After graduating from the University of Waikato in New Zealand, Ismail Rasheed started his legal career in New Zealand as a Tax Lawyer. He has also worked as an Immigration Consultant and later as an Immigration and Tax Law Specialist practising on his own account.
In his law practice he predominantly focuses on Immigration, Commercial and Tax Laws. He also advises on Employment Laws relating to immigration matters. In addition, he offers specialist legal assistance for in-house legal teams and businesses. He has 23 years' legal experience as a law practitioner.
He is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia.
He practises law in Australia and New Zealand.
ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Admitted to the High Court of New Zealand in September 2000
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in February 2020
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in March 2021
- Member of the New Zealand Law Society
- Member of the New Zealand Law Association
- Member of the Wellington District Law Society
- Member of the Queensland Law Society
- Member of the Migration Institute of Australia
SUCCESSFUL APPEALS
The following successful cases are significant achievements of Ismail Rasheed
- VK (Skilled Migrant) [2017] NZIPT 203740
- NF (Skilled Migrant) [2018] NZIPT 204424
- OS (Skilled Migrant) [2018] NZIPT 204528
- PR (Skilled Migrant) [2018] NZIPT 204549
- Unreported (victim of domestic violence) [2019] NZIPT 205201
- JH (Skilled Migrant) [2019] NZIPT 205306
- VF (Skilled Migrant) [2021] NZIPT 206247
- VR (Skilled Migrant) [2021] NZIPT 206251
- YT (Skilled Migrant) [2022] NZIPT 206344
- JB (Fiji) [2023] NZIPT 505986