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Current Awareness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2009

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 9 , Issue 2 , June 2009 , pp. 144 - 147
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