Criminal Law is a very wide ranging area of law, and includes Traffic Offences, Breech of Protection Orders and standard Crime such as Theft, Kidnapping and Abuse. Whether you need someone to appear for you to enter pleas, or you need legal advice on what you should do, or need a lawyer for trial, our barristers appear in court on a daily basis and can help you.
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Lost your Drivers Licence? Under the Land Transport Act 1998, some disqualified drivers can apply to the District Court for a Limited Licence. If granted, a Limited Licence means someone is able to drive within certain limits imposed by a judge in the District Court. Not everyone can apply for a Limited Licence, so please contact us to see if you are eligible.
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Going before the Parole Board can be a challenging and emotional experience, whether it’s a Recall Application or a Parole Hearing. We can help prepare for the hearing, make sure that you have ticked all the boxes that the Board are looking for, and ensure you are making the right choices.
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Family law encompasses Care of Children and day to day care orders, Guardianship Orders, Domestic Violence Protection Orders and other family based issues. While you can represent yourself if this matters go through the courts, it is unwise as the rules of evidence apply in the Family Court and most likely the other side will have a lawyer. Don’t take the risk when it’s important.
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Civil law covers disputes between individuals, companies and sometimes local or central government. Disputes over business contracts, wills, tax, land or other property, cases where someone’s carelessness has caused someone else a loss, and family matters such as care of children and division of shared property.
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Judicial review is a the power of the courts to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution. Any decision made by a government agency or individual official under a power given by an Act cannot have a civil action taking against it/them, however it can be challenged in the courts if the decision-maker went outside their legal powers in making the decision, via a Judaical Review.
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Do you think the result of your case was wrong? Whether it is criminal, family or any other area of law, we can take a look at your case and give you an opinion of whether there are any grounds for appeal. If there are, then we can act for you in taking an appeal to the appropriate appeal court.
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- Phillip Allan
- Karen Feltham (Family and Criminal only)
The New Zealand Bill of Rights (NZBORA or BORA) and the Human Rights Review Tribunal are two avenues which you can proceed down should you feel your rights have been breached. You may be able to sue the government in a civil court case if what was done is already recognised by the law as a wrong against you, separate from the Bill of Rights. For example, you might be able to sue the government for assault, false imprisonment or negligence (the law calls these “torts”, or “civil wrongs”). Similarly, if you are unable to lay a BORA claim, you may be able to take your case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
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As part Access to Justice in the Niue Islands, some of our Barristers fly to Niue several times a year to help the locals with their legal issues when the Court sits. Niuean law, though based off New Zealand law, is not as developed as our current New Zealand law, and particularly in land related issues, is based on ancestral priority. If you have an issue in Niue, we are more than happy to help.
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If you are interested in supporting Access to Justice for Niue, please either contact Phillip or use the contact page to find out more about how you can help. Volunteers are always welcome, and sponsorship for flights and accommodation while on the island helps ensure more lawyers offer their time.
