Where does James McLeod practise?

James McLeod practises immigration law at James McLeod in Auckland, where this directory lists their role as Principal, immigration lawyer.

When was James McLeod admitted as a barrister and solicitor?

This directory records James McLeod as admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2003.

Does James McLeod practise only immigration law?

The firm's own profile describes James McLeod as practising immigration law exclusively.

Has James McLeod appeared at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name James McLeod as counsel in 5 appeals.

Has James McLeod been named in a published disciplinary decision?

No matched published decisions. No published findings of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal, the Legal Complaints Review Officer or a Law Society standards committee were matched to James McLeod. The Law Society register shows whether James McLeod holds a current practising certificate.

James McLeod

Immigration lawyer

AucklandJames McLeod

James McLeod

Immigration lawyer

Admitted in 2003: 23 years
Published IPT appeals: 5
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 5
Role: Principal, immigration lawyer

Immigration lawyers are not licensed immigration advisers, and do not need to be. New Zealand lawyers with a current practising certificate are exempt from immigration adviser licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and are regulated by the New Zealand Law Society. Verify James McLeod on the NZLS register entry.

Appeals by type

5 published appeals

Allowed 0Other 0Dismissed 5

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Refugee & protection	5 dismissed	5	Allowed 0% of 5	All appellants 21%

Allowed share is allowed appeals out of those decided either way, shown only at 5 or more decided. All appellants is the same share across every published decision of that type. See appeal success rates in New Zealand.

Published decisions

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Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2006] NZIPT 75402Refugee & protection, March 2006	Refugee & protection	3 March 2006	Dismissed/declined
[2006] NZIPT 75337Refugee & protection, March 2006	Refugee & protection	2 March 2006	Dismissed/declined
[2005] NZIPT 75426Refugee & protection, July 2005	Refugee & protection	22 July 2005	Dismissed/declined
[2005] NZIPT 75349Refugee & protection, January 2005	Refugee & protection	28 January 2005	Dismissed/declined
[2004] NZIPT 73829Refugee & protection, December 2004	Refugee & protection	8 December 2004	Dismissed/declined

Decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so a decision is listed only where that name points to this immigration lawyer with certainty; this record may be incomplete.

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