And the Winner is….

OTTAWA! Congratulations! All the hard work paid off. This success was well deserved.

Willem C. Vis Moot 2011 – Top 4

The top 4 teams are as follow

Ottawa v. Hamburg
Montevideo v. St. Johns

Congrats to all!!!!!

Willem C. Vis Moot 2011 – Top 8 Teams

Hamburg v. Munich

Ottawa v. College of Law of England and Wales

University of Belgrade v. Montevideo

St. John’s v. Sydney

Willem C. Vis Moot 2011 – Top 16 Teams

The rounds will take place at 2:00 p.m. (Wed April 20, 2011)

1. Belgrade v. West Bengal
2. Carlos III v. Hamburg
3. St. John v. Tubigen
4. Munich v. NALSAR
5. College Law England Wales v. Nat. Law School India
6. Victoria U of Wellington v. Ottawa
7. Montevideo v. Bocconi
8. Sydney v. American

Willem C. Vis Moot 2011 – Top 32 Teams

1. Belgrade v. Lincoln’s Inn
2. Stetson v. Montevideo
3. Bocconi v. UniCuritiba
4. Tubingen v. Heidelberg
5. Georgia v. St. John
6. American v. Rutgers
7. Wuhan v. Sydney
8. NALSAR v. Harvard
9. McGill v. Munich
10. Carlos III v. Fribourg
11. Hamburg v. Hanover
12. College of Law England & Wales v. Nat. Law School Jodhpur
13. Nat. Law School India v. Queen Mary
14. Ottawa v. Brooklyn
15. Florida v. University of Wellington
16. West Bengal v. Singapore

Willem C. Vis Moot Finalists 2011- TOP 64

The top 64 of 260 teams are listed below. I jotted these down in a busy auditorium so hopefully there are no errors.

Elimination Rounds on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.:

1.  Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo v. [Didn't catch it...sounded like NALSAR but I could be wrong] (Sem 20)
2. Judicial Research and Training Institute v. Harvard University (Sem 31)
3. University of Munich v. Jagiellonian University (Sem 32)
4. University of Ljublijana v. McGill University (Sem 33)
5. University of Fribourg v. Georgetown University (Sem 34)
6. University of Frankfurt v.  [I wrote "Carlos del Serro" but it's not listed as a team?] (Sem 41)
7. Universidad Panamerica, Mexico City v. University of Hamburg (Sem 42)
8. University of Hanover v. University of Denver (Sem 43)
9. University of Zurich v. National Law Univeristy, Jadhpur (Sem 44)
10. University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne v. College of Law of England and Wales (Sem 52)
11. Queen Mary v. Pace University (Sem 61)
12. Murdoch University v. National Law School India (Sem 62)
13. University of Ottawa v. University of Zagreb (Sem 63)
14. Brooklyn Law School v. Touro Law School (Sem 64)
15. Victoria University Wellington v. University of Stockholm (U21)
16. Loyola University Chicago v. University of Florida (U22)

Elimination Rounds on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 8:00 a.m.:

1. Tulane University v. University of Belgrade (Sem 20)
2. Yonsei Law School v. Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (Sem 31)
3. National University of Singapore v. University of Geneva (Sem 32)
4. University of Pittsburg v. West Bengal National University of Juridical Science (Sem 33)
5. Aarhus Univeristy v. Stetson University (Sem 34)
6. University of Montevideo v. Paris II Pantheon-Assas(Sem 41)
7. University of New South Wales v. UniCuritiba (Sem 42)
8. Griffith University v. Bacconi University (Sem 43)
9. Univerity of Tubingen v. Versailles University (Sem 44)
10. University of Heidelberg v. University of Utrecht (Sem 52)
11. University of Technology, Sydney v. University of Georgia (Sem 61)
12. St. Johns University v. University of Munster (Sem 62)
13. Rutgers University v. City University of Hong Kong (Sem 63)
14. Pepperdine Univeristy v. American University (Sem 64)
15. University of Sydney v. University of Freiburg (U21)
16. University of Cologne v. Wuhan University (U22)

CONGRATS TO ALL AND GOOD LUCK IN THE FINALS!

William C. Vis Moot 2011 – Day Trips to Baden (Austria) & Bratislava (Slovakia)

One of the many great things about Europe is that there is no end of places to go and sites to see:

Baden is famous for its sulfuric hot springs. The air is infused with a sour sulfer smell, laced with the scent of sweet clover (odd but not unpleasant). This photo was taken in the hills behind the city.

Some billy goats having a tussle in Baaahhh-den.

 

 

Nick striking a pose

 

Bradislava is about 1.5 hours by train from Vienna. This picture was taken from a castle overlooking the historic city center.

 

Yet on the other side of the Danube, things are not as attractive. The Soviet influence is obvious.

 

The palace guards are wearing sunglasses!

 

Sitting on the patio at a great little restaurant hidden in the old city. The look I am giving the camera is one of someone who has had way too much to eat.

 

A view of Bradislavas historic city center.

 

 

This was an attempt at...some sort of artistic endeavor...not really sure that it succeeded but, hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

 

Willem C. Vis Moot 2011

Another year, another moot, another beauttiful spring in Vienna. This year’s dispute involves the sale of squid: a claimant made a purchase of squid from a respondent for the purpose of selling it for use as bait.  The squid was ‘unsized” and, consequently, was too small to be used for its intended purpose.  No doubt, the ‘in’ joke will be that “size does matter”. Arbitration is conducted under the Milan Rules; procedural issues pertain to the jurisdiction of the arbitral council to appointment of the arbitral chair and confidentiality.

Yes, we actually do read the memoranda in advance of the rounds.

Nick soaking up the sun and keeping me company while I prep for the Saturday round between San Paolo and Harvard.

Advocats - thats us!

 

We went to the Do & Co - a bar in the modern cylindrical building across from the Stephansdome. The view was incredible, and wasabi nuts are on the house, although I cant stand the things.

 

 

Evening at the Ost Club. Their version of "Smirnoff Ice" used to be "Eristoff Ice" but they have now moved to "Becks Ice". Not bad...for a girly drink.

 

The best Irish Pub in Vienna - "Bockshorn Irish Pub" (Viennas oldest Irish pub), located at Naglergasse 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria. If you happen to visit, say hi to Chris for us.

 

Thats me diligently reading memoranda at the Juridicum in the early morning hours in preparation for an 8.30 round. Good Pam.

17th Willem C. Vis Moot (2010) Results Update – And it’s down to…

OTTAWA UNIVERSITY v. KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON!

The Final Panel is comprised of the following:

1. Prof. Doug Jones, Chair, Partner in Clayton Utz, Sydney – This year’s chairman is one of the leading arbitrators in the Asia-Pacific region. He is a Sydney-based partner in the Australian law firm of Clayton Utz where he heads the International Arbitration and Major Projects Group of the firm. He is the President of the ACICA (Australian Center for International Commercial Arbitration), whose arbitration rules govern the 2010 moot. Prof. Jones is a door tenant at the Atkins Chambers, London. His experience includes acting as Arbitrator and Counsel in major international arbitrations, and advising on major projects in areas of buildings, road and rail infrastructure, power, potable and waste water, mining infrastructure and processing, and on and offshore oil and gas. He is currently Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (President Elect 2011), a foundation fellow and graded arbitrator of Arbitration & Mediators Australia, President, Dispute Review Board Foundation Australia and a member of a number of panels of international arbitral bodies.
2. Dominique Brown-Berset, Partner in Brown&Page, Geneva – Ms. Brown-Berset is a founding partner of Brown&PAge, a specialist firm focusing on dispute resolution, international law and contract & corporate law. She holds law degrees from Lausanne University Law School, Paris; Pantheon-Sorbonne and Harvard Law School. She is listed on the panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Center (2009), the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (2008) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (2007). She is a former chair of the arbitration committee of the International Bar Association (2004-2005) and a former international vice president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (1996-2004). Ms. Brown-Berset has been acting as counsel, co-counsel or arbitrator in over 142 international arbitration cases around the world.
3. Neil Kaplan, CBE, QC, SBS – Neil Kaplan was Chairman of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center from 1991 until 2004 and was President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators from 1999 until 2000. Mr. Kaplan is a full-time practicing arbitrator with Chambers in both England and Hong Kong. Until the end of 1994, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, and thereafter was the Convenor of the Dispute Review Group for Hong Kong’s new airport. Mr. Kaplan was the Chairman of Hong Kong’s WTO Review Body on Bid Challenges from 2000-2004 and is currently Chairman of Hong Kong’s Telecommunications (Competition Provision) Appeal Board. Mr. Kaplan is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a Chartered Arbitrator as well as a panelist of several other arbitral institutions. He has conducted arbitrations in at least 15 different jurisdictions.

17th Willem C. Vis Moot, 2010 – TOP 4 TEAMS

Osgoode Hall Law School v. University of Ottawa

King’s College London v. University of Hamburg

The final rounds are tomorrow.