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- ↑ "H.M. Court Service: Court of Appeal". Archived from the original on 18 July 2010.
- ↑ Described as a "comprehensive judgment [which] masterfully resolved a number of conflicting strands of jurisprudence". Edward Murray (2013). "Lomas v Firth Rixson: 'As you were!'". Capital Markets Law Journal. 8 (4): 395. doi:10.1093/cmlj/kmt020 . Retrieved 3 September 2015.[ dead link ]
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