8TH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA & BOSE & MITRA & CO.

INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME ARBITRATION MOOT [8TH – 11TH APRIL, 2021]

About NLUO
NLUO, established in the year 2009 by Act IV of 2008 of the State of Odisha, is a vibrant
addition to India's national law universities. Within a short span, NLUO has made a mark for
itself and is a formidable name in the mooting arena amongst all premier law schools of the
country. 

About the National Law University Odisha & Bose & Mitra & Co. International
Maritime Arbitration Moot
The Moot Society of National Law University Odisha takes immense pleasure in announcing
that the University shall be organizing the eighth edition of its flagship event, the  8th
National Law University Odisha & Bose & Mitra & Co. International Maritime Arbitration
Moot. The participating teams will be challenged to expand their understanding and defend
their arguments rooted in theoretical as well as practical understanding of maritime law. The
case study for this edition has been drafted by Prof. Andrew Tettenborn, Chair in Law, LLM
Shipping & Trade; Prof. Simon Baughen, Professor (Maritime Law), LLM Shipping &
Trade; & Prof. Dr. George Leloudas, Associate Professor, LLM Shipping & Trade; at The
Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University, The United
Kingdom. We at NLUO-IMAM believe in a rigorous selection process with an aim to ensure
that the best teams proceed from the preliminary rounds and compete for the coveted prize.
Thus, this year, along with memorial qualifiers, we are proud to introduce four rounds in the
preliminary stage, where the top 20 teams will represent twice as claimants and twice as
respondents in the oral rounds. The oral rounds of moot is scheduled to take place from 8th –
11th April, 2021.

The Moot and its Partners

In the 8th edition of IMAM 2021, we are proud to announce our collaboration with Bose &
Mitra & Co. as our ‘Title Sponsor’ and The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law
(IISTL), Swansea University, the United Kingdom as ‘Associate Partner’. The awards for 8th
IMAM 2021 are sponsored by Bose & Mitra & Co and the competition case study is drafted
by IISTL, Swansea University. We also take pride in introducing our new collaboration
with The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) as ‘Global Partner’ and
the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR) as our ‘Resource Partner’.

Important Dates
Competition Schedule- 8th NLUO BMC IMAM 2021
Release of Case Study & Commencement of 02nd December 2020
Registration
Last date for seeking Clarifications to the Case 31st December 2020
Study
Release of Clarifications to the Case Study 10th January 2021
Last date for Registration and Payment of the 31st January 2021
Preliminary Registration fees
Last Date for Submission of the Electronic Copy of 11th February 2021
the Memorials
Last Date for Submission of the Electronic Copy of 12th February 2021
the Memorials (with penalty)
Results of Memorial Qualifier rounds 05th March 2021
Last Date for Payment of the Final Registration Fee 01st April 2021
Oral Rounds  08th – 11th April 2021
 
Venue for the Competition
We look forward to hosting the event on campus at National Law University, Odisha with all
precautionary measures duly taken. However, if any exigent circumstances arise, the oral
rounds shall be conducted virtually. Final confirmation of the venue will be intimated upon
confirmation from the university administration by early March 2021. 

Registration
The last date for filling the team registration form with the final team composition details
is 31st January 2021, meanwhile, the teams can provisionally register using the same
link. The participating teams are required to pay an initial 'preliminary registration fee' of
INR 1500 for the Indian Teams and USD 50 for the Overseas Teams by 31st January 2021.
A total of twenty (20) teams, with the highest memorial scores, shall qualify for the oral
rounds. The results of the memorial qualifier rounds will be released tentatively on 05th
March 2021. The qualifying teams shall pay an additional 'final registration fee' of INR 5500
for the Indian Teams and USD 100 for the Overseas Teams by 1st April 2021. 
Important Links
All updates, concerning the Competition, will be available on:

Website:  Website 
LinkedIn page: LinkedIn 
Twitter page: Twitter 
Facebook page:  Facebook 
Instagram page:   Instagram 

Contact Details
We'll be happy to address any queries and assist you in the process. Feel free to reach out to
us at imam@nluo.ac.in, or in the alternative, contact the undersigned:

Yasaschandra Devarakonda, Convenor (+91 91774 50926)

Rose Maria Sebi, Co-convenor (+91 97166 06465)
Sonia Mangtani, Secretary (+91 79742 77156)

Competition Rules
Case Study