Daniel Fielding

Advising the Department of Internal Affairs on implementing the Three Waters Reform Programme, including a secondment to the National Transition Unit as acting lead legal adviser.

Advising the United Kingdom Department for International Trade on the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement negotiations and the UK’s negotiations to accede into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Advising a range of multi-national corporations on New Zealand tariff classifications and regulatory compliance issues. Advising on the entry into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with a foreign state for the promotion and development of a domestic commercial cereal grain industry. Commencing enforcement proceedings of a US$6 billion International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) award before the Federal Court of Australia against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Undertaking previous secondments to the legal team at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. Advising on international law obligations arising from commercial arrangements with a Moroccan state-owned enterprise for the importation of phosphate rock sourced from the disputed Western Sahara.

Providing modern slavery and supply chain risk advice to clients with operations in Australia and New Zealand, including updating contractual clauses, responding to due diligence requests, drafting policies and modern slavery statements, and assisting with modern slavery risk assessments. Advising the financiers of a large-scale infrastructure project following the listing of a supplier onto a trade sanctions list by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce in connection with allegations of human rights violations and forced labour in China. Assisting clients navigate sanctions and human rights obligations.

Providing ongoing general employment advice to a range of clients, including drafting employment agreements and HR policies, restructuring and redundancies, and disciplinary investigations. Advising on workplace accidents (including WorkSafe New Zealand and Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigations and prosecutions), health and safety policies (including bullying and harassment, and drug and alcohol policies), conducting disciplinary investigations in the event of health and safety breaches, and compliance with health and safety obligations and audit checks.

Commencing Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitrations for disputes arising out of a coal mine in Indonesia, defending a state-owned enterprise in a SIAC arbitration for a dispute arising out of an independent power project in the United Arab Emirates, and commencing enforcement proceeding of a SIAC award before the Federal Court of Australia for a dispute involving a mine in Vietnam (and advising on the setting aside application of the same award before the High Court of Singapore).