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Sahar Shamia

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26 published IPT appealsImmigration-only practice

Sahar Shamia practises immigration law at Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors in Auckland (Senior solicitor), and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2010.

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 Sahar Shamia on the NZLS register entry.

Details

Role
Senior solicitor
Firm
Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors
Admitted
26 November 2010
Years since admission
16
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Regulator
New Zealand Law Society
Practice breadth
Immigration law only
Published IPT appeals
26

Immigration and Protection Tribunal appeal record

26 published decisions of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (and its predecessor boards) record Sahar Shamia 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
Residence: skilled migrant13121092%48%
Residence: partnership7601100%52%
Deportation: non-resident523040%37%
Residence: business entrepreneur10100%45%
Outcomes by appeal typeAllowedOtherDismissed
Residence: skilled migrantResidence: skilled migrant — Allowed: 12 of 13Residence: skilled migrant — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 1313Residence: partnershipResidence: partnership — Allowed: 6 of 7Residence: partnership — Other (referred, withdrawn, jurisdiction): 1 of 77Deportation: non-residentDeportation: non-resident — Allowed: 2 of 5Deportation: non-resident — Dismissed or declined: 3 of 55Residence: business entrepren…Residence: business entrepreneur — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 11

Showing the 15 most recent of 26 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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