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Current Awareness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2008

Katherine Read  and
Laura Griffiths
Katherine Read
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Laura Griffiths
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
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Legal Information Management , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 2008 , pp. 142 - 146
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