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Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Viberts announces its expansion with nine new employees joining the firm

Property law specialist Paul Harben joins Viberts as partner

Viberts recognised in latest Legal 500 UK 2021 rankings

Senior Conveyancing Manager, Chris Duverger celebrates 50 years in the role

Jersey Private Funds

COVID-19 and the Jersey property market

‘Foreclosure’ bankruptcy

Reasonableness and residential tenancies - an update for residential tenants and landlords

New law comes into force for executing wills during the Coronavirus pandemic

Unhappy in your marriage during the lockdown?

Commercial landlords and tenants: Reasonableness is key

Espresso update: Government of Jersey’s support for businesses

Coronavirus and construction contracts

Child contact issues/shared residence in lockdown - an update

(Un)happy families and Covid-19

Payment of child maintenance and the Coronavirus

Commercial tenants - proactive measures to consider

Wedlock-deadlock: How your insurance can help you if COVID-19 turns your big day into a big dud

Coronavirus and the issues it raises about contact for separated parents

COVID-19: A force majeure event

How to protect your marriage from COVID-19

Pandemic practical advice for businesses and individuals

Spring 2020: Corporate governance and looking forward

Viberts appoints Solicitors, Oliver Hughes and Emily Paris-Hunter

Promotions announced at Viberts

Wills & Estates in Jersey

Employment law expert Vicky Milner to join Viberts as Partner

Dismissals deemed to have been unfair do not always seem unfair

Drawing up a Lasting Power of Attorney

What is a Calderbank offer?

What to expect when you attend voluntarily for interview at the police station

Recent developments that apply to the granting of bail in Jersey

Viberts Partner, Rebecca Morley-Kirk represents defendant in landmark mental health case

Viberts helps commemorate 250th anniversary of Jersey Reform Day

Experienced family lawyer returns to Viberts

Digital Wills

Beneficial Ownership

Presumed Consent has arrived

Six things you should never forget when buying a property

Green Funerals

What happens if you don't make an LPA?

Litigation risk and the “Chinese Tiger”

Keeping divorce costs down

A helping hand through the door

Brexit: EU citizen living in Jersey?

Family Law and those new year blues

Employee Benefit Trustees await developments

Parents: Let’s talk about sex

Registration of charities in Jersey

The Limited Liability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2018

Conveyancing: It’s about far more than just property

The devil is in the detail

A reconciliation contract – an alternative to divorce?

GDPR action plan

A guide to the new Lasting Power of Attorney law

Appeal court examines the necessary elements required for an indecent assault

Providing for pets in a will

Tout tel under scrutiny

Jersey's HSS failures contribute to death of resident

Child contact at Christmas: make a clear plan

DIY divorce

Setting up a small business

Where are your assets located?

Cohabitation: you may not get back what you put in to a property

Contract of purchase found to be binding in boundary dispute between neighbours

The electric vehicle revolution - is this the calm before the storm?

The foreshore: where do you draw the (water)line?

Marriage vs. cohabitation

No ring? No inheritance rights

Making a claim for a holiday ruined by illness

New building levy in Jersey

Acting as an executor

Dividing the marital assets in a divorce

Property planning appeals - how long have I got?

The issue of parking when buying property

Boundary dispute

Travel contracts: United Airlines' ejection

Rejecting a buy out offer in a quasi-partnership company not necessarily fatal to securing a just and equitable winding up

No post-resignation implied duty of confidentiality in director’s contract

Failure to make a declaration of directors’ conflicts of interest

Which of multiple breaches of the proper purpose rule matters?

Art 125 scheme to move a Jersey company to England

Subjective and objective views of directors’ duties

How long have you got to sue a dishonest director?

Commercial disappointment & failure of substratum not the same

Generous view of fund directors’ duties

It's not you, nor me: is the concept of 'no fault divorce' on the cards?

Inherent jurisdiction invoked to plug an inconvenient gap in (Manx) company law

Directors’ wrongful trading clearly defined

Jersey's succession laws & your family finances

The "boomerang generation" & divorce

Leaving a bequest to charity in your will

Charitable gift of Jersey land in a will and possible conflict that can arise

Tax changes for non-dom UK property owners

Parental Responsibility - have you got consent for travelling as a single parent with children?

Rules to determine fair value payable for shares in a company merger

Guidance for preparing statements of solvency

Social media & relationship breakdown

How not to seek a just and equitable winding up

Board deadlock and shareholder intervention

It’s time to push back against “Jersey, United Kingdom” because it’s got out of hand

Who is liable for storm damage to property?

Clear contracts avoid murky waters for land owners

Family Law jargon buster

Litigation jargon buster

Non-executive director: just a touch of class?

“Not in front of the children!” - Trust administration

Victory for Viberts’ client after six year trust battle

Brexit, Jersey and the sequel to Protocol 3

Declaratory relief in the context of regulatory supervision

Winding up of Jersey companies

Setting aside trusts on the grounds of mistake as to tax consequences - S & T Trusts

Winding up of companies Re Monarch Investments Ltd.

Sickness in the workplace

Legal expenses insurance: what’s it all about?

Constructive unfair dismissal

Avoiding the christmas party from hell

Bullying & harassment in the workplace

Workplace dress code: why can’t I wear this to work?

Social media: the need for clear guidelines

The new housing and work law legislation has arrived

A modern workplace: diverse, family friendly and flexible

Bullying & harassment in the workplace: how to tackle it as an employer

Bullying & harassment in the workplace: how to handle it as an employee

Age discrimination: retirement age can no longer be stipulated by employers

When is a PILON clause correctly exercised?

Can spousal maintenance ever be forever?

Top tips for keeping divorce costs down

Divorce d-day

Parental responsibility, residence & contact - Children Law in Jersey

Inherited assets & dividing these in a divorce

Divorce: what about the children?

Divorce with dignity

Fast cars, hiding assets, expensive new partners...

Has divorce law now gone too far in favour of women?

No more rummaging in bins!

Should the law change be changed for unmarried couples - gay or heterosexual?

The impact on children when a relationship breaks down

Delays in law drafting can be damaging

The pre-nuptial agreement comes of age

Interesting developments regarding financial matters on divorce

Keeping the family together: the collaborative approach to family law

I love you - but what about a pre-nup?

In the dark about divorce?

Separated: Let the whole family have a happy Christmas

Child maintenance: defining a ‘parent’

Harassment remedies - domestic abuse

Divorce it isn’t all about the parents

Getting re-married? What you need to consider

Happily living together? Protect your interests

Settling your family disputes outside court

Counting the cost of your divorce

Planning some changes?

Buying your first home together

Two generation homes

Land transfer tax

New year, new you, new business

Have you got a will?

Business leases - MOT before you start the journey

A property snap shot

Putting down roots: business leases & security of tenure

Strawberry fields forever?

Seymour Villa & Seymour Cottage - a planning tale

Tenants’ deposits: are they now “safe as houses”?

Shaky completions in Jersey's Royal Court

New leases - what a landlord now needs to know

Is court that bad? The role of the arbitrator

Making home improvements? Do your homework first

The quirkiest restrictions found in Jersey property deeds

Incapacity: Who will manage my affairs if I become incapable?

Death is a taxing matter: Have you considered the stamp duty implications of making a will?

Brussels IV: Own property abroad?

Have you got the will to make a will?

New mental health law aims to bring peace of mind

Obtaining probate in Jersey & the advantages of having a separate Jersey Will

Where there is a will there is a way!

Modernisation of Jersey's inheritance laws

To will or not to will?

Selling the reversionary interest in your home: the pros & cons

A guide to mental capacity & lasting powers of attorney in Jersey

Digital life after death

A reform of the tutelle system; minors inheriting property

Liability when an airline crashes?

David & Goliath - round 3 the battle between the developer, the planning department and the home owner

Royal court decision empowers the court to order damages for a neighbours’ encroachment

Privacy - an issue for all levels of society

Turning an injury into compensation

The customer is always right: returning faulty goods

What is privilege?

Do you need planning permission?

How to appeal a planning decision

Expert medical reports: to disclose or not to disclose?

Do I have a case? Don't get caught with your pants down

Above your neighbour’s land? You’re not above the law when it comes to neighbourly duties

Breach of an illegal contract: enforceable or not?

Viberts' relocation guide for HNW individuals

Viberts Property Brochure

Jersey wills jargon buster

Probate jargon buster

Corporate Law jargon buster

Commercial law brochure

Family Law Brochure

Litigation brochure

Property moving checklist

Types of asset holding structures in Jersey

How to appeal against a Royal Court decision

Bringing a personal injury claim

How to respond to employee claims

Getting divorced in Jersey

How to apply for foreign probate

The process of applying for probate in Jersey

Beware of using social media during a break up

Cohabiting couples: the legal rights in Jersey

Buying a property in Jersey

Buying share transfer property in Jersey

Making a will in Jersey

How to apply for fast track probate in Jersey

Who to appoint as an executor of a Jersey will

Is there a future for trust work in Jersey, post Panama?

Have trusts lost the advantage of privacy?

What does the future of trust work in Jersey look like?

How can trustees minimise the impact of legal action brought by beneficiaries?

How can lawyers best advise trustees?

Are trusts fit for purpose?

How "confidential" is a settlor's letter of wishes?

What approach should trustees take to investing?

Interview: The classification of beneficiaries: why it matters

What are the challenges facing trusts?

Channel Island trusts - a safe haven, not evasion.

1 of 13: Can you act for both parties in a fixed fee divorce?

2 of 13: Divorce - Is it a case of the winner takes it all?

3 of 13: How do I get a straightforward divorce?

4 of 13: Have we got a high divorce rate in Jersey?

5 of 13: Is it worth signing a pre-nuptial?

6 of 13: Is the law different for gay couples who are cohabitating?

7 of 13: The difference between Jersey & UK divorce law

8 of 13: Top tips for separating couples on legal advice

9 of 13: What can I expect to pay for a divorce?

10 of 13: What do you need to do to get a pre-nuptial?

11 of 13: What is collaborative law good for?

12 of 13: Why do lawyers letters cost so much?

13 of 13: Why it is so important to get your financial claims dismissed?

Transparent guide to divorce process & fees

The future of employment: Explosive times

No jab, no job?

Trapped - the impact of Covid on relationship breakdowns

A guide to buying your next property 'off-plan'

Viberts helps ten-year-old William raise money for charity with ‘Magic Reindeer Food’

Viberts announces three promotions

NOM!

New stamp duty rates on property purchases

Has COVID-19 interrupted your business?

Espresso briefing: New Financial Disclosure Law

Viberts shortlisted in the 2021 Citywealth IFC Awards for ‘Law Firm of the Year – Jersey’

Separated families and Christmas 2020 – What are the rules in Jersey?

Viberts to host webinar with Integritas Wealth Partners

Covid vaccinations and the law

Espresso update: Government of Jersey's support for businesses update

Post Brexit – How EU nationals obtain permission to continue living in Jersey

Espresso briefing: Update on a challenge to new transparency and disclosure laws

Why prenups aren’t just for the rich and famous

Recent judgment clarifies new capacity law

What are compromise agreements?

Assessing mental capacity: Who is the best person for the job?

A brief explanation of Jersey work permits

Jersey tribunal case comment: Estelle Burns v Voisin Law

Case Note: Royal Court judgment 8 April 2021: de Than v Institute of Law [2021]JRC098

Case Note: Royal Court judgment on costs, 11 May 2021: de Than v Institute of Law [2021]JRC134

Construction contracts and COVID-19

It’s coming home…. potentially with personal liability for the alleged perpetrator

Residential status - Do you qualify for buying property?

Types of property ownership in Jersey

The G7's Global Corporate Tax Rate: A good thing for Jersey?

Costs of buying/selling property in Jersey

Buying property - Checks we undertake

Six ways to ensure successful communication during a divorce

Parental responsibility: What is it? Who has it? And what are the implications?

Getting divorced in Jersey – what you need to know

Divorce: an A to Z guide of legal terms

A guide to managing a delayed property possession

Buying a 'fixer-upper' property

Case note: Royal Court judgment 28 May 2021 Dix v Sigma Group Limited [2021]JRC159

Buying a property for the first time?

Update - Jersey business interruption insurance, COVID-19 Claims

Viberts awarded Lexcel accreditation for the 10th consecutive year

Share transfer properties: seven commonly asked questions

Viberts shortlisted in the 2022 Citywealth IFC Awards for 'Law Firm of the Year - Jersey'

Case note: Royal Court judgment 29 July 2021: Pritchard v AG [2021]JRC119

Human error, working from home and data protection

Case note: Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal judgment on staying proceedings, de Than v Institute of Law [2019]TRE203B

Splitting from your partner - what about the family pet?

Workplace investigations: Taking a bird's-eye view

A guide to Jersey residential leases

Employment law changes: increase to minimum wage from January 2022

A summary of Jersey law on redundancy

Case Note: Pallot v Jersey Heritage Trust [2021] TRE 041; Discrimination in the workplace and Covid-19

Viberts bursary student interview: Rebecca De Freitas, Trainee English Solicitor

Case note: Clinical negligence

Viberts Corporate team advises on the sale of Omega to TEAM

Viberts celebrates Senior Partner Charles Thacker’s 50 years at the firm

Viberts announces ten firm wide promotions

A foot is 11 inches long. Alice in Wonderland? No, in Jersey it's perfectly true

Viberts helps eleven-year-old William raise money for charity with ‘Magic Reindeer Food’

Fixed fee legal opinions and Form 7 certificates for HM Land Registry

Espresso briefing: Updates to Jersey limited partnership legislation

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar - The Employment Life Cycle - 'New Joiners'

Putting a stamp on things

Public Health pitfalls for Jersey landlords

Conduct outside the workplace: paws for thought

Car-on-bike collisions in Jersey: A legal update

Compromise agreements explained

Viberts Dispute Resolution team wins ‘The Global 100’ - ‘Litigation Law Firm of the Year - Jersey’

Case note: Royal Court decision on costs [2022]JRC016 Murray v Camerons Limited

Viberts' staff raise £8,000 for four local charities

Espresso briefing: Amendments to the Electronic Communications (Jersey) Law 2000

Reach Magazine interviews Rebecca De Freitas, Viberts Trainee English Solicitor

Legal aid in Jersey has changed. What are the alternatives?

The recent P&O redundancies highlight why it is critical to follow a fair process

P&O Ferries and offshore employment

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ polluting the Jersey Water Supply

P&O Ferries: settlement payments and sailing too close to the wind

Contractual Interpretation – The Importance of making your intentions clear to all

Connect Magazine interviews Viberts Partner Giles Emmanuel for its 'Time out with' series

The Sandwich Generation

Case Note: Dowling v Concentric Analytics Limited [2021] TRE 107; Tribunal decision on unfair dismissal

Viberts launches Client Service Charter

Stamp duty and buying for the first time in Jersey

MONEYVAL visit update - next assessment is scheduled to take place in 2023

Help! My parents need care

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar - The Employment Life Cycle - 'Managing Sickness Absence'

A pre-nuptial agreement: Insurance for your marriage

An overview of Jersey’s 2022 election

Case note: Royal Court decision [2022] JRC077 Falle v Russell & Russell

Long Covid through the looking glass

How would the will issues in the latest Downton Abbey film be resolved if it were set in Jersey?

Viberts achieves an eleventh year of LEXCEL re-accreditation

How a recent change in Jersey case law has impacted the calculation of child maintenance payments

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar - The Employment Life Cycle - 'Misconduct'

Bank of England scraps mortgage affordability test

Top 5 Jersey divorce and separation myths

Viberts lawyer shortlisted as future leader

Case note: Royal Court decision on statutory annual leave accrued during sick leave

Viberts announces three-year sponsorship of major Jersey Schools initiative

Make Jersey great again for US investors

Viberts recognised in latest Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings

Viberts recognised in latest Legal 500 UK 2022 rankings

Jersey Legal Opinions

A guide to buying off-plan

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar - The Employment Life Cycle - 'Leavers'

Space for confusion

Is a nest best?

Medical mistakes – the rise of clinical negligence claims

Viberts bursary student interviews: Isaac du Val and Ella Harrison

World Cup fever – how to avoid getting caught offside

Christmas and the workplace: no need to ‘Claus’ a scene

Good Divorce Week - Ending the Family Court Crisis

Child contact at Christmas: making a clear plan

Viberts Private Client lawyer sworn in as Jersey Advocate

Viberts announces promotions 2023

Viberts helps eleven-year-old William Highfield raise money for charity with ‘Magic Reindeer Food’

United we stand

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar - Employment in a changing world - 'Challenges of the workplace'

Case note: Royal Court decision on authorisation to administer vaccinations to person without mental capacity

Jersey: Home to the world’s first “Data Trust”

Trustees – Go green or go home

Case Note: Court Decision [2015] JCA109 Rep of Otto Poon Trust

Rebecca De Freitas qualifies as an English Solicitor

Espresso Briefing – Guidance concerning the disqualification of a person from acting as a director

The cost of living crisis and relationship breakdown

One year on – The new creditors' winding up procedure in Jersey

Rebecca Gueno qualifies as an English Solicitor

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 28 June 2023 - Employment in a changing world - 'Managing Change'

How Lasting Powers of Attorney can help you plan for the future

Legal update: changes to the Control of Housing & Work (Jersey) Law 2012

Update on toxic 'Forever Chemicals' polluting the Jersey water supply

Legal Update: Zero Hour Contract Review

Legal 500 Jersey Litigation Comparative Guide

Giles Emmanuel adds STEP to his professional qualifications

Case note: Royal Court decision on application for leave to apply for judicial review: Greechan v States Employment Board [2023] JRC116

Is Covid to blame for family breakdown? Or is it the cost of living crisis or both?

Viberts discusses potential legal action of residents affected by PFAS in BBC documentary

Reinstating your Jersey company, what you need to know

What if Barbie and Ken lived in Jersey?

A shocking discovery: potential prescription error compensation for rheumatology patients in Jersey

Jessie Filipponi qualifies as an English Solicitor

Join a team of experts for a first time buyers drop in event on Thursday 14 March 2024

Changes to Jersey's probate law

Wango vs Royal Yacht Hotel Limited and Sandro Moniz [2022] TRE 139

The metaverse: Does your avatar need a lawyer?

Viberts recognised in latest Legal 500 UK 2024 rankings

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 29 November 2023 - Employment in a changing world - 'Technology and the workforce'

The future of estate planning - How to prepare your digital inheritance

Jersey's strategic advantage amid likely UK non-dom regime changes

Protecting the vulnerable from financial abuse

Viberts Senior Associates sworn in as Jersey Advocates

Alone at Christmas – Some tips if you are recently divorced/separated

Viberts announces that it has joined forces with Lacey Advocates

Proposed changes to Children and Civil Status (Amendments) (Jersey) Law

Change of stamp duty to help first time buyers

Scotland’s Court of Session finds that unknown future claims can be settled using compromise agreements: Bathgate v Technip Singapore PTE Ltd [2023] CSIH 48

Report published on Jersey Hospital Rheumatology Department

Viberts announces new promotions

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 27 March 2024 - Unfair Dismissal: An Overview

Employment law penalties: hindering competition or promoting good governance?

Company immigration to, and emigration away from, Jersey

Legacy: how will you be remembered?

Viberts is delighted to announce its first charities conference

Company struck off? All is not lost. Consider seeking a reinstatement

Jersey’s Rheumatology department claims gain momentum

Tribunal comments on pros and cons of being a no-cost jurisdiction: Downer v LV Care Group and Ors [2023] TRE 04

Legal update: Changes to the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003: new parental bereavement rights

Financial Services - Restricted Information: What is it? What Shall I Do?

Paws for thought: Pet pre-nuptial agreements

New statutory protection for Jersey’s children and young people

Time's ticking: The crucial issue of prescription dates in personal injury and clinical negligence claims

Ensuring the expected after the unexpected: Lasting powers of attorney

Jersey reviews the Revenue Rule, upholds it but qualifies it

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 26 June 2024 - Constructive Dismissal: A Practical Overview

Jersey’s new consumer credit regime. Loan sharks beware!

Viberts' Private Client team - Guiding you through life’s challenges

Reach Magazine interviews Liberty Spears, Trainee Conveyancer

Direction Magazine interviews Fred Fillieul, Paralegal

Access to beneficial owner information of companies registered in Jersey is changing

Breast cancer screening. Radiologist misdiagnosed patients.

Case note: C v Minister for Children and Education [2022] TRE 191

Employment Forum report and recommendations on the compensation awards regime in Jersey released today

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 25 September 2024 - Unfair dismissal claims in the Tribunal

The duty of candour - What is it?

Moneyval - No time for complacency

Viberts Dispute Resolution team will be joined by construction specialist, Oliver Richbell to present on Dispute Avoidance in the Construction Sector, 24 September 2024

Charlotte Miles-Griffiths and Alex Crockart qualify as English Solicitors

Remedies to common inheritance issues: exclusion of family from wills and distribution of assets before death

Charles Thacker - Celebrating 50 years of legal excellence

“Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” – C. S. Lewis

Viberts recognised in latest Legal 500 UK 2025 rankings

From bytes to bank: Can your IP address secure a loan?

New Court of Appeal judgment: inheritance disputes and lifetime gifts

Just how rosy or bleak is Jersey's economic outlook?

Is registration the only way to perfect Jersey security?

Construction contracts: A debt is a debt

Viberts announces promotions

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 18 March 2025 - Jersey's Discrimination Law: An Overview

Viberts is delighted to announce its second charities conference

Love is blind – is your estate planning too?

A welcome and practical change to the process of reinstating Jersey Companies

Viberts partners with Jersey Cancer Relief to offer expert will writing and lasting power of attorney (LPA) advice

Minority report: Protecting minority shareholder rights

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Directors' duties in Jersey: A practical guide

Why it matters who died when - Gene Hackman’s estate

Kat Guillemot's journey of passion, perseverance and balance

Landmark discrimination case: C v R [2024] TRE 145

Clare Woodhouse joins Viberts as a Family Law specialist

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 18 June 2025 - Jersey's Discrimination Law: Mental health and disability discrimination

Significant changes to Jersey’s Employment and Discrimination Laws effective Friday 25 July 2025

Case note: A & B v Minister for Education & Lifelong Learning [2024] TRE 231 & 232

Stepchildren and Wills: Is blood thicker than water?

Case note: Hogan v Mac Energy Limited and Dias v Verite Trust Company

Legal Update: Reintroduction of a trainee minimum wage rate effective 1 September 2025

Employers in Jersey still falling short of basic duties face tougher penalties

India Price and Claudia Barker qualify as English Solicitors

Viberts recognised by Legal 500 2026

Clare Woodhouse and her team providing trusted guidance

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 27 November 2025 - Jersey's Discrimination Law: Discrimination litigation

Good Divorce Week 2025

Update to the Children rules 2025

Changes to the law around children and their civil status

Viberts lawyers sworn in as Jersey Advocates and Écrivain

Reach Magazine interviews Jamie Raphael-Hall

So who is...? Ashley Bidmead

Case note: XTX v Mazars LLP (2025 judgment of the Central London County Court)

Strength, clarity and compassion - Gallery Magazine interview Clare Woodhouse

Viberts announces senior promotions as firm continues strategic growth

Viberts Employment Law breakfast seminar 18 March 2026 - Employee health and wellbeing in the workplace

Viberts is delighted to announce its third charities conference

Case note: Haynes v Alvin’s Hot Stuff Pizza Limited [2025] TRE 239A

Have you lent your children money?

Legal Update: Jersey publishes draft Whistleblower Law
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Legal 500 Jersey Litigation Comparative Guide

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24 July 2023

Rebecca Gueno, Giles Emmanuel, Christopher Scholefield and Eleanor Colley from our Litigation team recently contributed to the 2023 Legal 500 Jersey Litigation Comparative Guide.

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Litigation laws and regulations applicable in Jersey.

The full guide can be found and accessed for free on Legal 500's website here or downloaded here.

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