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Merlaina Donald

Lawyer
4 published IPT appealsMultiple practice areas

Merlaina Donald practises immigration law at JB Morrison Lawyers in Wellington (Associate), and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2003.

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 Merlaina Donald on the NZLS register entry.

Details

Role
Associate
Firm
JB Morrison Lawyers
Admitted
16 May 2003
Years since admission
23
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Regulator
New Zealand Law Society
Practice breadth
Immigration among multiple practice areas
Published IPT appeals
4

Immigration and Protection Tribunal appeal record

4 published decisions of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (and its predecessor boards) record Merlaina Donald 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-resident22002 of 237%
Residence: sibling & adult child10100 of 149%
Residence: skilled migrant10100 of 148%
Outcomes by appeal typeAllowedOtherDismissed
Deportation: non-residentDeportation: non-resident — Allowed: 2 of 22Residence: sibling & adult ch…Residence: sibling & adult child — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 11Residence: skilled migrantResidence: skilled migrant — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 11

This record may be incomplete. Tribunal decisions usually name the counselby initial and surname only — “J Bloggs” rather than a full name. Where that could point to more than one person on the register, we leave the decision out rather than risk crediting it to the wrong practitioner, so a practitioner may have appeared in more decisions than are shown here. If appearances of yours are missing, tell us on the corrections page and we will verify them against the published decisions and update the profile.

Compiled from decisions published on the Ministry of Justice tribunal decisions database. A decision is attributed only when the counsel named 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. Percentages are shown only where at least 5appeals in that category were decided — below that the counts are given on their own, because a single case would swing the figure. “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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