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Eilidh Douglas

Senior Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EN
United Kingdom
Languages English, French

Eilidh is a senior associate specialising in dispute resolution and avoidance in the infrastructure, construction, and energy sectors. She is dual-qualified in English and Scots law. 

Eilidh has a wide variety of high-value disputes experience, both in the UK and internationally: litigation in the courts of England and Scotland, international arbitration, and mediation. She has acted for clients and advised on projects in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

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Relevant experience

  • The Iraqi branch of an international oil and gas major in an LCIA arbitration involving claims and counterclaims in excess of US$ 200 million arising under an EPC contract in relation to a logistics support base in Iraq. 
  • A Brazilian oil exploration and production company in a multimillion US$ LCIA arbitration relating to the performance of an FPSO offshore Brazil. 
  • An oil exploration and production company in a high-value litigation in the High Court, London in relation to the compensation for an FPSO operating in the North Sea and issues relating to the moorings and its demobilisation. 
  • A Malaysian-led joint venture in relation to disputes arising under a charter contract for an FSO operating offshore Vietnam. 
  • A provider of subsea technologies, in relation to disputes relating to power cables supplied for various large offshore wind projects in the UK. 
  • A German windfarm owner in relation to claims arising from the inadequate maintenance of the wind turbines by the O&M contractor.
  • A Danish engineering company in relation to the construction and operation of a Biomass Plant in Northern Ireland.
  • A Georgian contractor in relation to various energy projects in Georgia, including transmission lines and a major hydroelectric power plant. 
  • A Russian gas processing and petrochemicals company in relation to various aspects of a technology license agreement for a gas processing plant. 
  • An oilfield services provider in litigation in the Court of Session relating to issues arising out of the construction of a pipe storage facility in the North East of Scotland.
  • A professional services company in litigation in the Court of Session relating to an award of caution (security for costs). The matter was appealed to the Inner House of the Court of Session, and permission was sought to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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Lectures list

  • Association of Young Arbitrators Africa Arbitration Academy (London – June 2022)
  • Dispute Management in Africa Infrastructure Projects (DiMAP) (virtual – November 2021)
  • Association of Young Arbitrators Africa Arbitration Academy (virtual – October 2021)
  • Scottish Arbitration Centre Energy Law and Arbitration Conference (Edinburgh – October 2018)
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Education

  • 2021 – Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales
  • 2021 – Kaplan Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme 
  • 2016 – Admitted as a Solicitor in Scotland
  • 2014 – Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, University of Edinburgh
  • 2013 – LLB with First Class Honours, University of Edinburgh
  • 2011-2012 – Sciences Po, Paris
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22/02/2023
Parental Responsibility: class actions brought in England for activities...
In today’s global world, those impacted by a group’s overseas operations are increasingly seeking to bring claims in England against the group parent or the company at the head of the supply chain...
22/08/2022
ICCA 2022
The ICCA 2022 Congress, the largest arbitration conference in the world will take place in Edinburgh on 18-21 September 2022. CMS Scotland is delighted to support the conference as platinum sponsors. 
03/03/2022
Genuine ambiguity only: when are post-contract actings relevant to interpretation?
Summary The Court of Session has reaffirmed the well-established principle that a court will not, generally, look to post-contract actings as an aid to construction of a contract. In Scottish Ministers...
03/03/2022
Scot­land’s direction of travel remains towards digital civil justice:...
Last year, the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) launched a consultation on proposed new rules which would result in virtual hearings becoming the default approach of the Scottish courts for the majority...
14/08/2019
When is a Scottish arbitrator’s decision “obviously wrong”? 
Summary The Court of Session in Edinburgh has refused leave to appeal in relation to an arbitrator’s decision. Leave was sought on grounds that the arbitrator’s decision was “obviously wrong”...
07/02/2019
Gassled in the Supreme Court: unrestricted returns – a human right for...
The Supreme Court of Norway has upheld the validity of reduced tariffs for the transportation of gas and confirmed the state’s wide discretion in exercising its regulatory authority. The Court’s decision...
11/01/2019
Gassled in the Supreme Court: parallels (and cautionary tales?) in the...
The Supreme Court of Norway has confirmed the State’s wide discretion in exercising its regulatory authority and upheld the validity of the Norwegian regulator’s decision to reduce tariffs for the...
05/12/2018
Gassled: Norwegian Supreme Court upholds government's right to amend gas...
The long-running ‘Gassled’ saga has reached the Supreme Court of Norway: the court dismissed the appeal by four companies with an interest in Gassled, the owner of the system of pipelines that transports...
14/03/2018
Oil and Gas: Are you in control? Parent company liability in Ogale Community...
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Ogale Community & Ors v Royal Dutch Shell Plc (“RDS”) and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (“SPDC”) [2018] EWCA Civ 191 has confirmed that...
14/12/2017
Memorandum of (mis) understanding: pitfalls of a subsequent agreement on...
Where problems arise in oil and gas contracts, it is not uncommon for the parties to seek to address those problems arising under the original contract with a subsequent, modifying agreement. The Technology...
31/07/2017
Norway’s Court of Appeal upholds validity of new tariffs for the transport...
The Court of Appeal in Norway has now published its highly anticipated ruling on the ‘Gassled’ appeal, following an unsuccessful challenge to the validity of tariffs for the transport of gas in the...
15/05/2017
Oil and Gas: In defence of corporate structure
In His Royal Highness Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi and Others v Royal Dutch Shell PLC (“RDS”) and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (“SPDC”) [2017] EWHC 89 (TCC), the Technology and Construction...