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David Allen Green is a lawyer and journalist. David writes a blog for the FT about law and policy. The blog is written from a liberal and critical perspective. He also writes a personal blog called the Jack of Kent blog. David is a consultant at the law firm Preiskel & Co LLP in the Temple, London.

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