Band 3
Provided by Briony Davies
Briony is an experienced adviser and advocate in public law and regulatory matters. Her expertise lies in the development and application of regulatory frameworks, public law litigation and dispute resolution, privacy and data protection, regulatory compliance and enforcement, and crisis management.
Briony provides a wide range of strategic, legal and litigation advice to both government sector and corporate clients. Her clients operate across the electricity, local government, disaster response, film and media, tourism, transport, and health sectors. She is the go-to public law adviser for a wide range of Crown entities seeking to successfully operate, and mitigate risk, in complex regulatory environments.
Briony assists clients to manage the complex intersections between government, business growth, and regulation. This includes advising extensively on the scope and exercise of statutory functions and powers, regulatory compliance and risk, public sector governance and delegations, Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi obligations, utility price and access control, transport and maritime safety regulation, and official information.
Briony represents clients in significant litigation including judicial reviews, declaratory proceedings, and merits appeals across the arts, lifeline utilities, local government, and transport sectors.
New Zealand and overseas-based entities also seek Briony’s help with their privacy, confidentiality, and data protection obligations.
Provided by Chambers
Briony Davies is based in Wellington and brings to the table over 20 years' experience across a comprehensive range of public law issues, focussing closely on regulatory questions.
Provided by Chambers
Briony is a pleasure to work with, delivering thorough and practical advice that provides a useful mixture of assurance and food-for-thought around options and risks.
Briony has excellent advocacy skills which come across in her compelling, convincing yet understandable writing.
Briony is a pleasure to work with, delivering thorough and practical advice that provides a useful mixture of assurance and food-for-thought around options and risks.
Briony has excellent advocacy skills which come across in her compelling, convincing yet understandable writing.
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Litigation Forecast 2023
MinterEllisonRuddWatts' Litigation Forecast examines the challenges of climate change litigation and greenwashing, the regulators’ current focus on business’ social licence to operate, how slowing global economic activity will impact M&A activity and create new pitfalls for directors of companies.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Litigation Forecast 2023
MinterEllisonRuddWatts' Litigation Forecast examines the challenges of climate change litigation and greenwashing, the regulators’ current focus on business’ social licence to operate, how slowing global economic activity will impact M&A activity and create new pitfalls for directors of companies.
