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HowToLaw.co is not a legal practice. HowToLaw provides general information on legal issues. If you face a legal issue, you should take specific legal advice from a lawyer. The legal practitioner names and firms appearing and linked in this site are people and firms that offer legal advice in a separate capacity to HowToLaw. HowToLaw has been continuously published since 2001 and is operated by Install Law Limited, a New Zealand based company.
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June 2018