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543:James Wigram
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180:Family Court
158:County Court
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1376:"No. 61745"
1356:"No. 60392"
1314:"No. 55920"
1294:"No. 53811"
1274:"No. 52677"
1254:"No. 50145"
1189:"No. 24033"
1169:"No. 23729"
1149:"No. 23631"
1129:"No. 23456"
1109:"No. 23361"
1089:"No. 23194"
1069:"No. 21401"
1049:"No. 21360"
1029:"No. 21255"
1006:"No. 21197"
986:"No. 21162"
966:"No. 21150"
946:"No. 20032"
923:"No. 18410"
903:"No. 18358"
883:"No. 17324"
863:"No. 16718"
843:took effect
667:James Bacon
637:John Stuart
454:Bleak House
430:— rarely a
329:Bar Council
247:Crown Court
1449:Categories
828:References
721:1976: Sir
715:1974: Sir
709:1971: Sir
580:John Leach
556:After the
1438:from the
1395:, by Sir
346:Solicitor
334:Barrister
801:See also
525:and the
438:and the
415:and the
262:Recorder
497:Ireland
491:English
426:of the
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