013.