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Meena Datt

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52 published IPT appealsMultiple practice areasImmigration is 1 of 5 declared practice areas

Meena Datt practises immigration law at Berman & Burton in Auckland (Principal), and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1997.

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

Details

Role
Principal
Firm
Berman & Burton
Admitted
26 September 1997
Years since admission
29
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Regulator
New Zealand Law Society
Practice breadth
Immigration among 5 practice areas
Published IPT appeals
52

Immigration and Protection Tribunal appeal record

52 published decisions of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (and its predecessor boards) record Meena Datt as counsel for the appellant. Success rates say as much about which cases a professional takes on as about their work — compare them with the all-appellant rate for the same appeal type, and read the decisions themselves.

Appeal typeCasesAllowedDismissedOtherSuccess rateAll appellants
Deportation: non-resident31526016%37%
Refugee & protection1036133%21%
Residence: partnership523040%52%
Residence: skilled migrant312033%48%
Residence: sibling & adult child20200%49%
Residence: other1100100%57%
Outcomes by appeal typeAllowedOtherDismissed
Deportation: non-residentDeportation: non-resident — Allowed: 5 of 31Deportation: non-resident — Dismissed or declined: 26 of 3131Refugee & protectionRefugee & protection — Allowed: 3 of 10Refugee & protection — Other (referred, withdrawn, jurisdiction): 1 of 10Refugee & protection — Dismissed or declined: 6 of 1010Residence: partnershipResidence: partnership — Allowed: 2 of 5Residence: partnership — Dismissed or declined: 3 of 55Residence: skilled migrantResidence: skilled migrant — Allowed: 1 of 3Residence: skilled migrant — Dismissed or declined: 2 of 33Residence: sibling & adult ch…Residence: sibling & adult child — Dismissed or declined: 2 of 22Residence: otherResidence: other — Allowed: 1 of 11

Showing the 15 most recent of 52 decisions; the totals above cover all of them.

Compiled from decisions published on the Ministry of Justice tribunal decisions database. A decision is attributed only when the counselnamed in it matches exactly one person on the relevant register (or the firm named in the decision confirms the match); self-represented appellants and uncertain matches are excluded, so this may undercount. “Other” includes referrals to the Minister, withdrawn appeals and jurisdiction decisions. Context for the all-appellant rates: appeal success rates in New Zealand.

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