George Mingay

His clients include national oil companies, governments, international trading companies, trade finance banks, arbitration institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. He deals with disputes concerning upstream and downstream issues in the energy sector, commodities sale and purchase agreements, trade finance disputes, complex fraud allegations, maritime law, and commercial and agency contracts. George also advises clients on non-contentious regulatory and compliance matters. His expertise spans handling complex multi-party disputes in the Commercial Court and under international arbitration rules, such as those of the ICC, UNCITRAL, and LCIA, as well as trade arbitration rules, including those of the Sugar Association of London (SAL), Refined Sugar Association (RSA), Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA), Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA), and British Coffee Association (BCA).

George serves as a director of the Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) and chairs the MMTA Arbitration and Mediation Committee. He completed a six-month secondment to the in-house legal department of Shell International in London. George regularly presents at international industry events on trade finance, commodities, maritime law, oil and gas, and arbitration. He has also served as an honorary legal adviser at the Royal Courts of Justice CAB on a pro bono basis.