Free choice of legal fee shifting rules?
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Keywords
Fee shifting; American rule; English rule; Winner rule; Opt-out provision; K40; K41;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
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