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- ↑ http://www.onlinebld.com/lawyer_of_the_month/mrimrankhan.html Lawyer of the month profile
- ↑ Hugh Muir, "Lawrence family lawyer Imran Khan: 'We see what the state is capable of'", The Guardian , 25 March 2014.
- ↑ https://www.ikandp.co.uk/imrank