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Chair
Danielle Beston, Barrister, Danielle Beston Barrister
Navigating Limited Driver’s Licence Applications: Everything You Need to Know
- Taking instruction, advising the Client
- Preparation of documents, and timing
- Previous convictions
- Dealing with police
- Court appearance / in chambers
- Picking up the licence
Presented by Rupert Ward, Barrister
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to prepare and file effective limited licence applications
- Understand how to navigate police input, prior convictions, and court procedure
Presenters
Danielle Beston, Barrister
Danielle Beston is a Barrister Sole who holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Philosophy from the University of Auckland. She is a member of the New Zealand Law Society, The Auckland District Law Society and the Criminal Bar Association. Danielle has presented at seminars held by the Continuing Legal Education Division of the New Zealand Law Society, the University of Auckland Alumni Network, the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment and Legalwise Seminars. With over 20 years’ experience as a defence lawyer, Danielle has a special interest in traffic and transportation law. She has represented clients in a wide range of different industries throughout New Zealand in relation to Police Prosecutions and New Zealand Transport Agency investigations. She has also been a contributor to the New Zealand Trucking Magazine’s “Legal Lines” column since 2006.”
Rupert Ward, Barrister
Rupert Ward LLB BA (Hons) has a broad barristerial practice in Christchurch that encapsulates criminal, mental health, civil, and immigration law. Rupert first worked for Kensington Swan in Wellington in Litigation before moving to work for several years in London. He attended regularly in the Royal Courts of Justice. Rupert has an interest in advocacy and in business. He set up a ground-breaking business in Europe in 1993, specialising in immigration that was a world leader in immigration for many years, with offices in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Moscow etc. Rupert was a trade development officer for the Queensland Government and was on the board of Australian Business in Europe. He worked for Tradenz and Austrade in Europe before returning to New Zealand in 2001. Rupert now practices heavily in Immigration and finds that the interface between his interest in business and his legal experience in immigration, criminal, and mental health practice results in him handling many deportation and character centred immigration cases. He has had numerous successful hearings at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal and district court level and regularly appears in the High Court.
