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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is unclear whether or not he also continued acting for other litigants.
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Such men spoke in court on behalf of litigants and also stood surety for them when required.
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The defendants sought an order under a United States statutory provision dealing specifically with assistance to litigants in foreign courts.
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The personalized nature of disputes caused litigants to pursue all possible legal strategies even when it would have been more rational to compromise.
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The text of the Convention drew no distinction between evidence obtained from third parties and that obtained from litigants themselves.
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These cases are too costly and too risky for most lawyers and most litigants.
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This scheme does not always divert costs away from the assisted litigant to the Legal Aid Fund - far from it.
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This would give greater predictability to litigants and presumably effect a reduction in the amount of judicial time devoted to these matters.