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Center on International Commercial Arbitration

2022 Moot Competition Problem

The 2022 Problem is an arbitration under the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement and the SIAC Investment Arbitration Rules. Teams will have Claimant's Notice of Arbitration and Respondent's Response to that notice. At the hearing, teams will follow the facts, law, and allegations contained in these documents to further substantiate and defend their claims and positions. While no additional factual allegations are allowed, teams are free to develop and refine the legal arguments in their skeleton arguments to be submitted in accordance with the competition rules.

The parties in this arbitration are Warm Energy Holding, Inc. (Claimant) and the Kingdom of Lanakai (Respondent).

The documentation for the Moot Problem is the following:    

1. Warm Energy Holding, Inc. - Notice of Arbitration.
2. Government of Lanakai - Response to the Notice of Arbitration.
3. SIAC Practice Note - Third Party Funding.
4. ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement.
5. SIAC Investment Rules 2017.

Request for clarifications should be submitted by Thursday, February 3, 2022.