Articles & Seminars
Lessons from the Courts – Legalwise, Mar 2024
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 criminal convictions, and the most recent litigation involving Karel Šroubek.
Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct in the Context of Immigration Advocacy [Mar 21, 2023]
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...
Update on Immigration Law, Policy and Procedure
Simon Laurent’s March 2021 presentation to the LegalWise Immigration Summit on topics of interest to immigration professionals: 1) Pathways for Partner Visas; 2) Reactivation of Deportation Liability; 3) Commentary on a group of successful Skilled Migrant Residence...
Skilled Migrant Applications in Practice – A Guide for Practitioners
Dew James and Simon Laurent co-presented this paper in November 2018 aimed at lawyers and immigration advisers. Its content will also help others who want to know how to help their Skilled Migrant Residence application succeed. It contains practical advice for both...
Deportation and Character
Deportation and Character This paper covers the various ways in which people can become liable for deportation because of criminal offending, for providing false information, or for using a false identity. In particular it describes how people can have deportation...