Edinburgh PhD candidate awarded top arbitration prize

Álvaro García Martínez

Mr Martínez was awarded the prize for his essay on the topic “Is there a need to reform the New York Convention of 10 June 1958?” at the annual Arbitration Academy 2018.

The academy is an internationally respected programme where scholars and well-known practitioners from around the world deliver lectures, seminars and workshops on international commercial and investment arbitration.

On being awarded the prize, Mr Martínez said: “The support and encouragement of my supervisors, together with the financial help of Meyer-Fabre Avocats have allowed me to participate in the prestigious courses of the International Academy for Arbitration Law in Paris.

“It was a rich and rewarding experience, which undoubtedly will have a strong impact on the research I am conducting here at Edinburgh Law School.”