National Moot Court on Arbitration of Corporate Disputes named after Professor V.P. Mozolin is organized annually by the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration since 2017. Each year this moot court unites hundreds of students from different Russian regions, making the competition one of the largest and most prestigious in Russia.
Students are suggested to resolve a fictitious corporate dispute by means of arbitration and present their arguments in a course of oral pleadings. Leading specialists in the fields of corporate law and arbitration, including partners of Russian and foreign law firms, acting arbitrators and academics, take part in the moot court as arbitrators.
Moot Court on Arbitration of Corporate Disputes named after Professor V.P. Mozolin is the only moot court in Russia that is dedicated to resolving of corporate disputes and takes into account the peculiarities of arbitration of these disputes. There are two phases of the moot court. On the first (preliminary) phase, teams write and exchange procedural documents. Starting from 2020 the preliminary phase also include online rounds that are organised by means of videoconferencing.
The 24 best teams, selected by independent arbitrators following the written and online rounds, will have the opportunity to participate in the in-person round, which will take place in Moscow in the oral hearing rooms of the Russian Arbitration Center.
In the run-up to the Competition, preliminary rounds of the Competition will be organised to enable the teams to receive valuable advice from the arbitrators and to prepare for their performance in the qualifying and final rounds of the Competition.
All information about the moot court, as well as registration is available on the moot court platform.