Willem C. Vis Moot

CISG, DIS, Vis Moot, Willem C. Vis Moot

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Many arbitration practitioners nowadays trace their initial interest in arbitration back to their student days, when they competed at the world’s largest and most renowned law student competition in the field of arbitration – the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Created in 1993 by Prof. Dr. Eric E. Bergsten, the Vis Moot Competition…

Vis Moot, Willem C. Vis Moot

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“The winner is Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski”, announced Dr. Günther Horvath – the presiding arbitrator of the final round of the 29th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vienna) before the crowd gathered in Hofburg Palace rose to their feet to applaud the Bulgarian team that prevailed over their esteemed opponents from University…

Africa, Arbitration, COVID-19, Diversity, International arbitration, Social networks, Webinar, Willem C. Vis Moot, Workshop

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“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” (John F. Kennedy, Former US President). The current Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally impacting people in grievous ways. The resultant containment measures by governments have severely limited or otherwise rendered physical interactions impossible. As…

COVID-19, MENA, Middle East, Moot Courts, Videoconferencing, Vis Moot, Willem C. Vis Moot

(Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution), (Commercial Law Development Program of the US Department of Commerce), and (CILE; Reed Smith LLP)/ /Leave a comment

The Middle East Vis Pre-Moot Program (the “Program”), scheduled in Bahrain from 10 to 14 March 2020, was prepared and excited to welcome over 200 students, faculty, and lawyers to celebrate the Program’s 10th anniversary. However, on 25 February, amid the unfortunate COVID-19 global pandemic, Bahrain took precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the…

Afghanistan, Arbitration, Vis Moot, Willem C. Vis Moot

(ICC-Afghanistan Commission on Arbitration and ADR) and (SAARC Arbitration Council)/ /Leave a comment

Afghanistan, in January 2007, enacted its Commercial Arbitration Law to facilitate prompt, fair and neutral resolution of commercial and economic disputes through arbitration. However, despite enactment of the Law, Afghan courts exhibited reluctance to defer to dispute resolution clauses in contracts which directed parties to arbitration. Consequently, till 2013, arbitration was neither considered a viable…

Conflicts of interest, COVID-19, Ethics, IBA Guidelines on Party Representation, LCIA Guidelines for Parties' Legal Representatives, LCIA Rules, Vis Moot, Willem C. Vis Moot

(University of Oxford) and (Law Offices of Kiran N Gore PLLC; The George Washington University Law School)/ /Leave a comment

For decades, like clockwork, the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (‘Vis Moot’) and its sister competition, Vis East Moot, have brought together students, academics, practitioners, and arbitrators to consider emerging and important substantive topics in international arbitration and international sales law. Many of us honed our passion for these fields as student participants in the Vis…

Arbitration, Arbitration Institutions and Rules, Arbitration Proceedings, Cost allocation mechanisms, Costs, Costs in arbitral proceedings, Evidence, Vis Moot, Willem C. Vis Moot

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The admissibility of illegal evidence in international commercial arbitration is for sure, at the moment, a widely discussed topic among law students and arbitration lawyers thanks to this year’s problem at the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition (“Vis Moot Problem”). The Kluwer Arbitration Blog (“KAB”) covered the topic extensively as well in…

Arbitral seat, Arbitration clause, Conflict of Laws, Vis Moot, Willem C. Vis Moot

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Introduction Each spring, the global international arbitration community arrives in Vienna for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and in Hong Kong for its younger counterpart, the Vis Moot East.  Students, after many months of research, drafting, and practice, are eager to present the fruits of their hard work through oral advocacy.  Practitioners,…

Admissibility, Cybersecurity, Evidence, Willem C. Vis Moot

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With the increase of cyber-attacks, arbitral tribunals face the question whether to accept evidence obtained via such an unlawful breach. The question even found its way to this year’s Vis Moot problem, confirming the timeliness and need for a debate on a global level. Current Framework on Admissibility of Evidence An arbitral tribunal is not…

Arbitration, Willem C. Vis Moot

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With the upcoming 2017 edition of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition (the “Vis Moot”), the eyes of the international arbitral community are turned – maybe more than ever before – to Brazil. That is because the arbitration rules that will apply as the basis for the competition’s fictional dispute will…

Argentina, Commercial Arbitration, Latin America, Willem C. Vis Moot

(Permanent Court of Arbitration) and (Knoetzl Haugeneder Netal Rechtsanwaelte GmbH)/ /Leave a comment

“And the winner is Buenos Aires” said Alice Fremuth-Wolf, deputy Secretary General of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre and presiding arbitrator of the final round, in the afternoon of 24 March 2016. This was the moment that a group of coaches, students and former students of the University of Buenos Aires (“UBA”) had long worked–and…

Discovery, Document Production, Willem C. Vis Moot

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by Reto Marghitola, Vischer AG Document production, the topic of my new book, is a permanent issue in international arbitration. Now, it has even entered the fictional world of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Document production is an important subject matter of this year’s competition. Many of the readers of this post…

Advocacy, Arbitration, ICJ, Moot Courts, Willem C. Vis Moot

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and Oleg Temnikov “Put forth your best” by Bill Clennan The contest lasts for moments Though the training’d taken years. It wasn’t winning alone that was worth the work and tears. The applause will be forgotten The prize will be misplaced. But the long hard hours of practice will never be a waste. For in…