Chris Gillies

Guest writer

Chris Gillies is a New Zealand lawyer and recent graduate in International Business & Economic Law from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington DC.

A TPP protest hikoi makes its way down Queen Street on February 4, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. The signing ceremony marks the end of the TPP negotiation process to create one of the world’s biggest free-trade zones. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Are changes to our trade policy a done deal?

New Zealand’s trade policy could be set for a shakeup under the new Labour government. A likely target is investor-state dispute resolution provisions in New Zealand’s free trade agreements, which may go from status quo to status no. Chris Gillies explains why that's not a good idea.

By Chris Gillies | 21st October, 2017