Contingent fees and litigation settlement

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-317

  Rickman, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033196039     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8188(99)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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