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The 19th Willem C. Vis Moot Court
...is soon to begin. While the "fresh" Mooties prepare themselves for the challenges to come the University of Lucerne has moved to the new premises.
In the context of the official inauguration of the new university buildings on 3/4 September 2011 the Coaches of the Lucerne Moot Team will give an orientation about the concept of the Willem C. Vis Moot.
If you are interested to find out more about the Willem C. Vis Moot and would like to get a first insight into the new premises of the University of Lucerne don't miss the chance to attend the presentation given "Moot Court in Action: Studierende als Anwälte vor Gericht" on Saturday, 3 September 2011, from 2pm - 2.45pm in room HS2, groundfloor.
The Coaching Team is looking forward to welcoming you!
18th Willem C. Vis Moot Court 2010-2011
Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team wins Swiss Day!!
Last Saturday, 2 April 2011, all Moot Teams from the Swiss Universities travelled to Berne to attend the 9th edition of the Swiss Day and to demonstrate what they had learned in the past few weeks in the course of the preparations for Vienna.
Each of the seven teams - Berne, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, St. Galles, Zurich and of course the Lucerne Team - would have two pleading sessions against other teams in front of a three-member arbitral panel which would evaluate the individual performances of the speakers. The Team with the best average score (per round) would consequently win the Swiss Day..
...and the winner is: University of Lucerne!!
After two rounds of intense pleadings against the teams of Geneva and Lausanne, the Lucerne Mooties (Daniel Gabrieli, Corina Mebert, Roxane Schmidgall und Stephanie Zehnder) finally won the Swiss Day! Thus, already for the second time after Prague, the Lucerne Mooties succeded in a Moot competition.
Moreover, Roxane Schmidgall, had additional reason to celebrate, since she was elected "best oralist" of the Swiss Day!
Congratulations to all the Mooties for their achievement!
Do you want to become a team member of next year's Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team? Are you not sure yet?
Then take advantage of the opportunity to get an insight into the Mooties' life during the preparations for Vienna and attend a pleading at Vischer, one of the leading law firms in Switzerland, located in Zurich, which is kindly hosting and organizing the Pleading Day!
" 7. März 2011, Nachmittags: Wiener Moot Pleading Day bei VISCHER
Diese Veranstaltung richtet sich an Studierende, welche Interesse an einer Moot Teilnahme haben. Es wird die Möglichkeit geboten, als Zuschauer einem Plädoyer des Luzerner Wiener Moot Teams in der Anwaltskanzlei VISCHER, Zürich, beizuwohnen.
Erleben Sie hautnah, wie man vor einem Schiedsgericht plädiert und nutzen Sie die Möglichkeit, Einblick in eine führende Züricher Anwaltskanzlei zu erhalten."
For further information and application for your attendance please contact Sara Ledergerber, s.ledergerber@blumgrob.ch, Coach of the Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team.
The Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Teams wins the 3rd edition of the Prague Pre-Moot!
On the weekend of 25th-27th February 2011 the Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team as well as 13 other teams from all over the world travelled to Prague, Czech Republic, to attend the third edition of the Prague Pre-Moot.
Accompanied by their Coaches, Sara Ledergerber and Flavio Peter, the Lucerne Mooties - Daniel Gabrieli, Corina Mebert, Roxane Schmidgall and Stephanie Zehnder - would have to face six different opposing teams, within two days, and hold their prepared pleadings in the shoes of advocates representing Claimant and Respondent.
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Taking stand against the teams of Berne, Passau, Berlin, Brno, Maribor and Wroclaw, the arbitrators evaluated the individual performances and the team score and finally announced the Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team as the winner of the Prague Pre-Moot! Congratulations to the entire team and, of course, good luck in the further competition! In the words of our head coach: "KEEP PUSHING, GUYS"!!!
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The Lucerne Team at the Vis Moot School Switzerland
Until the day the Moot teams prepared autonimously for the big event in Vienna. However, under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Claire Huguenin, Team Coach Benjamin Gottlieb and the Zurich Coaching team presented the idea of oranizing and conducting a joint preparation school for all the mooties of the several Swiss moot teams.
The idea enjoyed huge popularity and was implemented right away, resulting in a four-day workshop called "the Vis Moot School Switzerland".
Professors, practitioners and moot coaches jointly introduce the mooties into the arcana of the Willem C. Vis Moot World. Attending classes on different subjects and aspects of International Commercial Arbitration, the CISG, or written and oral advocacy skills, the mooties get an extensive preparation school in order to be ready for the big challenge - the 18th Willem C. Vis Moot Court.
The Lucerne Team would like to thank the Team Zurich for hosting the Vis Moot School Switzerland and is looking forward for another great experience!
17th Willem C. Vis Moot Court 2009-2010
The Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team amongst the best 32 Teams in the World!
Our Mooties participating at the 17th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court advanced to the round of the best 32 teams out of more than 250 competing teams worldwide!
Moreover, Andrea Florin, Sasa Drobnjak, Caroline Hasler, Michael Burkhart, Laurin, Katz, Anna Balcerzak and Shreya Parikh were awarded an "honorable mention" for the written Memorandum for Respondent, and Shreya Parikh can take a pride in the "honorable mention" for her oral presentation!
Congratulations to the Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team 2009-2010!
The Mooties are in the middle of their pleading phase!
In the end of January the team has entered the final stage of the Vienna Moot - the pleading phase.
Until April the Mooties will have internal testruns with their coaches, plead in front of experienced lawyers and arbitrators in the context of external testruns, and travel to various places in Switzerland and Europe in order to compete against other teams.
Memorandum for Claimant has been submitted to Vienna
On December 3, the Lucerne Willem C. Vis Moot Team submitted its Memorandum for Claimant to Vienna, thereby completing the first part of the Moot journey. Congrats!
Problem of the 17th Moot has been unveiled
On October 2, the Problem of the 17th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot has been unveiled on the official website of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court.