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Zainab Hodgson

Senior Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Zainab is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration Team.

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Education

  • 2007 – LLB., School of Oriental and African Studies, London
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14/10/2024
The UK Court of Appeal determines that the Kingdom of Bahrain does not...
Summary The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s earlier judgment that the Kingdom of Bahrain (“Bahrain”) is not entitled to state immunity from a personal injury claim arising from allegations...
02/07/2024
The UK has ratified the Hague 2019 Judgments Convention
On 27 June 2024, the UK ratified the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Con­ven­tion”). The Convention will...
29/01/2024
ClientEarth v FCA - The IEA and The Strength of the North Sea
Sum­maryC­li­en­tEarth’s renewed application for permission to apply for judicial review of the decision of the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) to approve the prospectus of Ithaca Energy plc...
05/09/2023
CMS Disputes 101 - Autumn Webinar Series 2023
CMS’ popular Disputes 101 annual webinar series returns in Autumn 2023. This series will take place over 11 weeks, every Tuesday from 5 September – 28 November at 2pm - 3pm. Partners and associates...
30/08/2023
The English court has jurisdiction to hear a conspiracy claim against a...
SummaryThe Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a jurisdictional challenge in relation to a claim brought by a commercial bank in Uganda, Crane Bank Limited (“CBL”), and its shareholders against...
03/08/2023
ClientEarth’s derivative claim against directors for alleged breaches of...
IntroductionThe High Court has reaffirmed its earlier judgment and dismissed ClientEarth’s derivative claim brought against Shell plc (“Shell”) and its Board of Directors. ClientEarth claimed that...
06/06/2023
Limitation periods in fraud claims: Court of Appeal clarification
IntroductionThe Court of Appeal (“CA”) has recently considered the application of s.32(1)(a) of the Limitation Act 1980 (“LA 1980”) which provides that where an action is based on the fraud of...
20/03/2023
The Supreme Court has held that Ukraine can defend USD$3 billion contractual...
SummaryIn a highly anticipated judgment, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the summary judgment application made by the Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc (the “Trustee”), acting on...
01/03/2023
The English court has jurisdiction to hear a claim against a foreign state...
SummaryThe High Court has dismissed an immunity application made by the Kingdom of Bahrain (the “defendant”) in response to claims made by two activists (the “claimants”) who allege that they...
13/10/2022
Termination for convenience unseats airline supplier
The High Court has reaffirmed the applicable principles of construction when interpreting contractual terms in the context of an agreement for the supply of aircraft seats to an airline. In upholding...
04/10/2022
Disputes 101: Jurisdiction and Choice of Law
Welcome to the Disputes 101: CMS Autumn Webinar Series for 2022 This series will take place on most Tuesdays from 6 September – 29 November at 2pm - 3pm, taking a short break only for October half...
13/09/2022
Disputes 101: Communicating in a Contentious Environment
Welcome to the Disputes 101: CMS Autumn Webinar Series for 2022 This series will take place over 11 weeks, every Tuesday from 6 September – 29 November at 2pm - 3pm. Partners and associates from CMS’...