PULS Volume 3: A New Perspective on Legal Need and Legal Capability - Report summary
Demonstrating that legal capability matters and suggests new directions for reform to best meet people’s needs, as identified in PULS Volume 3.
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Balmer, N.J., Pleasence, P., McDonald, H.M. & Sandefur, R.L. (2024). The Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS), Volume 3: A New Perspective on Legal Need and Legal Capability. Melbourne: Victoria Law Foundation
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Demonstrating that legal capability matters and suggests new directions for reform to best meet people’s needs, as identified in PULS Volume 3.
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