Immigration Law Update
Take this opportunity to tackle some of the more complex situations that arise for you and your clients including the ever evolving employment issues and guidelines, separated families, applications that are appealed or come before judicial review plus difficult situations in relation to section 61 and ‘accredited employers’. Explore these issues with leading experts and receive 4 CPD hours while attending an information packed morning.
Description
Attend and earn 4 CPD hours
This seminar was recorded in NZ on 1 November 2018
Chair: Marcus Beveridge, Principal, Queen City Law; Immediate Past Convenor, NZLS Immigration and Refugee Law Committee; former Chairman NZAMI
9.00am to 10.00am: SMC Residence Applications in Practice: A Guide for Practitioners
- Terms of employment agreements: helping employers to get it right
- Claiming SMC points strategically: choose your battles
- The art of classification: finding the right skill level for the job
Presented by Simon Laurent, Principal and Dew James, Staff Solicitor, Laurent Law
10.00am to 11.00am: Immigration and Family Law in the Context of Separated Families
- Review of key cases, law and practice
Presented by Deborah Manning, Barrister
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea Break
11.15pm to 12.15pm: Practical Update: Accredited Employer and Section 61
- Update on the Accredited Employer: practical tips
- Section 61 practise guide: navigating difficult situations
Presented by Jack Cheng, Consultant and Bradley So, Associate, Queen City Law
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Judicial Review and Appeals
- Features of the legislative scheme
- Key interpretation principles established by the courts to date
- Recent significant cases
- Restrictions on judicial review and appeals
- Interim/pre-emptive remedies
- Reasons for decision
Presented by Ian Carter, Barrister, Featherstone Chambers
Learning Objectives
- Review recent key cases in immigration law
- Gain a deeper understanding of SMC Residence Applications and employment issues
- Examine current issues relating to judicial review in immigration appeals