Sabah Ahmed

Experience

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  First Tutors

  Aug 2021 - Sept 2023

  A-Level and GCSE Economics Tutor

  Provide online A-Level and GCSE exam preparation services and wider skills such as developing commercial awareness

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  UCL

  Oct 2021 - now

  Create meeting minutes and liaise with sub-committee members to identify where the UCL Law Faculty can improve its sustainability policy and encourage students and staff to lead more environmentally-friendly lifestyles. Aim to bridge the BAME Awarding Gap at UCL through critically reviewing the first-year Criminal Law module to make planned teaching material more inclusive. Also find articles by a diverse range of authors to provide students with more modern views on contentious criminal law issues.

  • UCL LLB - Final Year Student

    Sept 2021 - now

  • Green Administrator for UCL Laws Green Impact Committee

    Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Student Curriculum Partner

    Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
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  Trowers & Hamlins

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2021

  Open-day and Workshop Attendee

  Attended an open day at Trowers & Hamlins where I participated in various workshops with representatives from different areas of expertise.

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  DLA Piper

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2022

  First-year Insight Scheme Participant
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  Osborne Clarke

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2022

  First-year Insight Scheme Participant
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  Herbert Smith Freehills

  Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

  HSF Campus Ambassador 2022/23
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  Allen & Overy

  Apr 2022 - Apr 2022

  First-year Insight Scheme Participant
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  Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law

  Jul 2022 - now

  Student Scholar

  As a Student Scholar, I am currently undertaking research regarding the legal benefits and challenges of establishing Environmental Courts and Tribunals (ECTs) in the Asia Pacific region. This requires analysis of past constitutional models in the APAC region to determine whether ECTs would ensure greater compliance with cross-border agreements. Furthermore, I have assessed whether relaxing the standing of environmental claims would increase access to environmental justice.

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  Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

  Nov 2022 - now

  National Rapporteur for the Middle East

  I collate climate litigation cases from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain to supplement the Sabin Center's Climate Litigation Database. This allows for a comparative analysis of the development of climate litigation across jurisdictions and a comprehensive research tool for any interested scholars.

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  Surya Advisory

  Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

  Student Researcher

  Drafting executive summaries of Surya Advisory's reports for various clients. Most recently, the Firm's report for ClientEarth: "Power Purchase Agreements and Sustainable Energy Systems in the Global South".

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  Eldwick Law

  May 2023 - Jun 2023

  Intern

  I assisted in a range of commercial and corporate litigation cases, involving professional negligence and criminal fraud claims. I learnt the pre-action protocols for each type of claim and how to bundle documents in preparation for trial. I also drafted particulars of claim and standstill agreements. This all included using an online case management system.

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  Trowers & Hamlins

  Aug 2023 - Aug 2023

  Legal Internship

  I rotated between Trowers' Finance, Corporate and Real Estate departments to assist on a variety of ongoing and new client work. This included:- Finance: I researched Module 6 of the Central Bank of Bahrain's Rulebook regarding offering securities within the Kingdom and innovated creative ways for offshore issuers to circumvent the CBB's registration requirements. This was used to assist in an informative article encouraging offshore issuers to take advantage of Bahrain's fruitful investment environment, soon to be published on Trowers' website- Islamic Finance: I performed an in-depth review of a Musharakah Agreement alongside its corresponding Management Agreement to identify my client's entitlement to profit and loss-bearing responsibility. Amending extensive indemnification clauses that likened the partnership to a traditional debtor-creditor relationship and inserting warranties allowed my client to protect their business interests whilst maintaining a positive relationship with the contracting party. - Corporate: I researched and analysed Bahrain's Commercial Companies Law 2001 to help devise a restructuring strategy for a local client's establishment of an affiliate branch. - Real Estate: I conducted a high-level review of a UAE client's No Objection Certificate to search for onerous terms and suggested favourable amendments. I also researched the licensing and municipality requirements for another client's incorporation into the Dubai International Financial Centre. - I presented on the commercial risks and opportunities for law firms created by the write-down of AT1 bonds following the merger between UBS and Credit Suisse. This involved evaluating the legality of the Swiss Government's actions and whether pending litigation should be brought on a constitutional or contractual basis. Show less

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  Baker McKenzie

  Sept 2023 - Sept 2023

  Legal Internship

  I assisted Baker McKenzie's Banking and Real Estate teams on a variety of matters to better understand the commercial risks and opportunities that exist within these sectors. This included:- Analysing and amending a draft loan facility agreement.- Drafting capacity and enforceability opinions: learning about how to conduct targeted due diligence on a borrower.- Contractual review: evaluated a client's existing contractual obligations under a refinancing agreement to determine potential conflicts with a new lender.- Analysed subletting, change of control and assignment clauses within a commercial lease to flag onerous clauses to my client.- Researched and collated a brief for a roundtable discussion at Cityscape's "The Future of Living" event. This detailed the significance of AI and ESG on Middle Eastern real estate development and how investors could adapt their strategies accordingly. I also investigated how sustainability and tech underlie Saudi Vision 2030 and its giga-projects, sparking my interest in how the law can support MENA's diversification away from oil. Show less

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  Hogan Lovells

  Dec 2023 - Dec 2023

  Vacation Student