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  "answer": "We hold 11 NZ Law Society register entries for Hamilton Locke (NZ) Ltd t/as Hamilton Locke; 11 with a current practising certificate; 1 lists Administrative/Public as an area of practice; admitted between 1981 and 2025.",
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    "phone": null,
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    {
      "name": "Danielle Jane Cooper",
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      "region": "Auckland",
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    {
      "name": "Paul Allan Chambers",
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      "region": "Auckland",
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    {
      "name": "Jingwen Yin",
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    {
      "name": "Boxue Zhou",
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      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
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    {
      "name": "Miranda Brooke Hing",
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    {
      "name": "Bryan Ernesto Ventura",
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    {
      "name": "Philip Charles Creagh",
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      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
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      "name": "Mihai Dorin Pascariu",
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      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
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    {
      "name": "Jeffrey Keng Yew Lai",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/jeffrey-keng-yew-lai/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
      "practice_areas": [],
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    },
    {
      "name": "Lucy Zijing Rong",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/lucy-zijing-rong/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Xuan Xian Ng",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/xuan-xian-ng/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "Downtown Auckland",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/hamilton-locke-nz-ltd-tas-hamilton-locke/summary.md",
  "as_of": "2026-11-12",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "New Zealand Law Society register (lawsociety.org.nz), mirrored by LawyerFinder NZ.",
    "authoritative_register": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/for-the-public/find-a-lawyer/",
    "methodology": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/about",
    "notes": "register_status is what the NZ Law Society register showed on register_read (\"ok\" or \"not-found\") — NOT a current good-standing check. Verify current status via registry_url. register_facts counts the entries we hold, not the firm headcount. LawyerFinder NZ is a directory and lead-generation service, not affiliated with the NZ Law Society; we do not provide legal advice."
  }
}