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For the Defense

By Anne Cadwallader, Contributor
June / July 2001

June 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

If political power can be judged by how an individual influences society and changes its laws, then there's an arguable case for British defense lawyer Michael Mansfield being one of the most powerful figures on the British stage today. The list of trials and inquiries in which he has played a major role reads like a legal history of the last 20 years, including … [Read more...] about For the Defense

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