Fourth PCA Singapore Vis Pre-Moot and Sixth PCA Buenos Aires Vis Pre-Moot
On 27-28 February 2025 and 19-20 March 2025, the offices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Buenos Aires and Singapore, respectively, hosted practice moot rounds at the San Martín Palace and Maxwell Chambers for the 32nd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the 22nd Vis East Moot.
During the PCA Buenos Aires and Singapore Vis Pre-Moots, each team had the chance to plead before tribunals composed of international arbitration specialists from various jurisdictions and legal backgrounds. The teams received detailed feedback on their pleadings in order to assist their preparation for the Vis East Moot which commenced on 30 March 2025, and the Vis Moot, which commenced on 10 April 2025.
The following five teams attended the Buenos Aires edition of the 2025 PCA Vis Pre-Moot:
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Universidad de Chile
- Universidad de Montevideo
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario
After five rounds, the team from Universidad de Buenos Aires emerged with the highest overall score. The top oralist award was presented to Ms. Valentina D’Orio Olmedo from Universidad de Buenos Aires for her exceptional performance.
The following eight teams attended the Singapore edition of the 2025 PCA Vis Pre-Moot:
- Bucerius Law School
- National Law University, Jodhpur
- National University of Juridical Sciences
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore Management University
- Tsinghua University
- University of International Business and Economics
- University of Malaya
After three rounds, Bucerius Law School, National Law University, Jodhpur, and Singapore Management University emerged as the top three teams. Furthermore, Devon Sia Yuan Wen, Niki Marina Papastergiou and Tresshaa Dutt earned the top three oralist awards for their exceptional performances.
The PCA thanks all the participants, including the students, coaches, and arbitrators.