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Private international law and substantive liability issues in tort litigation against multinational companies in the English courts: recent UK Supreme Court decisions and post-Brexit implications

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Private international law and substantive liability issues in tort litigation against multinational companies in the English courts: recent UK Supreme Court decisions and post-Brexit implications. / Ahmed, Mukarrum.
In: Journal of Private International Law, Vol. 18, No. 1, 30.06.2022, p. 56-82.

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Ahmed, M 2022, 'Private international law and substantive liability issues in tort litigation against multinational companies in the English courts: recent UK Supreme Court decisions and post-Brexit implications', Journal of Private International Law, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 56-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441048.2022.2051860

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Ahmed, M. (2022). Private international law and substantive liability issues in tort litigation against multinational companies in the English courts: recent UK Supreme Court decisions and post-Brexit implications. Journal of Private International Law, 18(1), 56-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441048.2022.2051860

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Ahmed M. Private international law and substantive liability issues in tort litigation against multinational companies in the English courts: recent UK Supreme Court decisions and post-Brexit implications. Journal of Private International Law. 2022 Jun 30;18(1):56-82. Epub 2022 Jun 6. doi: 10.1080/17441048.2022.2051860

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Ahmed, Mukarrum. / Private international law and substantive liability issues in tort litigation against multinational companies in the English courts : recent UK Supreme Court decisions and post-Brexit implications. In: Journal of Private International Law. 2022 ; Vol. 18, No. 1. pp. 56-82.

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