NOTICE

1. The student community is informed that there has been a change in the open challenge policy in the following manner:

An amendment is being brought to the following provision of Clause III under 'Policy relating to allocation of moots’ in MCA Policy 2014-15
"Please note that in case a moot goes junk in the main pool as well as its Super-Buffer, then in that scenario, the entire moot, that is, all the slots shall be offered in Qualified Open Challenge. This means that where a moot has 3 slots and only 1 or 2 slot(s) are opted for through the main pool or the Super-Buffer, then even in that scenario all the slots and not the remaining slot shall be offered for a Qualified Open Challenge."

The amended policy is that in case the 2 speaker slots are allocated, then an open researchers test shall be held ONLY for the researcher slot. The entire moot shall not be offered for open challenge. This is being done due to the fact that a lot of students in the researchers pool are also in the speakers pool and have exercised their options in that capacity. Thus, this policy is not being extended to a situation in which 1 speaker and 1 researcher have opted for a moot. In this situation, the existing policy stands i.e. the entire moot (all slots) shall be offered in an open challenge.

2. The above mentioned amendment shall come into force from 25th November 2014. In light of this, the Amity Law School- Law Centre II, Noida - International Moot Court Competition, 2015 that had been offered for open challenge today, stands retracted. The MCA apologises for any inconvenience caused.

The researchers test for the above said moot shall be held on 29th November, 2014. The test will be based on the moot problem. Anyone desirous of taking the test is requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 26th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m). Please note that from now onwards, no request for extension on such deadlines shall be granted on any grounds whatsoever.

3. It is being clarified that none of this shall apply for the Vis Moots as a special open challenge was conducted for them and the policy regarding those moots was completely different. The course to be taken for those moots has been decided by the MCA and we shall be sending a team of only three people (comprising members of Vis Speaker & Researcher Pools and International Speaker and Researcher Pools ) for those moots.

If any clarification is needed, kindly send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com.

OPEN CHALLENGE

The following moots are being offered for open challenge:

1. 13th Annual International Intellectual Property Law Moot 2015

2. 7th Symbiosis B Krishna Memorial National Intellectual Property Rights Competition 2015

3. Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court 2015

Any team interested in participating in the above moots is requested to send in mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 24th November, 2014 ( 11.59 p.m)

ORIENTATION TO NATIONAL MOOT POOL

The following moots/slots are being offered to the national moot pool:

1. 13TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW MOOT 2015
The rounds of the competition shall be held at Oxford from 19th to 21st March, 2015. The focus of the moot problem is on breach of confidence and patent infringement, and is set in the agricultural biotechnology sector. For further details, please visit http://www.oiprc.ox.ac.uk/moot.php.

2. Amity Law School- Centre II, International Moot Court Competition 2015- Amity University, Noida is organising this competition and it shall be held from January 29 to 31, 2015. The Deadline for Team Registration is December 15, 2015. The Deadline for Memorial Submission is January 5, 2015 and the Oral Rounds shall be held from January 29 to January 31, 2015.
Shantanu Chourasia and Ayush Jain have picked this moot as speakers. The slot for the researcher is open for the national moot pool.

Anyone willing to participate in the above moots is requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 21st November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

OPEN CHALLENGE NOTICE

The following moot has not been picked by any of the pool members:

XV National Moot Court Competition, 2015 to be held on 24th & 25th January 2015 at Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

All those willing to participate in the above competition are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 21st November, 2014. (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION TO INTERNATIONAL MOOT POOL

The following moot is being offered to the international moot pool:

7th Symbiosis – B. Krishna Memorial National Intellectual Property Rights Moot Court Competition
Symbiosis Law School, Pune in association with Krishna and Saurastri Associates, Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Mumbai is organizing this moot from 6th to 8th February, 2015. The moot proposition this year is based patent laws and more specifically deals with the issue of patentability of incremental innovations in pharmaceutical industry. The Deadline for Soft Copies submission of Memorials is 19th January, 2015. The Deadline for Hard Copies submission of Memorials is 24th January, 2015
Dharmendra Raghuvanshi has picked this moot as a speaker. One slot for researcher and one for speaker are being offered to the international moot pool.
Anyone willing to participate in the above moots is requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 21st November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION TO NATIONAL MOOT POOL

Attention: Members of the National Moot Pool 2014-15

The Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court “International Investment Protection Law” is organised by the Wilhelm Merton Centre for European Integration and International Economic Order and will be held from 9 to 14 March 2015 at the University of Frankfurt am Main and the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).
The competition involves a dispute (“Case Study”) arising out of international investment protection law and provisions of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The focus of the moot court will be on oral presentation before an arbitral tribunal. Participants will therefore not need to prepare full written memorials, but only skeleton arguments outlining the arguments for both claimant and respondent.
The deadline for written submissions will be notified later but the last date for registration is December 15, 2014. Please find further details here: http://www.investmentmoot.org/news/

Also, please note that the University shall not reimburse the registration fee etc. for this moot. [ Registration fee is reimbursed by the University only for 5 international moots: Jessup, Stetson, Vienna, Hong Kong and MFL.]

Those members of the pool interested in taking part in the moot are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 21st November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION

Attention: Members of the National Pool 2014-15

The MCA is orienting the 2nd DSNLU Moot 2015.
The problem is based on competition law. The competition will be held from 6th to 8th March, 2015 at the organising university in Visakhapatnam.
The last date for submitting the soft copy of memorials is 15th February, 2015.
More details, can be found at http://www.lawctopus.com/2nd-dsnlu-moot-2015/
Interested members of the pool must send a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com communicating their willingness to participate in the competition, latest by 11. 59 pm, 18th November, 2014.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The MCA congratulates Aparna Raturi, Praharsh Johorey and Nayan Jain for winning the Indian Rounds of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association Moot, 2015 and wishes them luck for the international rounds at which they will represent India! NLIU Glory!

ORIENTATION TO INTERNATIONAL MOOT POOL

The MCA is orienting the following moot:

XV National Moot Court Competition, 2015 - Sanchay Jain has applied for this moot as a speaker. The positions for one speaker and one researcher are being offered to the international pool.

All those willing to participate in the above competition are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 14th November, 2014. (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION TO INTERNATIONAL MOOT POOL

The MCA is orienting the following moot:

XV National Moot Court Competition, 2015 - Sanchay Jain has applied for this moot as a speaker. The positions for one speaker and one researcher are being offered to the international pool.

All those willing to participate in the above competition are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 14th November, 2014. (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION

Attention: Members of the National Moot Pool 2014-15

13th Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot & Judgment Writing Competition - 2015

The competition will be held at JSS Law College, Mysore from 13 - 15 February 2015. The moot proposition is based on international taxation.
For further details, please visit http://www.moot.in/.

Those members of the pool interested in taking part in the moot are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 14th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION

Attention: Members of the International Moot Pool 2014-15

The Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court “International Investment Protection Law” is organised by the Wilhelm Merton Centre for European Integration and International Economic Order and will be held from 9 to 14 March 2015 at the University of Frankfurt am Main and the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).

The competition involves a dispute (“Case Study”) arising out of international investment protection law and provisions of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The focus of the moot court will be on oral presentation before an arbitral tribunal. Participants will therefore not need to prepare full written memorials, but only skeleton arguments outlining the arguments for both claimant and respondent.

The deadline for written submissions will be notified later but the last date for registration is December 15, 2014. Please find further details here:http://www.investmentmoot.org/news/

Also, please note that the University shall not reimburse the registration fee etc. for this moot. [ Registration fee is reimbursed by the University only for 5 international moots: Jessup, Stetson, Vienna, Hong Kong and MFL.]

Those members of the pool interested in taking part in the moot are requested to send in a mail to the mca id latest by 14th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION

Attention: Members of the International Moot Pool 2014-15

13th ELSA Moot Court Competition , 2015

The ELSA Moot Court Competition is a simulated hearing of the World Trade Organization dispute settlement system. There are Regional Rounds all over the world: the All-American Regional Round, the Asia-Pacific Regional Round (which shall be held at Manila, Philippines from 27th February, 2015 to 3rd March, 2015), the two European Regional Rounds, and the newly established African Regional Round. The best 20 teams from all over the world will then be qualified to participate in the Final Oral Round which will take place at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (Dates yet to be released)

Please find more details about the moot at http://elsamootcourt.elsa.org/. Also, please note that the University shall not reimburse the registration fee etc. for this moot. [ Registration fee is reimbursed by the University only for 5 international moots: Jessup, Stetson, Vienna, Hong Kong and MFL.]

Those members of the pool interested in taking part in the moot are requested to send in a mail to the mca id latest by 14th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION

Attention: Members of the National Moot Pool 2014-15

Symbiosis Law School, Pune in association with Krishna and Saurastri Associates, Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Mumbai is organizing the 7th Symbiosis – B. Krishna Memorial National Intellectual Property Rights Moot Court Competition, from 6th to 8th February, 2015.

The moot proposition this year is based patent laws and more specifically deals with the issue of patentability of incremental innovations in pharmaceutical industry. PFA the moot proposition.

The Deadline for Soft Copies submission of Memorials is 19th January, 2015. The Deadline for Hard Copies submission of Memorials is 24th January, 2015 and the Oral Rounds of the Competition: 6th-8th February, 2015.

Those members of the pool interested in picking up the moot are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 13th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

7th Symbiosis – B. Krishna Memorial National Intellectual Property Rights Moot Problem

ORIENTATION

Attention: Members of the International Moot Pool 2014-15

Amity Law School- Centre II, Amity University, Noida is Organising an International Moot Court Competition to be held from January 29 to 31, 2015. The Deadline for Team Registration is December 15, 2015. The Deadline for Memorial Submission is January 5, 2015 and the Oral Rounds shall be held from January 29 to January 31, 2015.

PFA the moot proposition in the link given below.

Those members of the pool interested in picking up the moot are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 13th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

Amity Moot Problem

Attention: Participants of the Freshers' Pool 2014-15 Selections

The Rules for the Selections can be found at the link below: 

Fresher's Pool Rules and Regulations

ORIENTATION TO NATIONAL MOOT POOL

Attn: Members of National Moot Pool 2014-15

The following slots are being offered to the national moot pool:

Vis Vienna - One position for researcher. [Team : Pallavi Payal and Saumya Chaudhari as speakers and Surbhi Jaju as researcher]

Vis, Hong Kong - Two positions for researcher. [Team : Pankhudi Khandelwal and Milind Ghosh as speakers]

Those members of the pool interested in picking up the moots are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 13th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

ORIENTATION TO NATIONAL MOOT POOL

Attn: Members of the National Moot Pool 2014-15

The MCA is orienting the following national law moot:

3rd RMLNLU- SCC Online International Media Law Moot Court Competition 2015
The competition shall be held from February 27 to March 1, 2015 at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. The moot proposition is based on contemporary Media law under the common law. Please visit http://www.lawctopus.com/3rd-rmlnlu-scc-online-internation…/for more details.

Members of the pool interested in picking up the said moot are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 13th November, 2014 (11.59 p.m).

Vis Challenger Tabs

Please follow the link in order to access the tabulation sheet for the Vis Challenger.
Vis Challenger Tabs

The MCA congratulates Ankita Sharma, Soumya Sahu and Hirak Mukherjee for making it to the semi-finals of the 30th BCI National Moot Court Competition, 2014. NLIU Glory!

ORIENTATION TO NATIONAL MOOT POOL

The MCA is orienting the following moot:

XV National Moot Court Competition, 2015 to be held on 24th & 25th January 2015 at Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

All those willing to participate in the above competition are requested to send in a mail to mca.nliu@gmail.com latest by 11th November, 2014. (11.59 p.m).

Attention: Batch of 2019 (First Year)

In view of the Freshers' Party being held on 23rd November, 2014, the date of submission of memorials for the Freshers' Pool 2014-15 is being extended by a day and is now on 25th November, 2014. The oral rounds will now be held on 26th-27th November, 2014.

There will be no further change in the schedule.

NOTICE

In view of low participation in the Vis Challenger, it is possible that teams for Vienna and Hong Kong Moots may not be formed. In the event this happens, the MCA will offer the vacant slots (entire team/ only speakers/ only researchers) to the existing pools in order to ensure representation in these prestigious moots. The vacant slots shall be offered first to the international pool. If no one picks up from the international pool, then they shall be offered to the national pool.

Attention: Members of both the National Moot Pool 2014-15 and the International Moot Pool 2014-15.

The MCA 2014-15 has decided to continue the last year's policy of rewarding mooters who win awards by letting them exercise the option of picking up an additional moot. Please note that their ranks will still be affected and their new effective ranks will be independent of their success in the moot.

Illustration: A team of two speakers with the ranks 3 and 5 in the National Pool of 20 speakers win the Best Team award in their moot. Here, their effective ranks will become 19 and 20 respectively despite the fact that they won the moot. However, they can do two more National Moots from the pool instead of just one.

For a team award, each member shall get the option of picking up another moot in the same capacity in which he or she had taken part.

Illustration: For a Best Team or Best Memorial Award in an international moot, the speakers shall be allowed to pick up another international moot as speakers and the researcher, another international moot as a researcher.

For individual awards, only the person winning the award shall be given the additional option.

Illustration: If one of the speakers win the Best Speaker Award, only that speaker shall be given the additional option.

Please note that no moot shall be conferred on the winners. They will only get the option of picking an additional moot if the members of the relevant pool with higher effective ranks do not pick it up. In short, they shall be subject to the same rules as the other pool members in picking up another moot.

VIS Challenger 2014-15 Rules

Vis Challenger Rules 2014-15