After hosting the triumphant Global Antitrust Moot Court Competition,2016, G.D Goenka University is now all set to host the CIArb International Commercial Arbitration Competition from 24th – 26th November, 2017. The inaugural session was scheduled to take place in Hotel Hyatt Regency, Delhi. With various luminaries from the legal profession, Hotel Hyatt Regency, Delhi was lit up, where the inauguration session was scheduled. The teams were welcomed by the Vice Chancellor of G.D Goenka University, Prof. Dr. Shrihari. The inaugural session was graced with the presence of the chief guest Mr. Lalit Bhasin, President, CIArb (India) and the keynote speaker would be Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India.
After the successful completion of the inaugural session, it was time for the competition to begin. Participants from all across the country came down to G.D Goenka University to put forth their stances with legal backup on one riveting agenda- International Arbitration. The zest and zeal of the participants was visible in the initial rounds itself. Renowned legal dignitaries like 1. Suchitra Chitlale (Firm:Managing Partner Chitale & Chitale Partners, Advocates and legal consultants) 2. Arpan Kr. Gupta (Senior Associate International Arbitration Practice Group Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan New Delhi) 3. Prashant Kumar (Senior Associate International Arbitration Practice Group Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan New Delhi) 4. Ajay Awasthi (Advocate, Chambers of Ram Jethmalani, Delhi ) 5. Aishvary Vikram (Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & co, Advocates and Solicitors ) 6. Anubha Singh (Senior Associate, Zeus Law Firm, New Delhi) 7. Abhishek Dubey (Principle Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co.) 8. Dharam Jumani (Counsel, chambers of Mr. S.U. Kamdar, Senior Advocate, MCIArb) 9. Anish Wadia {(MCIArb Advocate - India Solicitor Advocate - England & Wales Tutor, Examiner & Moderator (International Arbitration) - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), U.K. IGRC Panel Member - Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX)} 10.Deepak Narayanan ( Practicing Advocate, Member of MCIArb, Arbitration Consultant at Kove Global LLP )
11.Adv. (CaptT) Alex Anthony (Certified IICL inspector for ISO containers , Qualified Surveyor certified by IRDA, Accrediated Mediator qualified from Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation, Certified Arbitrators) 12.Krishna Singhania(Partner Advocate Singhania and Co) 13. will be adjourning the sessions. The final round will sure to be a battle between the two strongest and most competitive teams who didn’t back off any question the judges posed and answered with all the knowledge possible. The pre-requisites to win any moot court competition was clearly reflecting with the way they carried themselves in a team. The panel of judges were pleased to see the ability of the budding lawyers.
G.D Goenka University is extremely grateful to everyone who has been a part of it and takes every opportunity in sharing its success and happiness to everyone who has been a part of it and