DIFC Courts and Middlesex University Dubai invite law students

DIFC Courts and Middlesex University Dubai invite law students

Dubai, UAE - The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts and Middlesex University Dubai are delighted to invite law students from the UAE and around the world to participate in the DIFC Courts Digital Economy Court (DEC) Moot Court competition to be held online from Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 November 2022.

The moot is open to students from all global universities, and teams must consist of a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of four (4) students. Participating students should be actively enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s programme of law and should not possess any professional pleading experience. Participation is free-of-charge. The competition consists of a written submission and oral advocacy and includes preliminary rounds, quarterfinal rounds, semi-final rounds and a final round. The moot problem has just been released, and the registration of teams closes on Friday 30 September 2022.

The moot is organised to test case the much-anticipated new DEC Rules, which have been drafted specifically for DIFC Court’s newly launched Division. The new global court division is tasked with streamlining and simplifying all complex civil and commercial disputes related to the worldwide digital economy. The Court will address sophisticated national and transnational disputes related to current