Where does Lavinia Askin practise?

Lavinia Askin practises immigration law at Pitt & Moore Lawyers in Nelson, where this directory lists their role as Immigration team.

When was Lavinia Askin admitted as a barrister and solicitor?

This directory records Lavinia Askin as admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2014.

Does Lavinia Askin practise only immigration law?

Lavinia Askin's own profile lists practice areas beyond immigration, and immigration is 1 of 2 practice areas declared on the New Zealand Law Society register.

Has Lavinia Askin appeared at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Lavinia Askin as counsel in 2 appeals.

Has Lavinia Askin 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 Lavinia Askin. The Law Society register shows whether Lavinia Askin holds a current practising certificate.

Lavinia Askin

Immigration lawyer

NelsonPitt & Moore Lawyers

Lavinia Askin

Immigration lawyer

Admitted in 2014: 12 years
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 2
Role: Immigration team

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 Lavinia Askin on the NZLS register entry.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

2 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided

A percentage shows only where 5 or more appeals were decided. An appeal outcome says as much about the case and which cases are taken on as about the representation.

Appeals by type

2 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided

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

Newest first

Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2024] NZIPT 207061fResidence: partnership, October 2024	Residence: partnership	14 October 2024	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2024] NZIPT 506200Deportation: non-resident, April 2024	Deportation: non-resident	11 April 2024	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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