Stuart Neely
Norton Rose Fulbright2
ESG
The ‘excellent core team’ at Norton Rose Fulbright has established itself as a key port of call for clients seeking assistance with corporate reporting, such as CSRD and TNFD; human rights procedures and disputes; mitigation and adaptation activities required in response to climate change; and sustainable finance. Caroline May heads up the team and has a varied practice extending to advice to corporates relating to greenwashing. Stuart Neely frequently brings his human rights expertise to bear on mandates such as the development of human rights due diligence programmes. Lucy Bruce Jones is well-versed in the regulatory landscape for carbon capture and storage. South African-qualified lawyer Lise Smit further bolsters the human rights due diligence capacities at the firm.
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Testimonials
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‘We obtained support on a highly technical and specialised area concerning EU ETS reporting. The team were very quick to get to grips with the issues and easily navigated the cross over between the legal and the technical parts of the matter. ’
‘Holly Stebbings is very responsive and quick with strategy. It was also especially nice to see that she recognised and highlighted work conducted by associates and trainees which, is not normally the case with partners.'
- 'Sarah Gosling is a safe pair of hands and someone we would be keen to work with again.’
‘We have had an exceptional and far superior service from the team specifically in this rapidly evolving regulatory environment. As an organization who is headquartered outside the EU, the team’s extensive knowledge and past experiences has been beneficial in implementation of a number of our organizational processes. We have collaborated in the development of our business processes including human rights due diligence processes. ’
‘We work very closely with Stuart Neely, who has been our legal expert “partner” in defining our human rights approach as a multinational entity as well as in the development of our various human rights-related processes and controls. Working with Stuart has been excellent and fluent considering his thorough knowledge of our business operations.'
‘Excellent core team, who work well with others within the firm to enable a diversity of expertise.’
‘Stuart Neely is outstanding. Knowledgeable, experienced and extremely hard-working. A delight to work with him. Lise Smit is a fantastic addition to the team. She is meticulous, thoughtful, experienced and very knowledgeable, with an international reputation. A pleasure to deal with her.’
Key clients
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- ABN AMRO
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Euro Manganese
- HSBC
- IFC
Work highlights
- Advising an international oil company in respect of the regime to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in multiple jurisdictions.
- Advising ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on the green loan for an industry-first sustainable shipping fund, dedicated to investing in state-of-the-art vessels operating on technology-proven and globally available low-emission alternative fuel that provides a pathway to eliminating nearly all greenhouse gases.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Caroline May