LawInSport launches new look Global Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) with finals in London
Press release
LawInSport, the world’s leading sports law knowledge hub and global community, is pleased to announce the launch of a new look global Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) for 2021-2022. The aim of this world class mooting competition is to promote greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, a key dispute resolution mechanism in the sector. The competition is open to all students. There is no barrier to entry.
SLAM will give students from around the world the opportunity to:
- Develop and showcase their legal and advocacy skills before the world’s leading arbitrators and judges virtually and in-person;
- Gain real world experience of international arbitration under the procedural rules;
- Receive training on writing submissions and advocacy from some of the world’s leading advocates and arbitrators in world sport.
The competition will use the prevailing Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS/TAS) Code of Sports-related Arbitration (CAS Code). The cases for each round will be based on real world scenarios and the registered teams will need to familiarise themselves with CAS case law and sport rules that may be relevant to their arguments.
The written submissions in the preliminary round will be evaluated by a selected panel of Lawyers and Arbitrators. The successful teams will then be put through to the Quarter Final stage. Thereafter the focus of the assessment will be on oral advocacy. At each stage of the competition, the party for which team is asked to advocate will be assigned randomly which may mean acting for the same party more than once.
Full details of the Competition Rules and a Frequently Asked Questions section will be posted in due course.
