Vis Moot

WILLEM C VIS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION MOOT, VIENNA, AUSTRIA.

In the preparation process, the following steps are recommended in order to familiarise the team with the requirements and standard expected of participants.

The first useful source is the Moot Alumni Association. This site is the online Alumni group for VIS Moot participants.

The next useful link is the PACE Website. This site sets out the knowhow of the VIS Moot with information such as goals, structure, organisation and information regarding the VIS Moot, such as problems and past submissions.

An important reference to refer to is the journal International Trade and Business Law Review. This publication devotes a section to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and publishes the memoranda prepared by teams coached by Professor Gabriel A. Moens.

The Moot problem and pleadings are set out and is essential reading for any team contemplating participation.

Twenty Third Annual VIS Moot Problem (2015/16)

Submission Winners
Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant = University of Lucerne
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = University of Freiburg

Twenty Second Annual VIS Moot Problem (2014/15)

Submission Winners

Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant =Humboldt University
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = National Law University, Jodhpur

Twenty First Annual VIS Moot Problem (2013/14)

Submission Winners
Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant = Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = University of Fribourg

Twentieth Annual VIS Moot Probelm (2012/13)

Submission Winners
Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant = University of Belgrade / University of Munich
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = National University of Singapore

Nineteenth Annual VIS Moot Problem (2011/12)

Submission Winners
Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant = Harvard University / University of Zurich
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = University of Freiberg

Eighteenth Annual VIS Moot Problem (2010/11)

Submission Winners
Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant =University of Stockhlm
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = Queens University / University of St Gallen

Seventeeth Annual VIS Moot Problem (2009/10)

Submission Winners
Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant = University of New South Wales
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = University of New South Wales

Sixteenth Annual VIS Moot Problem (2008/2009)

Submission Winners
Pieter Sanders Award Best Memorandum for Claimant = University of Sydney
Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent = Stockholm University