{"id":26,"date":"2018-02-12T14:47:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2021-11-27T09:03:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T09:03:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4077da5b elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4077da5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-599a9678\" data-id=\"599a9678\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f43309a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f43309a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53b28d2d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53b28d2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d5dcda9\" data-id=\"1d5dcda9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb36a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fb36a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helping you successfully navigate the immigration process<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa69725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa69725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>HS<\/strong><strong> Law is a sole practice law firm based in Manukau City, Auckland.\u00a0 We specialise in immigration law. We deal with a wide range of immigration matters ranging from visa applications right through to administrative review matters in the New Zealand courts. We help people looking to migrate to New Zealand, people already in New Zealand and applying for a further visa, employers of migrants, and people at risk of deportation, among others.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bfb19a9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bfb19a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb47a82\" data-id=\"1cb47a82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eca9c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eca9c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/p><p>We aim to provide the best possible service for our clients and acheive the best results for them.\u00a0 Because we have dealt with immigration matters at the highest level, we are able to use our knowledge and experience to put forward the strongest case available.\u00a0 We strive to take the complexity out of New Zealand\u2019s immigration system and make things as simple as possible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7bc96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f7bc96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-zealand-auckland-skyline-218573-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"new zealand, auckland, skyline-218573.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-zealand-auckland-skyline-218573-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-zealand-auckland-skyline-218573-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-zealand-auckland-skyline-218573-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/new-zealand-auckland-skyline-218573.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5612b40e\" data-id=\"5612b40e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497c439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"497c439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/panorama-alps-distant-view-4610864-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"panorama, alps, distant view-4610864.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/panorama-alps-distant-view-4610864-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/panorama-alps-distant-view-4610864-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/panorama-alps-distant-view-4610864-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/panorama-alps-distant-view-4610864.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d07399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d07399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our Vision<\/strong><\/p><p>New Zealand is a country which has thrived through immigration, with each wave of immigrants bringing fresh ideas and different ways of doing things.\u00a0 Our vision is to help the next generation immigrants add another chapter to this story of diversity and inclusivity. It is our hope that our clients can avail themselves of this country\u2019s opportunities to flourish and ultimately leave their own legacy that benefits future generations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-450cd731 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"450cd731\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6162b49b\" data-id=\"6162b49b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981ed45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"981ed45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Hardeep Singh<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62adc6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62adc6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hardeep graduated from the University of Auckland with Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce degrees in 2003. He has spent his legal career working in both private and public sector organisations in Auckland. He has long track record of success in various fields of law, and specializes in immigration matters.<\/p><p>Hardeep has earned a reputation as one of the leading experts in the immigration field. He has assisted with hundreds of successful immigration matters ranging from visa applications right through to bring legal proceedings against government authorities through the courts.<\/p><p>His most recent high profile case was a successful claim in the High Court against the Minister of Immigration for declining to grant residence to a the partner of a New Zealander and her disabled daughter. This matter is reported as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/106762655\/high-court-sets-aside-decision-to-deny-intellectually-disabled-woman-new-zealand-residency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Matua v Minister of Immigration<\/em><\/a>. The High Court cancelled the Ministers decision, and residence was subsequently granted.<\/p><p>Other career highlights include the landmark case recognising an adoption from Pakistan through the New Zealand High Court. This was was the first time New Zealand Courts recognised a Pakistani adoption \u2013 a country with no formal adoption laws. This matter is reported as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/4366743\/Sharia-decision-lets-baby-boy-into-NZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sharif v Attorney General<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><p>Hardeep has also appeared in the New Zealand Court of Appeal as Assistant Counsel in the matter of <em>Parmanadan v Minister of Immigration<\/em>, which was the first major decision to look at new deportation laws after the Supreme Court decision of <em>Ye v Minister of Immigration.<\/em><\/p><p>Whilst he has represented clients at the highest levels, Hardeep spends the majority of this time bringing his expertise to dealing directly with Immigration New Zealand on his clients\u2019 visa applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab88407\" data-id=\"3ab88407\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bcb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6bcb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20210723_134721-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20210723_134721-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20210723_134721-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20210723_134721-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20210723_134721-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/hslaw.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20210723_134721-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Helping you successfully navigate the immigration process HS Law is a sole practice law firm based in Manukau City, Auckland.\u00a0 We specialise in immigration law. 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