All times are subject to change – please refer regularly to the present schedule
Monday, February 20, 2022: Vis Pre-Moot Master Class Day 1
Time | Activity |
7:30am – 8:00am | Registration |
8:00am – 8:30am | Welcome Remarks by ADGM, CLDP, BCDR, CILE, ICC-MENA, UNCITRAL, etc. |
9:00am – 11:00am | Program Analysis with Professor Brand |
11:00am – 11:15am | Coffee Break |
11:15am – 12:30pm | Argument Development Room 1: Claimant Procedure Room 2: Claimant Merits Room 3: Respondent Procedure Room 4: Respondent Mertis |
12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm – 2:30pm | Argument Development Group Presentations |
2:30pm – 2:45pm | Coffee Break |
2:45pm – 4:30pm | Oral Argument Structure and Scoring Criteria |
5:00pm – 6:30pm | ICC Diversity Panel: Why do diversity and inclusion matter in any arbitration career? ADGM Auditorium – Register HERE |
Tuesday, February 21, 2022: Vis Pre-Moot Master Class Day 2
Time | Activity |
7:30am – 8:00am | Q&A with Vis Advisors |
8:00am – 9:30am | Pleading: Random Selection Arbitrated by Managers |
9:30am – 11:00am | Development of Arbitration Matrix and Arbitrator Questions |
11:00am – 11:15am | Coffee Break |
11:15am – 12:30pm | Team Argument Development Room 1: Claimant Procedure and Merits Room 2: Respondent Procedure and Merits |
12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm – 2:30pm | Argument Development Group Presentations |
2:30pm – 2:45pm | Coffee Break |
2:45pm – 4:30pm | Oral Submission Speed Test Room 1: Claimant Procedure Oralists Room 2: Claimant Merit Oralists Room 3: Respondent Procedure Oralists Room 4: Respondent Merit Oralists |
4:30pm – 5:00pm | Q&A |
Wednesday, February 22, 2022: Vis Pre-Moot Master Class Day 3
Time | Activity |
7:30am – 8:00am | Q&A with Vis Advisors |
8:30am – 10:30am | Practice Round A Room 1 – 14: Team Schedule TBA |
10:30am – 11:00am | Coffee Break |
11:00am – 1:00pm | Practice Round B Room 1 – 14: Team Schedule TBA |
12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm – 2:30pm | Addressing Arbitrator Questions |
2:30pm – 2:45pm | Coffee Break |
2:45pm – 4:30pm | Deconstructing the Vis Problem with Professor Brand |
4:30pm – 5:00pm | Review of Competition Schedule and Rules |
5:00pm – 6:30pm |
CRCICA and ADGM Movie Screening of “Between North and South” Location: ADGM Auditorium No registration required. |
Thursday, February 23, 2022: MENA Vis Pre-Moot General Rounds
*Rooms are listed as [Location: Claimant v. Respondent]. Entry to the hearing rooms is limited to pleaders and arbitrators only. NO SCOUTING ALLOWED. Please notify [email protected] of any conflict of interest that may preclude designated hearing.
Time | Activity |
9:00am – 10:00am | Team and Arbitrator Check in for General Round 1 |
10:00am – 12:00am |
General Round 1 Academy 1: Iraqiya vs TBD |
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch and Arbitrator Registration for General Round 2 |
1:00pm – 3:00pm |
General Round 2 Academy 1: AUIB v PSU Academy 2: NYU v Middlesex Academy 3: Nepal v Maldives Academy 4: Hamad Bin Khalifa v Villa Academy 5: TBD v Carthage Academy 6: UAE v Tishk Yas: Sri Lanka v Nahrain Shaheen 1: Mustansiryah v RUW Rowdah: RIC v Iraqiya |
4:00pm – 6:30pm | ICC YAAF: How to successfully manage your first arbitration appointment. Location: Al Tamimi ADGM Office – Register HERE |
Friday, February 24, 2022: MENA Vis Pre-Moot General Rounds & Quarter-Final Rounds
*Rooms are listed as [Location: Claimant v. Respondent]. Entry to the hearing rooms is limited to pleaders and arbitrators only. NO SCOUTING ALLOWED. Please notify [email protected] of any conflict of interest that may preclude designated hearing.
Time | Activity |
7:00am – 8:00am | Team and Arbitrator Check In for General Round 3 |
8:00am – 10:00am |
General Round 3 Academy 1: Iraqiya v UAE Academy 2: Tishk v RIC Academy 3: Nahrain v Sri Lanka Academy 4: RUW v AUIB Academy 5: Carthage v Mustansiryah Academy 6: Middlesex v Hamad Bin Khalifa Yas:: Maldives v Nepal Shaheen 1: Villa v NYU Rowdah: PSU v TBD |
10:00am – 10:30am | Coffee Break / Team and Arbitrator Check In for General Round 4 |
10:30pm – 12:30pm |
General Round 4 Academy 1: Nepal v Iraqiya Academy 2: Mustansiryah v Villa Academy 3: UAE v Nahrain Academy 4: AUIB v Middlesex Academy 5: Hamad Bin Khalifa v Carthage Academy 6: TBD v RUW Yas: RIC v Maldives Shaheen 1: NYU v Tishk Rowdah: Sri Lanka v PSU |
12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch and Announcement of Quarter – Final Round Teams Team and Arbitrator Check In |
1:30pm – 3:30pm |
QUARTER FINAL ROUND *Team positions will be determined by coin toss |
4:30pm |
BCDR Arbitrator Reception Location: Rosewood Hotel – Al Maryah Island |
Saturday, February 25, 2022: MENA Vis Pre-Moot General Rounds & Quarter-Final Rounds
Time | Activity |
7:30am – 8:00am | Announcement of Semi-Final Round |
8:00am – 10:00am | Semi-Final Round |
10:00am – 10:30am | Coffee Break and Announcement of Final Round |
10:30am – 12:30pm | Final Round |
12:30pm – 3:30pm |
Award Ceremony Location: Four Seasons – Al Maryah Island |