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From Claim to Judgment – Tracking a Case Through Its Lifecycle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2024

Anneli Sarkanen
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Abstract

While every law librarian should be able to find a case, tracking one from claim form to judgment is another thing entirely. Here Anneli Sarkanen outlines why and when this might need to be done, the various sources that are available and the methods that are used

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information resourceslegal researchlegal sourcescase law
Type
Subject Resource Guide
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , June 2024 , pp. 103 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians

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Endnotes

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