The blog of Rupert Ward, Barrister
Welcome to the blog of Rupert Ward. Rupert’s Areas of practice include Civil litigation, Employment, Mental health, Relationship Property, Criminal and Immigration. Rupert regularly appears or presents to the District and High courts and in Tribunals. Rupert has a broad area of practice due to his varied base of practical experience in a number of New Zealand and international fields over a career of over 25 years.
Losing your driver’s licence
Many of the applications I make in the criminal courts relate to DIC and the need for a limited licence. These can be simple but often an issue will arise which is a bit different to the ordinary course of events.
In a recent case a client of mine unfortunately did not take legal advice and decided to use a petrol motor powered push bike to get to work while he was suspended from driving.
Check it and check it again – make sure your forms are correct
When completing any immigration visa form it is very easy to skim over some of the basic questions. For example, the questions such as whether you have been removed from a country before or whether you have ever had a visa refused. However, many people do not know that answering these questions correctly is vitally important.
Wealthy Chinese investors may find their route to residency easier
I have helped a number of people emigrate from Asia. There is good news for wealthy individuals from China. The Chinese Government is planning on relaxing its control on the RMB to make it easier for overseas investment. As well as opening up new ways to manage wealth it may also bring new opportunities for emigration to New Zealand.
At the moment Chinese individuals are limited by the amount of RMB they can use to buy foreign currency. The current limit on individual cross-border investment is presently $50,000 per year and this limits foreign investment.
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