Shaam Bhardwaj

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41 published IPT appealsMultiple practice areasImmigration is 1 of 8 declared practice areas

Shaam Bhardwaj practises immigration law at Bridge Law in Hamilton (Sole practitioner), and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2002.

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 Shaam Bhardwaj on the NZLS register entry.

Details

Role: Sole practitioner
Firm: Bridge Law
Admitted: 17 May 2002
Years since admission: 24
Location: Hamilton, New Zealand
Regulator: New Zealand Law Society
Practice breadth: Immigration among 8 practice areas
Published IPT appeals: 41

Immigration and Protection Tribunal appeal record

41 published decisions of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (and its predecessor boards) record Shaam Bhardwaj 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 type	Cases	Allowed	Dismissed	Other	Success rate	All appellants
Refugee & protection	21	4	16	1	20%	21%
Deportation: non-resident	16	4	12	0	25%	37%
Deportation: resident	2	1	1	0	50%	33%
Residence: partnership	1	1	0	0	100%	52%
Residence: parent	1	1	0	0	100%	42%

Outcomes by appeal typeAllowedOtherDismissed

[2026] NZIPT 803010Refugee & protection · 17 April 2026Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 600791Deportation: resident · 24 September 2025Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 506888Deportation: non-resident · 24 June 2025Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 802377Refugee & protection · 23 May 2025Dismissed/declined
[2024] NZIPT 506282Deportation: non-resident · 10 September 2024Allowed
[2024] NZIPT 802356Refugee & protection · 23 August 2024Dismissed/declined
[2023] NZIPT 505809Deportation: non-resident · 13 April 2023Allowed
[2020] NZIPT 504772Deportation: non-resident · 26 February 2020Dismissed/declined
[2019] NZIPT 801502Refugee & protection · 16 May 2019Dismissed/declined
[2018] NZIPT 204977eResidence: partnership · 21 September 2018Allowed
[2018] NZIPT 801238Refugee & protection · 24 January 2018Dismissed/declined
[2018] NZIPT 801187Refugee & protection · 12 January 2018Allowed
[2017] NZIPT 503308Deportation: non-resident · 4 August 2017Dismissed/declined
[2017] NZIPT 503240Deportation: non-resident · 30 June 2017Dismissed/declined
[2017] NZIPT 503159Deportation: non-resident · 6 April 2017Dismissed/declined

Showing the 15 most recent of 41 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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