From March 8 to March 12, ECUPL co-hosted Moot Shanghai 2021, an internationally recognized event held in Shanghai since 2011. This year, over 400 students from 60 leading education institutions in 11 jurisdictions, including Tsinghua University, Tongji University, National University of Singapore and the University of Sydney, registered to be a part of the competition. In addition, Moot Shanghai 2021 is supported by over 200 arbitrators that form the event’s largest scale in history.
In its opening ceremony, Prof. Zhang Mingjun, Vice President of ECUPL delivered opening remarks on behalf of the university. He pointed out that Moot Shanghai 2021 is by no means an ordinary event. Due to the lasting and wide impact of the pandemic, Moot Shanghai 2021 was held via a hybrid mode. This year’s case was based on heated topics including a purchase and license agreement, the development and sale and of Covid-19 vaccines, virtual hearings and IP warranties in the context of the global pandemic. These topics of the year do not only stimulate learning interest and potentials of active study, but also train team spirit through practice. He hoped that all participants could make friends and have memories for life through learning and exchanges in the competition.
In this year’s event, the ECUPL team led by Dr. Yu Nan from its School of International Law, competed vigorously to gain experiences and got prepared for the upcoming Moot competition in Hong Kong.
After the heated competition of 60 teams from 22 countries and regions around the world, 16 teams advanced to the final rounds. The final was aired online, in which the University of Sydney’s team has finally won the championship, and the runner-up is Ruhr-University Bochum’s team.
At the concluding ceremony, Prof. Zhang Mingjun awarded certificate to the champion team, congratulated all winning teams and thanked all parties, participating teams and staff that supported the event. He stated that Moot Shanghai “has already gone beyond the sphere of a simple competition, and now stands as a valuable learning experience shared by all”. ECUPL has been promoting Moot Shanghai as an important joint endeavor to foster a new generation of legal talents with SHUPL and other sponsors, and has been committed to developing Shanghai into an Asia Pacific International Arbitration Center and promoting the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The competition is co-hosted by East China University of Political Science and Law and Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, and is co-organized by Shanghai International Arbitration Center and The International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration. The competition is supported by UNCITRAL Regional Center of Asia and Pacific, Shanghai Bar Association, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, China Academy of Arbitration Law, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, and China Legal Education and Career Seminar Series. Moot Shanghai 2021 is sponsored by Dahui Lawyers and T&C Law Firm. It is supported by Adaltys, Hui Ye Law Firm, Dentons, Fangda Partners, King&Wood Mallesons, Junhe LLP, Jin Mao Law Firm, Tiantong Law Firm, Yuanda Winston, and ZhongLun Law Firm, who hosted the general rounds.
