Blackstone Press Limited is a

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that is a

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. It was established in March 1988 by Alistair McQueen. Its management was formerly that of

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, whose law list it purchased. The list included "everyday" reference works, and works that were "essential reading" for examinations of the Law Society and

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and which had been used for that purpose for seven years. The books published by Blackstone Press were updated and revised frequently. In 2000, Blackstone Press had a

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of £5 million and a

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of £758k. Its

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contained over four hundred books at the time Oxford University Press purchased it from BPP, PLC, in 2001.Company Overview of Blackstone Press Ltd

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. Publications Blackstone Press published, amongst other things, Blackstone's Criminal Practice.

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