Martin LAU

Martin Lau is a Professor of Law at SOAS, University of London and a Barrister at Essex Court Chambers. In his arbitration practice, Martin sits as sole, presiding and co-arbitrator with experience under ad-hoc, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA and UNCITRAL rules, including Pakistan, Dubai, Qatar, Turkey Singapore and England seated arbitrations. At SOAS, Martin teaches and researches on comparative law with a focus on international commercial arbitration and South Asian jurisdictions. Martin has held visiting academic appointments at Harvard Law School and Nagoya University, is a member of the Consulting Editorial Board of LexisNexis Arbitration, a member of the Management Committee of the SOAS Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (SADRC) and the Editor-in-Chief of Brill’s Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (YIMEL).