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Philpott Platt Niblett & Wight, Solicitors, 105 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton and 4 Miller Street, Clydebank intimate that Joseph Platt, Solicitor has resigned from the firm with effect from 31 January 2005. The practice will be carried out by the remaining partners, Robert Stanley Philpott, Alan Bryce Niblett and Steven Frederick James Wight; the office addresses and phone/fax numbers remain the same.