Alfred Deakin ICA Moot

Develop your advocacy skills with legal professionals

The Alfred Deakin ICA Moot provides law students from Australia and overseas with the opportunity to develop practical skills, and engage with international commercial law and arbitration. By participating in the moot, students can develop their advocacy skills and engage with experienced legal professionals, allowing them to expand their knowledge and network with potential future colleagues.

Sponsorship

The Alfred Deakin ICA Moot is proudly sponsored by Allens Linklaters and CIArb.

Structure of the 2023 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot

The competition will take place on a virtual platform in September 2023.

The moot will be run virtually via the online platform Zoom over four days, on 4, 5, 11 and 12 September 2023. Each team will compete in two preliminary rounds during the first two days, once as claimant and once as respondent. The elimination rounds, quarterfinals and semi-finals will take place on days three and four.

The rounds will be judged by legal practitioners who have competed in the Vis Moot or similar moots, who practice in the field or are academics with an interest in this area of law. Participants will receive feedback from the arbitrators after each round in the interest of skill development.

Members of the winning team will share in a prize of gift vouchers totalling AUD $1000.

Who can enter?

Each law school or law student society can enter a maximum of two teams of two or three participants. All participants must be current LLB or JD students.

Supporters and onlookers are welcome to view the grand final.

Deakin team selection

Please contact the Alfred Deakin ICA Moot Coordinator at deakin-ica-moot@deakin.edu.au for more information.

Moot problem

Please check back after the Problem for the 2023 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot is released.

Moot rules

Rules for the 2023 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot will be available soon.

Prizes

Winning team

Share a prize of gift vouchers valued at AUD $1000 plus individual trophies.

Certificate for each team member.

Runner-up team

Individual trophies.

Certificate for each team member.

Best oralist (grand final)

Individual trophy.

Certificate.

Best oralist (rounds)

Individual trophy.

Certificate.

Best submission – claimant

Certificate for each team member.

Best submission – respondent

Certificate for each team member.

Key dates

Registration opens: Monday, 5 June, 11:59pm AEST – Register online

Registration closes: Tuesday, 20 June, 11:59pm AEST

Confirmation of registration: Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Information session for participants: Monday, 26 June, time TBC

Question release date: Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Requests for clarifications due by: Tuesday, 11 July, 11:59pm AEST

Clarifications response released: Tuesday, 18 July 2023

First submission (for Claimant) due: Tuesday, 1 August, 11:59pm AEST

Exchange of memoranda: Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Second submission (for respondent) due: Wednesday, 9 August, 11:59pm AEST

Exchange of memoranda: Thursday, 10 August 2023

Initial rounds – 4 and 5 September 2023

Elimination rounds, quarter-finals – 11 September 2023

Semi-final and grand final – 12 September 2023

NB: The competition is run from Melbourne, Australia. All times are AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Previous moots

2022 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot (Sponsored by Allens Linklaters)

2022 Grand Final Winner – University of Lagos
2021 Runners Up – UNSW

Best Oralist – Ishani Gangopadhyay (UNSW)

We are immensely grateful for the considerable efforts undertaken by our panel of Arbitrators, Albert Monichino QC, Duncan Travis and Martin Scott QC.

Moot problem 2022 (PDF, 815.6KB)

2021 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot (Sponsored by Allens Linklaters)

2021 Grand Final Winner – University of New South Wales
2021 Runners Up – OP Jindal Global University Law School

Best Speaker in Grand Final (Sponsored by CIArb) – Mr Alexander Humphreys (University of New South Wales)
Best Speaker in General Rounds – Miss Irene Muhoro (Strathmore University, Kenya)

Best Claimant Memorandum – University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
Honourable Mentions
Monash University, Melbourne Australia
Christ University, India
Deakin Law School, Melbourne Australia
OP Jindal Global University Law School, India

Best Respondent Memorandum – Christ University, India
Honourable Mentions
Rajiv Ghandi National University of Law, India
National University of Lesotho, Lesotho
University of Queensland, Queensland Australia
Ho Chi Minh City University, Vietnam

2021 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot Problem

Watch the 2021 Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot Grand Final

2020 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot (Sponsored by Allens Linklaters)

2020 Grand Final Winner – University of New South Wales
2020 Runners Up – University of Queensland

Best Speaker in Grand Final (sponsored by CIArb) – Mr Jason Dong (University of New South Wales)
Best Speaker in General Rounds – Miss Grace Dickinson (University of Melbourne)

Best Claimant Memorandum – University of Queensland (Team I1)
Best Claimant Memorandum Runner Up – University of Queensland (Team D1)
Best Claimant Memorandum Third place – University of New South Wales (Team H1)

Best Respondent Memorandum – Monash University (Team G1)
Best Respondent Memorandum Runner Up – University of Queensland (Team I1)
Best Respondent Memorandum Third place – RMIT (Team D2)

2020 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot Problem

Watch the 2020 Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot Grand Final

2019 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot (Sponsored by Allens Linklaters)

2019 Grand Final Winner – University of Queensland
2019 Runners Up – Deakin University

Best Speaker in Grand Final (sponsored by CIArb) – Mr Timothy Choo (University of Queensland)
Best Speaker – Mr Alex Di Rosso (Murdoch University)

Best Claimant Submission – University of Queensland
Best Claimant Submission Runner Up – Murdoch University
Best Respondent Submission – University of Queensland
Best Respondent Submission Runner Up – Murdoch University

2019 Alfred Deakin ICA Moot Problem