Experience the london pre-moot
The London Pre-Moot is one of the most highly regarded pre-moots: renowned for its quality.
The London Pre-Moot is one of the most highly regarded pre-moots: renowned for its quality.
Aix-Marseille Geneva
Giessen Middle Temple
UCSC Milan Hannover
Ljubljana Francisco Marroquin
Hamburg Christ Church Canterbury
Adam Mickiewicz Oslo
Liege Edinburgh
Prague Hague
This year the pre-moot will be on the weekend of 1-2 March 2025 and will be held at the International Dispute Resolution Centre adjacent to St Paul's (1 Paternoster Lane, London EC4M 7BQ). It is in-person only.
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The Vis Moot is organized by the Association for the Organization and Promotion of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, and is sponsored by numerous institutions worldwide. It is traditionally held in Vienna in the week before Easter and, more recently, Vis East (a sister event) has taken place in Hong Kong a few weeks before.
Whilst attending the Vis in 2015 it became apparent that there had not been a pre-moot in London that year.
Such an omission could not go repeated and undaunted by a complete lack of experience in mooting and still a relative newcomer to the Vis Moot, Peter set about the planning. The following year the first pre-moot was held.
Since the 2019 moot the pre-moot has been in association with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”). Furthermore, from the same year there has been a panel discussion on the procedural aspects raised in the moot problem where distinguished jurists have considered the problem’s issues.
Each team will argue twice as Claimant and twice as Respondent on the Saturday. The top 4 teams will go onto semi-finals and finals on the Sunday. This seeks to replicate as much as possible the format in Vienna.
We are invariably heavily oversubscribed. An application does not mean that you have a place until we confirm it - usually just before Christmas. We seek a balance of teams from common law and civil law countries and from those who are new to the moot as well as teams with an established track record.
We seek to have a diverse selection of arbitrators and have had a retired Supreme Court judge and a trainee solicitor. Those with limited experience will be selected with an experienced chair. Nobody ought to feel excluded.
The pre-moot is held at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London where some of the largest and most complex arbitrations are held in 'real life'. You will sit in the same rooms that are used in those arbitrations.
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CIArb is an international centre of excellence for the practice of profession of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
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39 Essex Chambers are again hosting our English take on some of the issues raised by this year's problem. Speakers are to be announced.
Peter is the founder and guiding force behind the London Pre-Moot. He is an independent arbitrator and consultant to a law firm.
From 2019 a panel discussion on the procedural aspects raised in the moot problem has been held. Distinguished jurists have considered the problem’s procedural issues.
This is where it all leads to - the room for the final in Vienna. Truly inspiring at every level.
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