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Catalogue description National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Legal Department
| Reference: | COAL 27 |
|---|---|
| Title: | National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Legal Department |
| Description: |
The files in this series are from the Legal Department and detail the National Coal Board's estates, commercial matters, litigation and arbitration as well as related topics. |
| Date: | 1946-1997 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
British Coal Corporation, 1987-1997 National Coal Board, Legal Department, 1947-1987 |
| Physical description: | 642 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Selection and destruction information: | The files in this series have been selected to show the range of work of the Legal Department. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Legal Department of the National Coal Board served the board itself, and advised its subsidiary and associated undertakings in respect of estates, conveyancing and commercial work, litigation and arbitration, and parliamentary advice. It was headed by the Legal Adviser, who was solicitor to the board and reported directly to the chairman. It also had responsibility for the regional solicitors' offices. |
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