LawInSport Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) 2023

The international Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) is a world class competition, with the aim to promote greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, the go to dispute resolution mechanism in the sector.

SLAM provides students from around the world the opportunity to:

1. Develop and showcase their legal and advocacy skills before the world’s leading arbitrators and practitioners virtually and in-person;
2. Gain real world experience of international sports arbitration under the leading procedural rules;
3. Receive training on writing submissions and advocacy from some of the world’s leading advocates and arbitrators in world sport.

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Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM)

Aim and Benefits of Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM)

The winning team will receive a prize of £1,500 and the runners-up a prize of £1,000. All four finalists from the two teams will also receive tickets to LawInSport’s Annual Conference or Football Law Conference.

Requirements for Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) Qualification

The entry fee per team is £100.

Financial assistance - a team can qualify for financial assistance to enter the competition please email [email protected] to see if you are eligible for financial support. The forms of financial assistance that will be provided are waiver of the costs of the entry fee (whether in part or in full) or a reasonable contribution towards the cost of travelling (limited to flights/trains and accommodation) to the in-person semi-finals and finals of the competition for teams that qualify for these stages limited to an amount of £500 per team.

Student status - Students cannot enter if they have been licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction at the time of registration. Students must be registered as a student (full or part time) in an accredited institution of higher learning at the time of registration.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM)

Competition Timeline

1. Competition registration opened -  30 Sep 2022
2. Release of moot problem & moot rules - 10 Nov 2022
3. Period for moot problem clarification questions -  1 Nov 2022 to 04 Jan 2023
4. Written submission deadline (registration closes) -  31 Jan 2023
5. Results of written submission -  10 Feb 2023
6. Regional Oral Finals (online): 25 - 26 Feb 2023
   • Europe
   • North, Central & South America
   • Asia, Middle East & Oceania
   • Africa
7. Quarter-Finals (online via ZOOM) -  04 - 05 Mar 2023
8. Results of Quarter-Finals released and moot problem released for final rounds - 06 Mar 2023
9. Clarification questions for problem for semi-finals and finals  - 20 Mar 2023
10. Finals & Semi-Finals, in person at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland -  22 - 23 Apr 2023

The Semi-Finals and Finals will be held in person at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland.

We will also be conducting training for written submissions and oral arguments for all participants, the dates for which shall be confirmed in due course.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit LawInSport website.