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The Cases That Changed Our World

The Cases That Changed Our World: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - The Cases That Changed Our World, Episode 2

The case of the Victorian medicine which established principles about truth in advertising

The curious saga of the Carbolic Smoke Ball, a bizarre Victorian quack medicine, a case which established important principles about truth in advertising.

Clive Coleman tells the stories of cases that shaped our lives but which are little known outside the legal world. 

The curious saga of the Carbolic Smoke Ball, a bizarre Victorian quack medicine. The case established important principles about truth in advertising and the relationship between companies and their customers.

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Clive Coleman tells the stories of little-known but influential legal cases

Clive Coleman tells the stories of cases that shaped our lives but which are little known outside the legal world

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