Auckland, North Island · Tāmaki Makaurau
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Brett Abraham · Founding Partner
Level 4, Denham Bramwell Building, 3 Osterley Way, Manukau City Centre, Auckland 2104
Founding partner who leads the firm's property and commercial law team. His property work covers residential, commercial and rural property, subdivisions and retirement villages; he also works in commercial law and in estates, wills and trusts.
Fiona Cowan · Founding Partner
Level 4, Denham Bramwell Building, 3 Osterley Way, Manukau City Centre, Auckland 2104
Founding partner who practises family law and is the firm's lead provider for family legal aid. She works from the firm's Manukau office in South Auckland.
Anna Fuiava · Head of Civil Litigation
Level 4, Denham Bramwell Building, 3 Osterley Way, Manukau City Centre, Auckland 2104
Heads the firm's civil litigation team. Her work covers employment law, civil litigation and dispute resolution. She is based at the firm's Manukau office.
Judith Moore · Barrister
Unit 4, 154 Kitchener Road, Milford, Auckland
Barrister sole practising family, employment and medical law, including ACC reviews and District Court appeals. A former registered nurse, she takes legal aid cases and appears in the Family Court, the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court, and the District and High Courts.
Kim Saran Lee · Senior Solicitor, Immigration
Level 8, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland 1010
Senior solicitor in the firm's immigration team, based in Auckland. She advises on temporary and residence visas, appeals to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, ministerial interventions, section 61 requests, and character and medical waivers.
Auckland District Court is on Albert Street in the city centre, and the High Court sits at 24 Waterloo Quadrant. The Ministry of Justice also lists separate District Courts at Manukau, North Shore and Waitākere for those parts of Auckland.
Brett Abraham at Denham Bramwell focuses on property work, and the firm also covers wills and estates. Fiona Cowan at Denham Bramwell focuses on family work. Anna Fuiava at Denham Bramwell focuses on employment work. Judith Moore at Judith Moore, Barrister focuses on ACC and injury work, and the firm also covers employment, family. Kim Saran Lee at Lane Neave focuses on immigration work.
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Family cases are heard in the Family Court, part of the District Court. Auckland District Court on Albert Street lists the Family Court among its services; Manukau, North Shore and Waitākere have District Courts of their own.
Probate applications go to the High Court and are handled by its Probate Unit at the Wellington High Court, 2 Molesworth Street, Wellington. The Ministry of Justice says probate registrars also work at the Auckland High Court.
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In Auckland: Auckland Community Law Centre (CBD, Māngere, South Auckland and Waitematā). Community Law Centres give free legal advice, and legal aid can help with family and civil cases if you qualify. Community Law Centres · Legal aid
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Auckland District Court, 65–69 Albert Street, Auckland 1010; Auckland High Court, 24 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland. The District Court hears civil claims up to $350,000; larger claims go to the High Court. Disputes up to $60,000 can go to the Disputes Tribunal.
Family cases are heard in the Family Court, part of the District Court. Auckland District Court on Albert Street lists the Family Court among its services; Manukau, North Shore and Waitākere have District Courts of their own.
Probate applications go to the High Court and are handled by its Probate Unit at the Wellington High Court, 2 Molesworth Street, Wellington. The Ministry of Justice says probate registrars also work at the Auckland High Court. The fee is $275, and probate isn't always needed.
A personal grievance usually has to be raised with your employer within 90 days (12 months for sexual harassment). Free mediation is available through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Employment New Zealand explains the next steps.
Auckland Community Law Centre (CBD, Māngere, South Auckland and Waitematā) gives free legal advice. Legal aid may cover family and civil cases if you qualify on income, assets and the merits of your case.
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