Francis Jacobs

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Sir Francis Jacobs
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Advocate General at the European Court of Justice
In office
1988–2006

Case C-251/95 Sabel BV v Puma AG, Rudolf Dassler Sport

Notes

  1. "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014. Sir Francis Jacobs, an Advocate General, Court of Justice of the EC, 1988–2006, 72
  2. "The Gazette" (PDF). John Carpenter Club. 292. Spring 2008.
  3. Missing Children Europe: European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children

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