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 Oral Round of the Moot is expected to take place fully in-person in London. As in previous years, the Moot organising team will closely monitor developments globally in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and, if needed, will keep the participating teams informed as to any changes in the format of the competition.
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.
2024 Competition timeline
Publication of the problem question
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15 December 2023
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Registration opens
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15 December 2023
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Deadline for registration
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28 January 2024
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Deadline for requesting clarifications
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2 February 2024
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Publication of clarifications
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23 February 2024
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Deadline for submission of written pleadings
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5 April 2024 (23.59pm UK time)
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Announcement of finalists
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27 April 2024
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Moot Welcome Reception
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13 June 2024
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Oral Round
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14-15 June 2024
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Registration
Registration is now open until 11.59pm GMT, 28 January 2024.
Problem Question, Rules & Final Report – 2024
2024 Problem Question
(Clarification updates, if any, will be added on 23 February 2024)
Read the 2024 Rules
Read the 2023 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.