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This book is the culmination of a three year project by experienced archivist and records managers on private sector legal records at risk in England at Wales. It summarises the work of the Legal Records at Risk (LRAR) project and its predecessors, diagnoses the problems of preservation of archives in the legal sector in England and Wales and outlines a national strategy for such records to be developed in conjunction with The National Archives. Contents Formats Authors Subjects Introduction Chapter 1: Are private sector records more at risk than in the past? Chapter 2: The project plan Chapter 3: Identifying legal records at risk Chapter 4: Engaging with stakeholders Chapter 5: LRAR seminars Chapter 6: LRAR case studies Chapter 7: Seeking to develop a national strategy to rescue legal records Chapter 8: Findings Chapter 9: Solutions 39 9.1 The creation of a dedicated ‘legal records’ archives Chapter 10: Conclusion PDF: 9781911507154 Paperback: 9781911507147 / 308 pages / 297mm x 210mm Clare Cowling (Author) Subject: Law BISAC codes: LAW059000, LAW061000 Thema codes: GLP, L Keywords: archives, legal records, preservation More books in this subject area Insiders and Outsiders in the History of Law Joanna McCunn Gwen Seabourne 29 October 2026 Migrating Borders and Citizenship in Law Devyani Prabhat 19 March 2026 Law and Justice in the 1950s Fiona Cownie Rosemary Auchmuty 22 January 2026 International Handbook on Clinical Tax Education Amy Lawton Annette Morgan David Massey Donovan Castelyn 7 December 2023 Law, Humanities and the COVID Crisis Carl F. 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