by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 22, 2024 | Articles and Seminars |
Paper for the 2024 LegalWise Immigration Summit in Auckland. Simon Laurent picks out key Court decisions from the last year which raise issues of broader importance for professionals. This includes appeals, refugee and protection cases, the immigration consequences of... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog |
Tell us a little bit about yourself? I was born in South Africa and my husband and I immigrated to New Zealand as adults. I am a qualified lawyer in South Africa but decided early on to specialise in corporate operations. I like to be involved in the wheel turning... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jun 12, 2023 | Articles and Seminars |
LegalWise Immigration Summit presentation covering issues for licensed immigration advisers from recent Disciplinary Tribunal decisions; the adviser’s responsibility for the work of licensed and unlicensed staff; and the right way to navigate a complaint. Download a... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog |
Immigration NZ recently got into hot water over picking up someone from the Pacific using a tactic which has infamously become known as a “dawn raid”. This involves an early morning swoop on an address to arrest and detain someone who has no visa,... by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | Mar 30, 2023 | Immigration Visas |
The romantic ideal of just one spouse or partner, to have and to hold as long as you both shall live, seems nowadays to be more the exception than the rule. For all sorts of reasons, people move on to a second or third long-term relationships – or even more. As...