Ismail Rasheed
Legal Practitioner Director, IR Legal Australia
Principal Solicitor, IR Legal New Zealand
Principal Consultant, GTC Lawyers Australia
Phone Australia: +61 412 196 679
Phone New Zealand: +64 27 566 1155
Email: ismail.rasheed@irlegal.lawyer
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 24 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, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia.
He was a Finalist for the Sole Practitioner of the Year Award at the Australian Law Awards 2025, and a Finalist for the Queensland Solicitor of the Year (Sole Practitioner) Award at the Queensland Law Society Excellence in Law Awards 2025.
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
Admitted to the High Court of Australia in November 2024
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
Australian Cases
Pasili v MIMA, No: 2025-1776, 3 June 2025
YFNF v MIC, No: 2025- 1347, 3 October 2025
LQXN v MIC, No: 2025 - 4626, 4 November 2025
New Zealand Cases
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