Benhajj Shaaban Masoud (2008 Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Law, Nottingham Trent University) has been named as one of just four winners, and the only one from the UK, of the International Insolvency Institute (III)’s prestigious 2010 III Prize in International Insolvency Studies.

Benhajj’s entry, ‘Theoretical Aspects of the Cross-Border Insolvency Landscape: Issues and Perspectives for Sub-Saharan Africa’, was judged by a distinguished panel of leading international insolvency academics and practitioners and scooped a coveted Bronze Award.