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Special Visas for Victims of Domestic Violence – The Challenges
According to the Family Violence Death Review Committee, between 2009 and 2015, 194 people died as a result of family violence. That is an average of 28 deaths per year, almost half of which were the result of intimate partner violence.[1] It is disturbing to read...
Success Story: Dutch Dredging
As a maritime nation, New Zealand is reliant on the free and efficient movement of vessels to, within and from our harbours. Without regular and ongoing maintenance, silting decreases the draught available to ships, while the development of larger vessels requires...
Introduction to Roxanne Whyte
We love it when a plan comes together. The final piece of the puzzle is now in place. Laurent Law went through a number of changes in the last few months. It all started with a new office and a different way of operating which is more client and result focused. In the...
Introduction to Jacqui Lee
How fortunate are we at Laurent Law to have the honour of introducing two experienced Staff Solicitors in one month? The business is rapidly expanding, and to be able to satisfy all our client needs we had to expand our staff complement. Jacqui Lee joined us on 17...
Introduction to Dew James
Dew James joined the Laurent Law family on 3 July 2017 and we are ecstatic to have her on board. Dew migrated to New Zealand from Malaysia in 2002 and she called the Far North home for the first few years. She graduated from the University of Waikato with a Bachelor...
Another Used And Abused Partner
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11866718 There are beautiful, loving and genuine relationships where a NZer has sponsored a migrant partner, but there are also horrendous stories of Kiwis being used, abused and dumped by migrants....