Cains Space Law Prize for International Space University
24th September 2004
Strasbourg, France and Douglas, Isle of Man:
A specific Space Law prize is being offered to the Graduate Students currently enrolled in the Masters programs at the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France, the ‘Cains Prize’. The Cains Prize is generously being offered by the law firm of Cains on the Isle of Man, British Isles, and is valued at $5,000. The Cains Prize is to be offered annually to students for the next five years. This represents the first time a commercial law firm has offered such a prize at the ISU and it highlights the growing focus and commitment of leaders in the Isle of Man offshore legal and financial community to the space industry. Cains is at the forefront of offering tailored and specialized legal services to the world’s community and to the space industry.
In order to win the Cains Prize students must be accepted to the ISU Masters program and have a legal background or demonstrate an interest in the legal aspects of space activity.
Mr. Andrew Corlett, Managing Partner of Cains, said “Cains consider the ISU to be a most remarkable and valuable institution occupying a central position in the space community. Accordingly we are very pleased to offer this support for its students. Cains has had the opportunity of sending several of its staff, including myself, on ISU courses over the last 3 years. This has proved to be of very real benefit to us, not only from a technical, but also from a networking perspective”.
Mr. Michael Simpson, President of ISU, said “The ISU is very appreciative of the generosity shown by Cains in offering this prize and particularly pleased that in offering this prize to a deserving student interested in legal issues associated with space, Cains recognizes the international, intercultural and interdisciplinary nature of the ISU Masters program.”
About Cains
Cains is one of the leading Isle of Man law firms and has been at the forefront of the development of the Isle of Man as an international finance centre and continues to give added credibility to the Isle of Man as a jurisdiction by providing legal services of the highest standards to its international clients.
Cains has been acknowledged as the leading Isle of Man law firm in the fields of banking and financial services, collective investment funds, commercial law, litigation, commercial property, insurance and private client services, as well as having the most active shipping department in the Isle of Man. As a firm Cains is now building a specific space and telecommunications expertise.
For further information please contact Andrew Corlett.
About ISU
The International Space University (ISU), located in Strasbourg, France, develops future space leaders by providing graduate level educational programs to students and space professionals in an international, intercultural and interdisciplinary environment. ISU offers its students a unique and comprehensive education covering all aspects of space programs and enterprises – space science, space engineering, systems engineering, space policy and law, business and management, and space’s role in society. International graduate students and young space professionals in both the Masters programs and the Summer Session Program complete an intensive interdisciplinary curriculum and become part of integrated international teams to solve complex space related problems and complete a major team project in a truly intercultural environment. Created in 1988, ISU alumni now number just under 2200 from 86 countries. |
