Media & Articles

Members of our team have been invited to speak and write on a number of legal topics over the years. Here you will find a few of these appearances and articles.

Meet Samira Taghavi: convenor, Public & Administrative Law committee (October 2024)

Podcast Appearance (October 2024)

Listen to our latest InFocus with The Law Association episode, featuring Samira Taghavi, a criminal barrister who represents clients across New Zealand.

She shares insights into studying and practising law in Iran versus New Zealand and her extensive lobbying work in the justice space.

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In defence of debate: what happens to societies when dissent is crushed? (May 2024)

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Iran, Ukraine protesters join voices in Auckland’s Aotea Square (November 2022)

Watch here

Samira being interviewed by TV3 Newshub News as to the New Zealand government’s position on Iran (October 2022)

Kiwi Iranians demand stronger action against Iran, accuse Jacinda Ardern of failing to lead (October 2022 – Newshub)

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The Panel with Samira, Alan McElroy and Peter Field (RNZ)

Iranian-Kiwis call on NZ Government to condemn actions of Iranian Revolutionary Guard (Stuff)

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Criminal defence lawyers – vilified yet vital

Samira Taghavi’s article published in the New Zealand Herald on 17 June 2022.

Technology hurdles causing ‘outrageous’ case delays in court – lawyer

Samira Taghavi’s interview with RNZ.

Auckland District Law Society Criminal Committee

Samira Taghavi was appointed to the ADLS Criminal Law Committee in 2020.

Sexual Violence (Legislation) Bill

For our website page on the fight against the Sexual Violence Bill, please click here

Criminal Offending and Deportation Liability

A discharge without conviction may be a suitable option if you reside in New Zealand on a temporary or residence class visa and are charged with a criminal offence. Particularly if it is an offence that may bring about deportation liability.

Here is a video recording of the seminar organised by the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) where Samira Taghavi gives a speech about the interface between criminal conviction and deportation liability.

If you are seeking more information on discharge without conviction and deportation liability you can find an article here written by Tom Hielkema, one of our barristers.

Newstalk ZB

Here is an interview between Mike Hosking and Patrick discussing the many ways in which positive outcomes can be achieved in a drink driving case.

Radio New Zealand

Here is an interview with Patrick discussing a discharge without conviction for a police officer who was caught driving two and a half times over the limit.

Driving While Disqualified/Suspended and Section 94 Community-Based Sentences

Often people think that the chances of getting caught for driving during a suspension or disqualification are low. However if you are caught this is likely to create a great deal of stress with an even further disqualification. An alternative to disqualification is a community-based sentence. If you want more information about this then here is an article written by one of our former barristers, Sarah Hames.

A few more articles

Gallery

Samira and other Law Association governing council members, host the Attorney General of New Zealand, Hon Judith Collins KC, at a 2024 Law Association event.

Patrick, Roderick Mulgan, Marie Dyhrberg QC (President of the Auckland District Law Society) and Samira, at Parliament Buildings in 2020, about to meet with the Deputy Prime Minister to discuss the grave defects in the Sexual Violence (Legislation) Bill.

In late 2020 Samira was chosen to be a member of the Criminal Law Committee of the Auckland District Law Society. Here, celebrating that appointment with her, is Professor Warren Brookbanks who oversaw Samira’s Master of Laws degree a decade before.

Samira with then-Opposition Spokesman for Courts and Shadow Attorney-General, Chris Penk.