Neil Newing
Partner
Signature Litigation
Neil is an international arbitration lawyer with particular experience in managing high value cross-border disputes, many of which involve multiple parties and multiple jurisdictions. His practice has a particular focus on the energy sector and oil and gas disputes. Neil has extensive experience in international commercial arbitration, including LCIA, ICC, CIETAC, SIAC, SCC, UNCITRAL, and ad hoc arbitration proceedings under the Arbitration Act 1996, as well as ancillary or enforcement proceedings before the English Courts, claims under investment treaties and cases concerning State entities and state immunity.
Foreign investment protection, trade law and geopolitics in 2025
How to navigate the maze. While demand for critical minerals is on the rise, financing their exploration and production is more difficult than ever before. This presentation will address the practical impact of legal instruments such as the US Inflation Reduction Act, the EU’s tariffs on EV imports and hard law supply chain due diligence mandates. It will discuss governments’ increasing role in securing and allocating natural resource flows, and share some lessons learned from previous cases in which the presenters were involved. It will also make predictions as to trends we expect to see during the next five or so years and how mining companies can (and should) plan ahead to weather challenges and to make the most of geopolitical opportunities that will almost certainly present themselves.
