Eric Shi ranked first in the Master of Laws at the University of Cambridge. Old Boy Eric tops Cambridge law course Eric Shi (ON 2010) is an Old Boy achieving Competition held in Washington, DC, in 2017. incredible things. In 2021, Eric received the ONU Centennial Trust, which supports young Old Boys in various fields and with various interests with He recently completed his Master of Laws at the University of a cash endowment of $10,000 to $20,000 each year. Cambridge in the UK where he topped his cohort, graduated with a final grade of First Class with Distinction and was awarded the ‘I am grateful for the financial assistance provided by the following prestigious awards: ONU Centennial Trust to support my studies at the University of Cambridge,’ he said. • The BRD Clarke Prize for the Best Overall Performance in the LLM Of his time at Cambridge, Eric said: ‘I was privileged to spend nine • The Chancellor’s Medal for English Law months from October 2021 to June 2022 completing my LLM with • The Allen & Overy Prize for International Financial Law a specialisation in Commercial Law at Cambridge. Taking papers • The Volterra Fietta Prize for International Investment Law on international commercial litigation, international financial law, international investment law and intellectual property, I thoroughly Eric attended Newington College from 1999 to 2010, graduating enjoyed learning from, and engaging with, leading professors, as Dux after completing the International Baccalaureate Diploma scholars and practitioners in these areas.’ Programme. During his time at Newington, he was Captain of Chess from 2007 to 2010, Captain of the 2nds Debating team in Eric views his time at Cambridge as an ‘intellectually enriching 2010 and Captain of Metcalfe in 2010. experience that was the culmination of an academic journey that began with my 12 years at Newington’. Eric completed a combined BA (Honours)/LLB (Honours) degree at the University of Sydney, during which he participated in He continued: ‘Most significantly, the opportunity to be part of numerous national and international mooting competitions. the second cohort to undertake the International Baccalaureate Highlights include winning the 17th International Maritime Law was where the seeds of overseas study were sown, and my Arbitration Moot held in Exeter and London in 2016 and being a representing the College in the National High School Mooting member of the world champion University of Sydney team that Competition run by Bond University played a major role in my won the 58th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court decision to pursue a legal career.’ 58 | Service | News Spring 2022 | Alumni, Community and Development