Contesting Professionalism: Legal Aid and Nonlawyers in England and Wales

Law and Society Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 765-808

  Moorhead, Richard ^a,b,c   Paterson, Alan ^d   Sherr, Avrom ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Lord Chanc Leg Serv CP   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10744227946     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0023-9216.2003.03704003.x     Document Type: Article

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