The Dickson Poon School of Law is very proud to offer students from across the world the opportunity to participate in the Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot. The competition is generously sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills, one of the world’s leading law firms.
Teams are invited to submit memoranda which will be marked by competition law academics and practitioners. The 12 teams with the highest marked memoranda will be invited to an Oral Round. The competition provides an excellent opportunity for students to practise and improve advocacy skills in front of a judging panel drawn from international competition law specialists.
The Moot organising team is closely monitoring developments globally in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and therefore the final decision regarding the Oral Round’s venue is being kept under review. More information will become available the latest by Spring 2023. If conditions allow, we hope that the Moot will take place fully in-person in London.
Scholarship
The Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot is delighted to offer one scholarship of £2000 to pay towards the costs of participating in the Oral Round for student members of a team from a University in a Medium or Low HDI Country (based on the UNDP Human Development Index). This scholarship will be awarded to the student members of the team with the highest score in the Written Round and which qualifies to participate in the Oral Round.
With thanks to our partner Concurrences, temporary access to its database will be granted to all participating teams in the period of drafting the written pleadings. Team members from the two finalist teams will also be awarded with a One Year Subscription to Concurrences’ database and a selection of ebooks.
2023 Competition timeline
Publication of the problem question
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20 December 2022
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Registration opens
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20 December 2022
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Deadline for registration
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25 January 2023
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Deadline for requesting clarifications
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3 February 2023
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Publication of clarifications
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28 February 2023
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Deadline for submission of written pleadings
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14 April 2023 (23.59pm UK time)
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Announcement of finalists
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5 May 2023
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Oral Round
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16-17 June 2023
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Registration
Please click here to register. Registration will be open from 20 December 2022 until 11.59 pm GMT on 25 January 2023.
Problem Question, Rules & Final Report – 2023
Read the 2023 Problem question (updated on 1 March, 2023 after clarifications)
Read the 2023 Rules (updated 14 April 2023)
Read the 2022 Final Report
Contact
If you have any questions about the Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot, you can contact the organisers at HSFLCMoot@kcl.ac.uk, or follow the competition on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for updates.