Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot

The 2021 FDI Moot All Africa Regional will be held as a virtual round, judged by renowned international arbitrators. There will be up to 3 video conference hearing sessions each day: 10:00, 12:30, and 15:00 UTC.

has sponsored (2017, 2019-21) a USD1500 annual prize for the winner of the All Africa Regional. This multi-year sponsorship now gives us a solid foundation from which to seek additional support to give international opportunities to promising young lawyers in Africa.

has been a prize sponsor for the Africa Regional in 2016 and 2018 and has agreed to sponsor a USD500 annual prize for the Best Advocate (2019-21). The prize is awarded in the name of late International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) President Noël Ferris.

has committed USD3000 to the 2021 Wälde Fund earmarked to support the top teams advancing from All Africa Regional. Three Crowns is also delighted to announce that it will provide coaching assistance (by videoconference) to the winner of the FDI Moot’s All Africa Regional. The initiative is part of Three Crowns’ larger commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in international arbitration.

The 2021 EAC (Kenya), ECOWAS (Nigeria/Ghana) and SADC (South Africa) and Ethiopia Sub-regionals (Nationals) will be

1. held as virtual (video-conference) rounds and
2. integrated into the 2021 All Africa Regional (AAR) at the beginning of August.

CILS and the Sub-region organisers will jointly organise the integrated AAR.

The top 3 teams of the AAR will advance to the FDI Moot Globals; the top 2 teams will receive financial support toward their travel to and accommodation at the Globals. In addition to the top 3 teams of the AAR, the top team from each Sub-region will be identified and advance to the Globals with financial support from the sponsors of each Sub-region.

The platform for the virtual AAR will be ZOOM. Teams/team members and arbitrators need only free “Basic” Zoom accounts; the Zoom video-conferences will be hosted on the "Professional" Zoom accounts of the AAR organisers.

The 2021 AAR registration fee is EUR50 / team.

The 2021 Egypt National Rounds are planned as in person rounds. Should the Covid situation in Egypt require a change away from in person rounds such decision will be communicated in July. The rounds will then take place virtually.

as host of the National Round has agreed to sponsor the winning team’s €450 registration fee to participate directly in the Globals and the Runner Up Team’s €50 registration fee to participate in the All Africa Regional (AAR). Furthermore, MBH and the FDI Moot have agreed to waive the €50 registration fee for Egyptian teams participating in the National Round. Still, all Egyptian teams must register and confirm via the FDI Moot Website (ignore the €50 registration fee payment prompt).

After conclusion of the National Round on 7 August, those teams who did not make it into the final, may notify the FDI Moot Administration by email if they still wish to top up their registration fees to €50 to participate in the AAR. As teams participating in the Regional round must upload Skeleton Briefs for Claimant and Skeleton Briefs for Respondent on the published deadline, they will need to be able to submit payment of the registration fees on 7, 8 or 9 August right away. Only paid teams can access the upload button on the team profile.

The team advancing to the Globals will receive financial support toward their travel to and accommodation at the Globals, should they take place in person.

Hosted via Zoom and organised by the Center for International Legal Studies (email: southasia@fdimoot.org)

Teams from the South Asia Region must participate via the South Asia Regional, with the top Regional teams from each advancing to the Globals and eligible for support from the Thomas Wälde Team Fund.

The South Asia Regional host has arranged for subsidised Registration Fees for teams from India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan and for teams from Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.

Teams not among the top performers in South Asia may still top up their registration fees to take part in the Globals (no access to TWF support).

Indication of the wish to top up and participate in the Globals has to be sent to the FDI Administration within 10 days following the completion of the Regional Orals and may be subject to overall capacity restrictions at the Globals, in which case such teams will be accepted to the Globals according to the Regional ranking and first-come, first serve.

Asia-Pacific teams participate directly in the Seoul Globals. National limits/opportunities (practice, financial support) available - see below.

Please see https://fdimoot.org/china/ and http://www.fdimootsz.org.cn/.

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18-20 July 2020 to be organised from Hanoi as a virtual (video-conference) round. Specific hearing times to be announced in May.