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Eighteenth Annual & Second Virtual
Willem C. Vis East
International Commercial
Arbitration Moot
TABLE OF CONTENTS Keating Chambers…………………………………………………………………………………2 Welcome to the Eighteenth Vis East Moot & Second VVE……………………………………4 Message from Hon Teresa Cheng SC, JP Secretary for Justice of the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Government………..5 Hanscomb Intercontinental Ltd…………………………………………………………………...6 Introducing the Moot……………………………………………………………………………….7 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) Message from Branch Chairman…………………………………………………………………8 City University of Hong Kong, School of Law Message from the Dean…………………………………………………………………………..9 Message from Christopher Kee, Stefan Kröll, and Patrizia Netal Directors of the Vis Moot in Vienna……………………………………………………………..10 Message from Moot Alumni Association………………………………………………………..11 Atkin Chambers……………………………………………………………………………………12 Dates…………………………………………………………………………………………….....13 Calendar of Events…………………………………………………………………………..14 – 15 Fred Kan & Co……………………………………………………………………………………..16 Participating Teams…………………………………………………………………………..17- 20 Hong Kong Bar Assocciation……………………………………………………….………........21 Participating Arbitrators………………………………………………………….…………..22 - 25 Schedule of General Rounds on Monday 15 March 2021……………………….………26 - 27 Schedule of General Rounds on Tuesday 16 March 2021……………………….……..28 - 29 Schedule of General Rounds on Wednesday 17 March 2021………………………….30 - 31 Schedule of General Rounds on Thursday 18 March 2021…………………………….32 - 33 Final Round Panels, 2004-2021…………………………………………………...………34 - 35 The Vis East Moot Administrative Team……………………………………………………….36 Patrons and Sponsors …………………………………………………………………………..37 Supporters of the Vis East Moot………………………………………………………………..38
WELCOME FROM LOUISE BARRINGTON, DIRECTOR OF THE VIS EAST MOOT
Welcome to the Eighteenth Vis East International Commercial
Arbitration Moot, aka Virtual Vis East 2. We are delighted this
year to host a record number of students and professionals from
around the globe for a week of hard work - and fun!
Over decades, the Vis Moot and Vis East have earned
recognition as an educational exercise bringing together
arbitration professionals to meet and get acquainted in a truly
international exchange. Arbitrators from participating law firms
are enthusiastic about meeting some of the future leaders of our
profession in action. We know the students have been working devotedly to their
research, drafting and advocacy. They have earned their wings in the highly
competitive arbitration job market. A Mootie’s CV attracts attention from recruiters who
recognise that the Vis experience is an assurance of a resourceful, diligent and
practical team player – that perfect first-year associate who can hit the ground running.
The Moot’s social activities have always fostered the exploration of different cultures
and the development of transnational friendships that will endure for years to come.
The gatherings have of course morphed over the past year since our abrupt transition
from face-to-face to virtual format. Last year, it looked as if Covid would stop us in our
tracks; suddenly, no one could travel to Hong Kong. Instead, we reacted, adapted and
innovated – and so became the first international moot to take place entirely on-line.
This year, instead of cocktail receptions, coffee klatches and conferences, the Vis East
and its sponsors have planned an exciting list of webinars, on-line networking and a
virtual drop-in café.
The silver lining of the Covid restrictions is the number of schools who previously
lacked the resources to compete in person at a Vis or Vis East Oral Competition but
can now participate on a level playing field with those who have been attending for
decades. This has brought some positive developments in the Moots and in the
arbitration community around the world. First, every step of the Moot – from
registration and the release of the Problem, through all the coaching and practice to the
Oral competitions in March – is now on-line. Geography is no longer a barrier. Teams
have found mentors and coaches outside their own jurisdictional confines. Along the
way, these students – and the professional arbitrators who have supported them –
have gained skills and confidence in the virtual world. Younger practitioners, raised
from infancy on the internet, found themselves suddenly key members of an arbitration
team – with the ‘older folk’ depending on their technical expertise to make the most of
the new virtual platforms. Arbitration has progressed to meet the unprecedented
challenges of a pandemic – and it will never again go back. Evolution has become
revolution.
After the competition, the Moot Alumni Association maintains the connections among
former competitors and arbitrators - an invaluable network for the exchange of news
and scholarship. The MAA’s Vindobona Journal often provides bright young scholars
with their first opportunity for publication. Please join us to keep in touch after this week
by visiting the Vis East website and the MAA Facebook group. It may be – after
participating in the Moot itself – the best investment you can make to advance your
arbitration trajectory.
On behalf of the Mooties, I thank all the professionals who judge the Moot and who
participate from home by coaching and evaluating the memoranda. Especially warm
gratitude goes out to our sponsors from both Hong Kong and abroad. The Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators and its East Asia Branch have made it possible to hire and train
people who will make your virtual experience seamless and enjoyable. Hong Kong’s
legal community - the Department of Justice, our barristers, solicitors and arbitrators -
support us tirelessly, both financially and by offering their time and their resources each
year to make the Vis East happen. Thanks to your support, Vis East has survived and
thrived in the face of adversity.
Even though you can’t visit us in person this year, let me assure you that our generous
sponsors, and indeed the entire legal community, warmly welcome all of you to work
and to network at the Virtual Vis East. The Vis East Moot Team looks forward to
meeting you on-line and to making your experience memorable.
Sincerely,
Louise Barrington
Director
Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot
MESSAGE FROM THE HON TERESA CHENG, GBS, SC, JP, SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
Willem C. Vis (East)
International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Since its inauguration in 1994 in Vienna, the Vis Moot has always
been a landmark event bonding university teams and top-notch
coaches and arbitrators from all over the globe in a friendly
competition. The extension of the Moot to Asia in 2004, with Hong
Kong as its host city in this region since then, has seen the Moot
flourish into one of the more prestigious mooting competitions in
the world.
Notwithstanding the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the history-
making inaugural virtual Vis East Moot was successfully held in Hong Kong with the technical
support of eBRAM Centre last year. Building on the success of the virtual Vis East Moot last
year, I am pleased to note that the Vis East Moot Foundation has decided to host this
signature event in Hong Kong in virtual format again this year. I am also pleased to see the
Foundation’s passionate continuous contribution towards the promotion of inclusiveness and
capacity building in international arbitration.
In contrast to last year for which temporary rental space for managing the virtual Moot was
needed, the virtual Moot this year is managed on the new premises of the Foundation situated
in the Hong Kong Legal Hub, which was officially open in November last year. The Hong
Kong Legal Hub comprises the heritable buildings of the former Central Government Offices,
the former French Mission Building and Two Exchange Square which accommodates the
offices of more than 20 local, regional and international law-related organisations, and the
Foundation is one of them. Their presence is a vote of confidence in Hong Kong’s position
as a regional legal services centre.
This year, the Moot has 147 university teams from 34 jurisdictions, which is double last year’s
participation. We are honoured and would continue to offer our support to the Vis East Moot
as a part of our important capacity building work in this region. May I express my appreciation
again to the Foundation and all participants, coaches, and judges from Hong Kong and over
the globe for their dedication and support for bringing another Virtual Vis East this year.
I wish the event a great success and all guests and participants an exciting and rewarding
experience.
Hon Teresa Cheng GBS, SC, JP
Secretary for Justice
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INTRODUCING THE MOOT The Vis Moot was the brainchild of three law professors who wanted to encourage the use of the then brand new Convention on the International Sale of Goods. It was the first private law international moot and the first arbitration moot set in Vienna the home of UNCITRAL. The Moot began in 1992-1993 with 9 teams and has expanded to approximately 380 competing law schools today. To ensure that every Moot participant benefits from an international intercultural experience, there are no national or regional elimination rounds. Thus many teams may compete from the same jurisdiction. This year at Vis East there are 24 Chinese mainland teams, 11 Americans and 21 Indian schools plus 31 other jurisdiction represented. The goal of the Vis East Moot is to share with the original Vis Moot in Vienna the promotion and study of international commercial arbitration and to train tomorrow’s legal leaders in methods of alternate dispute resolution. Because of the international business community’s marked preference for arbitration as the means for resolving trans-border commercial disputes, the Vis Moot was created as a clinical tool for training law students in the crucial aspects of the procedure: research, analysis, drafting and advocacy. Student teams read and analyse the facts and evidence of a case, identify the legal issues seek out the relevant legal texts, craft their legal arguments, draft memoranda for the claimant and respondent, and argue orally on the basis of those memoranda before an international tribunal of experts. Each year, the problem involves consideration of the UNCITRAL Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and other commercial law, in the context of arbitration. The rules under which the arbitration is conducted change each year. This year the rules of The Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution govern the arbitration procedure. This year, at the 18th Vis East Moot, 57% of the 150 teams are competing from Asia. After last year adaption to virtual format, 72 teams participated in the very first major international moot to take place on-line. This year, the second Virtual Vis East welcomes 150 teams, of which 57% are competing from Asia.
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS (EAST ASIA BRANCH)
MESSAGE FROM BRANCH CHAIRMAN
It gives me great pleasure to welcome the students, coaches and
arbitrators participating virtually in this year’s Eighteenth
Annual Willem C. Vis East Moot. I would like to extend
particularly warm wishes to those who have participated in previous
years: “Welcome Back!”
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) was founded in 1915,
"to promote and facilitate worldwide the determination of disputes
by arbitration and alternative means of private dispute resolution
other than resolution by the court."
The Institute achieves its objective through its 21,500 members located in 149 Countries and
an international network of 41 branches, including the East Asia Branch (EAB). The EAB is a
registered charity.
The EAB is the largest branch of the Institute with more than 2,300 members in the region
comprising Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Macau, Myanmar,
Taiwan and Vietnam. Chapters have been established in Indonesia, Japan, South Korea,
Philippines, Taiwan and most recently Vietnam, with interest groups in Beijing, Shanghai and
Shenzhen.
Our objective is to provide a regional organization for members of the Institute (Chartered,
Fellows, Fellows, Members and Associates) residing in East Asia. Our Young Members Group
(YMG) continues to grow through networking and activities for students, fresh graduates and
young professionals across the branch. YMG Chapters have been launched in Taiwan and
the Philippines, and second EAB YMG Conference was held virtually in November 2020.
The role of the EAB is to promote and represent the Institute and its services - arbitration and
ADR and to uphold the standards of the Institute in East Asia. EAB achieves this through the
local media, and by direct contact with the public, local professionals, businesses and arbitral
and educational organizations.
2020/2021 has been a challenging year but we have continued to organise training courses
and member activities throughout the EAB. Almost all have been virtual, and this has been a
benefit to those members who cannot always access through the usual face-to-face events.
The EAB has also collaborated with HKIAC and the DOJ in various activities in the region to
promote Hong Kong as an international dispute resolution centre. The branch also promotes
diversity and inclusion through a variety of events.
May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very enjoyable virtual visit to Hong Kong and the
best of luck for all participating teams in the Moot. While you may not be here in person, I do
hope you can enjoy some of the Hong Kong experience.
Yours truly,
Nicholas Turner
Chairman CIArb (EAB)
SCHOOL OF LAW, CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
The Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot is an
annual competition of teams representing law schools throughout the
world. We are delighted once again to be part of this wonderful event.
We believe mooting sharpens law students’ legal skills, particularly the
need to think clearly and express views effectively. Students who have
participated in moots will attest to the need to learn how to present
complex arguments in simple ways, as well as the importance of
sharpening advocacy skills and communication, on this occasion
virtually which is likely to be a valuable experience. Mooters will be
stretched to perform at levels they might otherwise think to be beyond
them.
It also goes without saying that Vis East Moot has continuously fostered the study of
international commercial law and arbitration for the resolution of international business
disputes through its application to a concrete problem of a client, and in the process trains law
leaders of tomorrow in methods of alternative dispute resolution. In this regard, I congratulate
and commend the organizers of the Vis East Moot for selflessly contributing towards the
development of knowledge and skills in arbitration among the students of Hong Kong and
beyond.
On behalf of CityU Law School I warmly welcome all of you and wish you a productive, fulfilling
and enjoyable competition.
Professor Tan Cheng-Han, SC
Dean
School of Law
City University of Hong Kong
MESSAGE FROM CHRISTOPHER KEE, STEFAN KRӦLL, AND PATRIZIA NETAL DIRECTORS OF THE VIS MOOT IN VIENNA We welcome both old and new participants to the Eighteenth Annual Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot. When the Vis Moot began in Vienna twenty eight years ago Prof. Eric E. Bergsten made a conscious decision that it should be an enjoyable educational event for the students who had come to argue and for the lawyers and professors who had come to hear those arguments. Serious work and fun go well together. The world of international commercial law and international commercial arbitration demands hard work, but it offers an opportunity to work with and to socialize with some of the most brilliant lawyers and academics in the field of international commercial law. We understand that remote events cannot entirely substitute meetings in-person but we also believe this year’s Vis East Moot will provide opportunities to grow your professional network and to meet new friends. The Moot has the potential to be a life changing event – indeed you will sometimes hear former participants of the Moot reflect on that very point. While that cannot by any means be guaranteed we would not be surprised if you do consider the Moot at the very least to be the highlight of your legal studies. We know it to be a fact for many as it was for us. There are numerous careers in international commercial law and arbitration which started at the Moot and you will find Moot Alumni (or addicts) in nearly all major law firms, arbitral institutions and universities. The Directors of the Willem C Vis Moot are very grateful to Louise Barrington and her team for having set up the Vis East eighteen years ago. The Vis East Moot gives teams from all other parts of the world the opportunity to meet their Asian fellow students and many experienced arbitration practitioners from the region. You will meet a number of members of the Moot Alumni Association this week. They too have been student participants. They know the experience you are having. We invite you to join them in the activities they organize during this Moot week and to join the MAA before you leave. There is no better way to extend your Moot experience into a lifetime of professional achievement and maybe also train the next generation of international commercial lawyers. A big thank you goes to all those practitioners and academics who act as coaches, arbitrators or rank memoranda. In a world such as we see today, the promotion of peaceful means of resolving disputes is of particular importance. The Vis Moot sees itself as making an important contribution to the development and education of the skills necessary to establish a positive environment for the settlement of international disputes. As Directors we aim to continue to guide the Moot in the same spirit of friendly competition and international cooperation as has been developed by its president and former director Professor Eric E. Bergsten. We wish you an enjoyable and fulfilling week and one that you will always remember with pleasure. We look forward seeing you again either in Hong Kong, Vienna or as colleagues in practice and academia. Sincerely, Christopher Kee Stefan Kröll Patrizia Netal
A WORLD OF WELCOME BY THE MAA
To the Members of our Moot Family, the Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”) wishes to welcome
you to the Second Virtual Vis East ("VVE"). From the moment you decided to take part in the
Vis Moot, be it as a student, an arbitrator, or by reading briefs, you became a member of our
ever-growing Moot family.
To our students, after so many months of intense preparations, particularly given the unique
times, to produce two submissions and engaging in intense preparation for the oral hearings,
the time has finally come! We take this opportunity to wish all the teams the best of luck in their
oral rounds. Notwithstanding all your hard work, we would like to remind you to also take a
step back and take advantage of all the other aspects offered by the VVE. You have made a
huge effort to get to this week and while we understand how important the oral arguments are
(we were there once!), we also want to make sure that you take full advantage of everything
that the VVE and the MAA has to offer. The Vis offers you the opportunity to make lifelong
friends and meet future colleagues. However, this will only happen if you allow yourself to also
enjoy the various events offered throughout the week, not only by the MAA, but various other
organizations, and connect virtually with people from all over the world.
To our arbitrators, we are delighted to see those of you who are back again at the second
Virtual Vis and excited to welcome newcomers. We thank you for taking the time out of your
hectic schedules to act as arbitrators and giving back to the community. We wish to stress that
this week is also much more than just a week of arbitrating. The Vis brings together old and
new friends as well as former, current and future professional colleagues, even with this year's
electronic platform.
The Vis week offers everyone unforgettable memories and the MAA is the ideal way of
maintaining new and old friendships and professional networks. While everyone who
participates in the Vis Moot is automatically part of the Moot Family, we encourage you to
become an official member of the MAA so that you can not only maintain your new and old
connections but also take advantage of unique opportunities in the fields of international
arbitration and trade law and also give back to the arbitration community. The MAA offers many
opportunities such as the Vindobona Journal, Mentorship Program, participation as observers
at the UNCITRAL Working Sessions, legal trainings and conferences worldwide, a
membership base of over 5,000 individuals, and so much more.
Members of the MAA Executive Board and MAA Core Team will be at our "MAA Desk" on the
virtual platform all week and we will be available via email and our social media outlets. Please
do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.
To formally sign up for the MAA, please do so on our website: www.maa.net. Please also add
us on our social media platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter).
With Best Regards,
Sherlin Tung Isabela Deveza Sabine Neuhaus Wendy Gonzales
President Vice President Vice President SecretaryAtkin Chambers is
delighted to support the
18th Vis East Moot
as a Patron for 2021
Good luck to all participants
CONTACT:
David Barnes Justin Wilson
CEO and Director of Clerking Senior Clerk
dbarnes@atkinchambers.com jwilson@atkinchambers.com
+44 (0)20 7400 8501 +44 (0)20 7400 8504
www.atkinchambers.comDATES
Official Opening live streaming on VEM Facebook
Group When: Sunday, 14 March 2021
Time: 12:00 noon HKT
Access: Click Here
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General Rounds (zoom meeting)
Monday - Wednesday, 15 - 17 March 2021
Time: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm HKT
Thursday 18 March 2021
Time: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm HKT
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Assembly live streaming on VEM Facebook
When: Thursday, 18 March 2021
Time: 8:00 pm HKT
Access: Click Here
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Round of Thirty-two (zoom meeting)
When: Friday, 19 March 2021
Time: 9:00 am to 11:00pm HKT
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Eighth-Finals (zoom meeting)
When: Friday, 19 March 2021
Time: 3:00 pm HKT
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Quarter-Finals (zoom meeting)
When: Saturday, 20 March 2021
Time: 11:00 am HKT
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Semi-Finals (zoom meeting)
When: Saturday, 20 March 2021
Time: 3:00 pm HKT
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Final Argument
live streaming on VEM Facebook Group
When: Sunday, 21 March 2021
Time: to be confirmed
Access: Click Here
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Webinar Events are organised and hosted by Vis East supporting organisation. Some are by
invitation only. For info and to register for these events please click to their links.
SUNDAY 14 MARCH, 2021
Official Opening live streaming on VEM Facebook Group
When: Sunday, 14 March 2021
Time: 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (HKT)
Access: Click Here
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MONDAY 15 MARCH, 2021
ICC Virtual Coffee Shop
Time: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm HKT
Access : Click Here
XV Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference
Words of Welcome
Sherlin Tung (Withersworldwide)
Time : 4:45 pm HKT
To register please Click Here
Keynote Speech on Joinder, Efficiency, and the SCAI Rules
Dr. Christopher Boog (Schellenberg Wittmer & SCAI Court) introduced by
Sabine Neuhaus (Kellerhals Carrard)
Time : 5:00 pm HKT
To register please Click Here
Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini - Sociedade De Advogados
Virtual Cocktail
Time : 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm HKT
Access : Live streaming at youtube.com/jpotadv
To register please Click Here
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TUESDAY 16 MARCH, 2021
ICC Virtual Coffee Shop
Time: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm HKT
Access : Click Here
To Join or Not to Join: Revisiting Joinder in International Arbitration
Vicky Zhao (Anjie Law),
Katie Chung (Norton Rose Fulbright),
James Morrison (Peter & Kim),
Kay-Jannes Wegner (Kim & Chang), and
Sabine Neuhaus (Kellerhals Carrard) as moderator
Time : 3:00 pm HKT
To register please Click Here
CAM-CCBC Virtual Cocktail
Time : 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm HKT
To register please : Click Here
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WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH, 2021
ICC Virtual Coffee Shop
Time: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm HKT
Access : Click Here
ICC YAF - Tour de Table
The latest development of arbitration practice in North Asia
Representatives of the ICC YAF North Asia Chapter will jointly present a Tour de Table regarding recent
practice and development in the local arbitration community for the floor, followed by more interactive
Q&A session. Take this unique opportunity to chat with your fellow practitioners across the world!
Time : 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm HKT
Access : Click HereDo’s and Don’ts of Online Hearings: How to Succeed as Tribunal and Counsel
Kiran Sanghera (HKIAC),
Jonathan Lim (WilmerHale),
Christine Artero (Independent Arbitrator),
Dr. Robert Kovacs (Withersworldwide), and
Isabela Deveza (White & Case) as moderator
Time: 5:00 pm HK
To register please Click Here
Allen & Overy (Hong Kong) Limited
Webinar on: A career in arbitration: Opportunities and Choices
Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm HKT
To register please Click Here
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THURSDAY 18 MARCH, 2021
ICC Virtual Coffee Shop
Time: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm HKT
Access : Click Here
Vis East Moot Assembly live streaming on VEM Facebook Group
Time: 8:00 pm HKT
Access: Click Here
Ibrachina Virtual Cocktail
Asian companies investing and operating in Latin America:
the role of dispute resolution to mitigate concerns and
promote a safe business environment.
Time: 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm HKT
To register please Click Here
Behind the Scenes: Arbitrating Pharmaceutical Disputes
Dr. Claudia Goetz Staehelin (Kellerhals Carrard),
Victoria Pernt (Schoenherr),
James P. Duffy IV (Reed Smith), and
Sherlin Tung (Withersworldwide) as moderator
Time : 9:00 pm HKT
To register please Click Here
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FRIDAY 19 MARCH, 2021
ICC Virtual Coffee Shop
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm HKT
Access : Click Here
CISG Article 42: ‘Who’s Claims are Claimed?’
Grant Kim (LimNexus),
Edgardo Muñoz (Universidad Panamericana),
Flavio Peter (Wenger & Vieli),
Friederike Schäfer (ICC), and
Harprabdeep Singh (Alan Leong SC's Chambers) as moderator
Time :1:00 pm HK
To register please Click Here
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SUNDAY 21 MARCH, 2021
Vis East Moot Final Argument
live streaming on VEM Facebook Group
Time: to be confirmed
Access: Click Here
CIArb East Asia Branch and ArbitralWomen Seminar
Time 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm HKT
To register please Click HereWith the compliments of
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Website: www.fredkan.comPARTICIPATING TEAMS Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg Germany American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) Afganistan Amity Law School, Delhi India Arizona State University College of Law USA Ateneo de Manila University School of Law Phillipines Australian Catholic University Australia Beijing Normal University China Bilkent University Turkey Bucerius Law School Germany Campbell University School of Law USA Central China Normal University China Central South University China China-EU School of Law China Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Germany Dagon University Myanmar Dalian Maritime University China Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University India Deakin University Australia Diponegoro University Indonesia Doshisha University Japan East China University of Political Science and Law China Eberhard Karls University Tübingen Germany Ewha Womans University South Korea Faculty of Law of the Charles University Czech Republic Fatima Jinnah Women University Pakistan Federal University of Minas Gerais Brazil Fordham University School of Law USA Freie Universität Berlin Germany Galatasaray University Turkey Government Law College, Mumbai India Guangdong University of Foreign Studies China Gujarat National Law University India Handong International Law School South Korea Harvard Law School USA Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf Germany Herat University Afghanistan Hokkaido University Japan Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany IFIM Law School India ILS Law College, Pune India Institute of Law, Nirma University India Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Mexico Istanbul University Turkey
PARTICIPATING TEAMS Jagiellonian University Poland Jami University Afganistan Kabul University Afganistan Kerala law academy India Kings College London United Kingdom KLE Law College India Kobe University School of Law Japan Kwansei Gakuin Japan La Trobe University Australia Leibniz University of Hannover Germany London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom Loyola Law School, Los Angeles USA Loyola University Chicago School of Law USA Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai India Masaryk University Czech Republic MGIMO Russia Modern International Study Iran Monash University Australia NALSAR University of Law India National Law Institute University; Bhopal India National Law School of India University India National Law University Odisha India National Law University, Delhi India National Law University, Jodhpur India National University of Management Cambodia National University of Study and Research in Law Ranchi India New Law College, BVDU, Pune India NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law India North China University of Science and Technology China O. P. Jindal Global University India Peking University China Peking University School of Transnational Law China Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo Brazil Renmin University of China China Rheinische Friedrichs-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Germany Royal University of Law and Economics Cambodia School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) India School of Law, National Chiao Tung University Taiwan School of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong School of law, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies India Seinan Gakuin University Japan Seoul National University School of Law South Korea Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School China Shanghai University of Finance and Economics China Shenzhen University Law School China
PARTICIPATING TEAMS Singapore Management University Singapore South China Normal University China South China University of Technology China Symbioisis Law School, Hyderabad India Symbiosis Law School, Pune India The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong The Maldives National University Maldives The University of Law, Hong Kong Hong Kong The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences India Tongji University China Tsinghua University China Tulane University Law School USA UIC John Marshall Law School USA Unipê - University Center of João Pessoa Brazil Universidad de Chile Chile Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City Mexico Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Mexico Universidade de Brasília Brazil Universitas Katolik Parahyangan Indonesia Universitas Padjadjaran Indonesia Universitas Sebelas Maret Indonesia Université Toulouse Capitole 1 France University College London United Kingdom University Eduardo Mondlane Mozambique University Law College, Bangalore India University of Amsterdam Netherlands University of Bremen Germany University of Bucharest Romania University of Calgary Canada University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences China University of Cincinnati College of Law USA University of Frankfurt am Main Germany University of Göttingen Germany University of Heidelberg Germany University of Helsinki Finland University of International Business and Economics China University of Ljubljana Slovenia University of Mainz Germany University of Mandalay Myanmar University of Mannheim Germany University of San Diego USA University of São Paulo Largo San Francisco Brazil University of the State of Rio de Janeiro Brazil University of Turku Finland University of Versailles - Paris Saclay France University of Vienna Austria University of Warsaw Poland
PARTICIPATING TEAMS University of Wisconsin USA University of Yangon Myanmar University of Zurich Switzerland Villa College The Maldives Waseda university Japan Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Germany Wuhan University China Xiamen University China Xiangtan University Law School China Yonsei University South Korea
PARTICIPATING ARBITRATORS Angela Abala USA Peter Day USA Peace Adeleye Nigeria Dalma Demeter Australia Katrina Aguila Philippines Andreas Desyllas Greece Navin Ahuja Singapore Raisha Puti Diamar Indonesia Sheila Ahuja Singapore Pryderi Diebschlag Hong Kong Iain Aitchison England Lucas Diniz Brazil Huseyin Eren Akarca Turkey Anne-Marie Doernenburg Japan Lily Akkuchukova England Zoe Dong China Sebnem Akipek Ocal Turkey Hew Dundas Scotland Edward Alder Hong Kong Maciej Durbas Poland Shahla Ali Hong Kong Derya Durlu Gürzumar Turkey Nevin Alija Portugal Stefanie G. Efstathiou Germany Gizem Alper USA Istvan Erdos Hungary Sai Anukaran India Fahreddin Eren Turkey Ghada Arfaoui Tunisia Andrea Ernst Kenya David Atnip China Aline Tanielian Fadel Lebanon Harish Balakrishnan Sri Lanka Mingchao Fan China Andrius Bambalas Lithuania Megan Fanning Ireland Ilka Beimel Germany Xavier Favre-Bulle Geneva Friederike Bock Germany Jose Miguel Figueiredo Portugal Emma Bohman-Bryant* England Setyawati Fitrianggraeni Indonesia Marvio Bonelli Brazil Louis Flannery England Animesh Anand Bordoloi India Daniel Fong Singapore Zoya Bozhko UAE Dennis Arthur Foster USA Denis Brock Hong Kong Paul Frankenstein USA John Campbell England Fernando Freire Lula de Souza Brazil Bernardo Cartoni Italy Tomas Furlong Singapore Ayush Chaddha India Risham Garg India Debarshi Chakraborty India Mohith Gauri India Vod K. S. Chan Hong Kong Pierre Michel Genton Switzerland Enning Chang USA Aonkan Ghosh Singapore Vatsala Chauhan India Sean Sullivan Gibbs England Siyuan Chen Singapore Emmanuel Gillet Australia Meng Chen China Gerome Goh Singapore Keith Cheung Hong Kong Marc Goldstein USA Edward Chin Hong Kong Wendy Gonzales Netherlands Vincent Chin Hong Kong Viraj Greedharry England Andrew Chin Hong Kong Clive Grossman Hong Kong Stephen Ching Hong Kong Romina Guarneros Galaz Mexico Mahima Cholera India Leonila Guglya Switzerland Rishabh Chopra India Glenn Haley Hong Kong Edward Chow Hong Kong Philipp Hanusch Hong Kong Chu Heung Ming Stephen Hong Kong Douglas Harrison Canada James Claxton Japan Jessica Hefes USA Jonathan Crompton Hong Kong René-Alexander Hirth Germany Rafael Roman Cruz Philippines Esther Ngai Sum Ho Hong Kong Channraksmeychhoukroth Dany Cambodia James Hsiao Hong Kong Ben Davis USA Kristen Hudson USA
PARTICIPATING ARBITRATORS David Huebner USA Jennifer Leung Hong Kong Sui Hang Hui Hong Kong Dean Lewis Hong Kong Wilson Huo China Kenneth Lim Singapore João Ilhão Moreira Macau Bronwyn Lincoln Australia Grace Ip Hong Kong Nicholas Liu Singapore Roger Jacobs USA Diana Lokajíčková Czech Republic Ish Jain India Trisha Low USA Karthik Jayakumar India Jake Lowther Sweden Pablo Antonio Santos Jiménez Mexico Alice Fu-Yi Lu USA J. Brian Johns USA Felice Fu-An Lu USA Joan Johnsen USA Sergey Lysov Russia Shubham Joshi India Geoffrey Ma Hong Kong Jesslyn Almira Kanris Indonesia Winnie Jo-Mei Ma Australia Can Eken Hong Kong Angus Macinnis Australia Cel Kardaslar Australia Donny Mackinnon England Joshua Karton Canada Peter Maggs USA Nigel Kat Hong Kong Vikas Mahendra India Ljubica Kaurin England Iram Majid India Lucy Keane England Charles Mak England Craig Kersey England Jagmeet Singh Makkar Hong Kong Pushkar Keshavmurthy India Bashar Malkawi USA Faruq Khan Canada Samia Mansar* France Nour Khettal Algeria Adela Mao Hong Kong Srishti Khindaria India Robert Marcus England Madhav Khosla India Dmitry Marenkov Germany Hanié Kiaee Iran Lars Markert Japan Paul Kinninmont England Jan Marklund Germany Lavesh Kirpalani Hong Kong Edoardo Mazzoli Italy Alexandra Korobeinikov Kazakhstan Damien McDonald Hong Kong Csaba Kovacs England Benedetta Meloni Italy Sanketh Hareesh Kumar India Tim Meng China Alok Kumar India Fanqin Meng China Madhav Kumar India Zlatan Meškić Bosnia & Herzegovina Nishanth Vasanth Kumar India Charles Meyer USA Niels Kurth Germany Lucas Mies Germany Giovanna Kwong Hong Kong Karen Mills Indonesia Marc Labgold USA Saniya Mirani India Megan Labgold USA Angela Mita - Baciu Romania Jeremy Lagelee France Jacopo Monaci Naldini Italy Adrian Lai Hong Kong Maria Isabel Montes Brazil Sarah Lajugie France Edgardo Muñoz Mexico Michael Lampert USA Lilit Nagapetyan England Carolina Lana Germany Stephanie Nazareth India Jeremiah Tien Zhen Lau Hong Kong Fernanda Nemr Brazil Linda Lee Hong Kong Sabine Neuhaus Switzerland Barry Leon BVI Eric Ng Hong Kong Gerald Leong Singapore James Ng Hong Kong John Leong Singapore Duc Tam Nguyen The Vietnam
PARTICIPATING ARBITRATORS Thomas Nip Hong Kong Ingeborg Schwenzer Germany Victoria Orodeji Nigeria Vladyslav Semerynskyi Poland Saniza Othman Hong Kong Jalal Seyedabadi Iran Jing Ou Canada Sameer Shah USA Can Sarp Özcan Turkey Carrie Shang India Dario Simone Palmiotti Singapore Nour Sherif Egypt Rebecca Pang Malaysia Sharanya Shivaraman India Darshan Patankar India Camila Simão Brazil Michael Peer Singapore Bhavini Singh India Cesar Pereira Brazil Narmdeshwar Singh England Hepzibah Beulah C Peter India Ankit Singh India Tobias Pinkel Germany Shubham Singhal India John Pinney USA Revantha Sinnetamby England Krícia Pires Brazil David Smallbone Australia Nikolaus Pitkowitz Austria Andre Soh Singapore Jiří Platovský Czech Republic Biplab Kanti Som India Patrick Plattner Switzerland Arvind Srevatsa India James Plotkin Canada Amogh Srivastava India Chelsea Pollard Malaysia Tigmika Srivastava England King Hung Poon Hong Kong Julian Startgardt Hong Kong Chithra Powathikunnil George India Sabine Stricker-Kellerer Germany Monika Prusinowska Poland Matthew Suen China Joenar Pueblo Phillipines Christopher Tahbaz USA Haroun Rahimi England Hui Wen Tan Malaysia Manoj Raikar India Dana Taschner USA Saurav Rajurkar India Edward Taylor Hong Kong Akansha Rathi India Ruchi Thakur India Isha Rathi* Canada Aishwary Tiwari* India Kshitij Rathore India Anton Tugushev Hong Kong Anooksha Ratra India Aigul Urmantseva Russia Philip Ray Germany Marianne Crielle Vitug Phillipines J.R. Robert Real Phillipines Akshit Vohra India James (Jim) Reiman USA Iranthi Walgama Sri Lanka John Ribeiro Japan Vatsala Walia India Jane Ann Riley* USA Janet Walker Canada Ashley Ring USA Wilson Wang USA Tim Robbins Hong Kong Jun Wang Australia José Antonio Rodríguez-Márquez Mexico Robert Warzel USA Nazareth Romero Italy Todd Weiler Canada Elijah Paul Rukidi-Mpuuga USA Erin Wenger Netherlands Subarna Saha India Glenn Wijaya Indonesia Yashraj Samant India Jane Willems France Adam Samuel England Susan Wintermuth Germany Stefan Schmierer Hong Kong Ece Nur Yildiz Turkey Tiffany Schneider USA Albert Yeu Hong Kong
PARTICIPATING ARBITRATORS Briana Young China Aaron Yuan China Aalaa Zahran Egypt Ali Naimi Zaker Iran Chunlei Zhao China * Denotes readers of Memoranda who are not expected to attend oral arguments. ** Current at the time of publishing
SCHEDULE OF GENERAL ROUNDS ON MONDAY 15 MARCH 2021
8:00
Dalian Maritime University v Arizona State University College of Law
Peking University v Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
La Trobe University v Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo
Seinan Gakuin University v University of Cincinnati College of Law
Central South University v Panamericana University, Mexico City
Universitas Katolik Parahyangan v Campbell University School of Law
Federal University of Minas Gerais v University of Calgary
University of São Paulo Largo San Francisco v Singapore Management University
10:00
Beijing Normal University v Monash University
Hokkaido University v Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Waseda university v University of San Diego
Tulane University Law School v The Maldives National University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School v UIC John Marshall Law School
Doshisha University v Loyola Law School; Los Angeles
Universitas Padjadjaran v Fordham University School of Law
North China University of Science and Technology v Harvard Law School
University of Wisconsin v Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara
University of International Business and Economics v The Chinese University of Hong Kong
12:00
Peking University School of Transnational Law v Fatima Jinnah Women University
University Law College, Bangalore v Universitas Sebelas Maret
Tsinghua University v Handong University
Herat University v Deakin University
School of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan v Renmin University of China
Seoul National University School of Law v University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Diponegoro University v Ateneo de Manila University School of Law
Yonsei University v National Law University, Delhi
Kwansei Gakuin v Symbioisis Law School, Hyderabad
14:00
American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) v Ewha University
School of Law, National Chiao Tung University v Kabul University
Xiamen University v Bilkent University
South China University of Technology v University of Yangon
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics v Dagon University
East China University of Political Science and Law v Villa College
Central China Normal University v Modern International Study
University of Helsinki v The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
National Law University Odisha v University of Heidelberg
University of Göttingen v National Law School of India University
University Eduardo Mondlane v China-EU School of Law
Faculty of Law of the Charles University v School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)
Shenzhen University Law School v University of Warsaw
University of Mandalay v Guangdong University of Foreign Studies16:00
University of Bucharest v South China Normal University
University of Ljubljana v Xiangtan University Law School
Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg v Amity Law School; Delhi
Freie Universität Berlin v IFIM Law School
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München v KLE Law College
University of Vienna v Australian Catholic University
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University v Hokkaido University
ILS Law College, Pune v Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai v Rheinische Friedrichs-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
New Law College, BVDU, Pune v University of Turku
School of Law; University of Petroleum and Energy Studies v Université Toulouse Capitole 1
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster v National University of Study and Research in Law Ranchi
18:00
National University of Management v London School of Economics and Political Science
University College London v Universidad de Chile
University of Versailles - Paris Saclay v Kings College London
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel v Istanbul University
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin v Government Law College, Mumbai
University of Bremen v Institute of Law, Nirma University
University of Mainz v NALSAR University of Law
University of Zurich v NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law
Tongji University v University of Amsterdam
Leibniz University of Hannover v Kerala Law Academy
20:00
University of Frankfurt am Main v National Law Institute University; Bhopal
University of Mannheim v National Law University, Jodhpur
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen v Gujarat National Law University
Unipê - University Center of João Pessoa v MGIMO
Royal University of Law and Economics v O. P. Jindal Global University
Masaryk University v Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Universidade de Brasília v The University of Law, Hong Kong
Wuhan University v Jagiellonian University
Galatasaray University v Jami University
School of Law; City University of Hong Kong v University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
21:00
Loyola University Chicago School of Law v Bucerius Law SchoolSCHEDULE OF GENERAL ROUNDS ON TUESDAY 16 MARCH 2021
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Fordham University School of Law v Peking University School of Transnational Law
University of Cincinnati College of Law v Central China Normal University
Campbell University School of Law v Peking University
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies v Tulane University Law School
Renmin University of China v Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo
China-EU School of Law v University of Wisconsin
10:00
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México v Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles v East China University of Political Science and Law
Panamericana University, Mexico City v Waseda University
University of San Diego v Central South University
Villa College v Doshisha University
12:00
Kobe University School of Law v School of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
South China Normal University v New Law College, BVDU, Pune
University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences v School of law; University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
Xiangtan University Law School v University Law College, Bangalore
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences v Shenzhen University Law School
School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) v Tsinghua University
National University of Study and Research in Law Ranchi v Xiamen University
National Law School of India University v Herat University
University of Yangon v Kwansei Gakuin
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Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara v University Eduardo Mondlane
14:00
Université Toulouse Capitole 1 v Seoul National University School of Law
Universitas Sebelas Maret v University of Bucharest
Jami University v National Law University Odisha
Symbiosis Law School, Pune v Tongji University
University of Turku v University of Ljubljana
O. P. Jindal Global University v Wuhan University
National Law University, Jodhpur v American University of Afghanistan (AUAF)
National Law Institute University; Bhopal v School of Law, National Chiao Tung University
University of Calgary v Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Arizona State University College of Law v University of Zurich
Monash University v University of Bremen
The Maldives National University v University of Mandalay16:00
Amity Law School; Delhi v National University of Management
London School of Economics and Political Science v Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg
Singapore Management University v Freie Universität Berlin
Deakin University v University of Göttingen
University of Warsaw v Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Handong International Law School v Faculty of Law of the Charles University
Bilkent University v University of Helsinki
Fatima Jinnah Women University v Universitas Padjadjaran
Kings College London v Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
University of Heidelberg v Galatasaray University
Rheinische Friedrichs-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn v La Trobe University
Australian Catholic University v Leibniz University of Hannover
Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf v School of Law; City University of Hong Kong
Bucerius Law School v University College London
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Kerala Law Academy v University of Vienna
Gujarat National Law University v Universidade de Brasília
The University of Law, Hong Kong v Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Kabul University v University of Frankfurt am Main
Ewha University v University of Mannheim
Dagon University v Royal University of Law and Economics
University of Amsterdam v Masaryk University
Jagiellonian University v University of Versailles - Paris Saclay
Modern International Study v Seinan Gakuin University
Symbioisis Law School, Hyderabad v Beijing Normal University
NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law v Dalian Maritime University
National Law University, Delhi v North China University of Science and Technology
NALSAR University of Law v Shanghai Jiao Tong University KoGuan Law School
20:00
Institute of Law, Nirma University v South China University of Technology
Government Law College, Mumbai v University of International Business and Economics
Universidad de Chile v Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
Istanbul University v Unipê - University Center of João Pessoa
MGIMO v Diponegoro University
Ateneo de Manila University School of Law v Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
The Chinese University of Hong Kong v Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Harvard Law School v Yonsei University
University of the State of Rio de Janeiro v ILS Law College, Pune
Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo v Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
KLE Law College v Federal University of Minas Gerais
IFIM Law School v University of São Paulo Largo San Francisco
21:00
UIC John Marshall Law School v University of MainzSCHEDULE OF GENERAL ROUNDS ON WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH 2021
8:00
School of Law; City University of Hong Kong v Tulane University Law School
University of Calgary v Fordham University School of Law
School of Law, National Chiao Tung University v Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
Australian Catholic University v Loyola Law School; Los Angeles
Universidad de Chile v Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara
La Trobe University v Kobe University School of Law
Universidade de Brasília v Seinan Gakuin University
The University of Law, Hong Kong v University of Cincinnati College of Law
10:00
Deakin University v The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
South China University of Technology v Yonsei University
Singapore Management University v Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Kabul University v Campbell University School of Law
Panamericana University, Mexico City v Amity Law School; Delhi
UIC John Marshall Law School v Institute of Law, Nirma University
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México v National Law Institute University; Bhopal
12:00
Seoul National University School of Law v New Law College, BVDU, Pune
School of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan v Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
National University of Management v Waseda University
Modern International Study v Gujarat National Law University
Villa College v Kerala Law Academy
The Chinese University of Hong Kong v NALSAR University of Law
Monash University v National Law University, Delhi
Ateneo de Manila University School of Law v NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law
Fatima Jinnah Women University v KLE Law College
Jami University v Universitas Sebelas Maret
Handong International Law School v National University of Study and Research in Law Ranchi
14:00
Bilkent University v School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University)
University of Warsaw v National Law School of India University
Herat University v University of Helsinki
Central China Normal University v Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
East China University of Political Science and Law v Leibniz University of Hannover
Peking University v University of Frankfurt am Main
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics v University of Mannheim
Tongji University v Royal University of Law and Economics
Wuhan University v Masaryk University
American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) v University of Versailles - Paris Saclay
University Eduardo Mondlane v Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
University of Vienna v Doshisha University
China-EU School of Law v Bucerius Law school
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies v Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Hokkaido University v Freie Universität Berlin
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