Ruihan Liu
Call 2023
Ruihan commenced pupillage at One Essex Court in April 2024.
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Education
University of Oxford, Bachelor of Civil Law, Distinction (2019)
- Legal Concepts in Financial Law – 70
- International Dispute Settlement – 70
- International Arbitration – 70
- Conflict of Laws – 67
London School of Economics and Political Science, Law LLB, First Class Honours (2018)- Winner of the Sweet and Maxwell Prize for Best Performance
- Winner of the Slaughter and May LLP prize for the best performance in Part I
- Winner of the Lauterpacht and Higgins prize for the best performance in Public International Law
- Joint Winner of the Lecturer’s Prize for Best Performance in Jurisprudence
- Winner of the Herbert Smith Freehills Prize for Best Performance in Conflict of Laws
- Represented the LSE in the 2017 – 2018 Jessup International Law Moot, and ranked as the 10th best oralist in the UK oral rounds
- Represented the LSE in the 2016 – 2017 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot; awarded Honourable Mentions for two written memorandums among more than 300 participating teams.
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Previous Employment
Litigation & Arbitration Associate, Quinn Emanuel, London (2022-2024)
Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance, London (2020-2022)
Research Assistant, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (2019-2020)
Legal Intern, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Singapore (2018)
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Publications
Procedural Efficiency in Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Light of the New ICSID Rules, Jus Mundi · Jul 26, 2022
HP's section 90A claim: guidance on liability and ESG class actions, Practical Law · Jun 30, 2022
Who is Bound by an Arbitration Agreement? A Conflict of Laws Analysis in Lifestyle Equities v Hornby Street, Kluwer Arbitration Blog · May 20, 2022 -
Languages
Mandarin (Native)
Spanish (intermediate)