by Alisha Castle | Jun 10, 2022 | Alisha Castle, Case Studies, Case studies Family Law, Family Law, Who We Help
Case Study The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care’s hearing of lived experiences of whānau Māori abused in State and faith-based care concluded on Friday 18 March 2022. How We Helped On Tuesday 15 March 2022, Dixon & Co Lawyers’ Senior...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 9, 2022 | FAQ, Kelly Dixon, Refugee & Immigration
The Internal Protection Alternative is a common law principle which has been applied to cases over time and has been developed in recent decades by countries to explain the limits of their legal obligations more carefully under the Convention. The Internal Protection...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 9, 2022 | Academy, Kelly Dixon, Refugee & Immigration, Tips & Advice
Subject to certain statutory obligations under the Immigration Act 2009 (the Act), the law in New Zealand requires that a person must first be recognised as a Refugee. Second, a person must fear returning to their own country. These first two steps have developed...
by Lucy Tothill | Jun 7, 2022 | Case Studies, Case studies Refugee & Immigration, Lucy Tothill, Refugee & Immigration, Who We Help
Case Study Refugee & Protection Officer v BA (Nigeria) [2022] NZHC 706 [7 April 2022] Consideration Of Internal Protection Alternatives Lucy Tothill, an experienced Refugee Lawyer from Dixon & Co Lawyers, successfully won an appeal against the Crown in...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Academy, Kelly Dixon, Maori Legal Issues, Tips & Advice
If owners of Māori land want to sell or gift their interest in the land, they must first notify and offer it to the people who belong to the “preferred classes of alienees”. You will need to apply to the Māori Land Court for an order transferring the ownership in the...
by Kelly Dixon | Jun 6, 2022 | Case Studies, Case studies Environmental & Planning Law, Case studies Maori Legal, Environmental & Planning Law, Kelly Dixon, Maori Legal Issues, Who We Help
Case Study Solomon v Johnson Te Mata Property Ownership Applicants, Craig Solomon and Vanessa Wilkinson built a house on a hectare of land on block Te Mata E3. Te Mata E3 is situated near Manaia in the Coromandel peninsula and comprises 54,0685 hectares more or...