Essex Court Chambers-Singapore Academy of Law Moot
The Essex Court Chambers-Singapore Academy of Law Moot is an international moot competition for young practicing lawyers organised by Essex Court Chambers and Singapore Academy of Law. Whereas most moot competitions are only for students still in law school or who have not been called to the bar, the ECC-SAL Moot is only open to lawyers who have been qualified for practice for no more than three years. The first EDition of the moot was held in 2012 and the competition has been open to lawyers from Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, and South Korea. The moot is mainly judged by leading lawyers (including Queen's Counsel and Senior Counsel), academics, and judges in the region, and typically involves a commercial dispute between parties before the Singapore International Commercial Court.
Competition records
Year |
Total number of teams |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Best Oralist |
Best Memorial |
2017 |
22 |
Bethel Chan (SMU'16; Supreme Court) and Nicholas Liu (SMU'15; Supreme Court) |
Eden Li (SMU'16; Supreme Court) and Tan Jun Hong (SMU'16; Supreme Court) |
Keith Cheung (CUHK; Or & Cheung) |
Hairul Hakkim (NUS'16; Supreme Court) and Victor Leong (NUS'16; Supreme Court) |
2016 |
22 |
Devathas Satianathan (SMU'13; Supreme Court) and Yeo Gek Min (SMU'14; Supreme Court) |
Reshma Nair (NUS'14; TSMP) and Cephas Yee (SMU'14; TSMP) |
Aleksandar Georgiev (SMU'13; Rajah & Tann) |
Kenneth Kong (NUS'14; Khattar Wong) and Jasmine Yong (NUS'14; Morgan Lewis Stamford) |
2015 |
27 |
Raeza Ibrahim (Bristol'11; Drew & Napier) and Sadhana Rai (NUS'12; Drew & Napier) |
(Baker & McKenzie) and (Michael Hwang) |
Jules Moxen (UQ; Allens) |
Ramasamy Nachiappan (NUS'13; Supreme Court) and Devathas Satianathan (SMU'13; Supreme Court) |
2014 |
Daniel Gaw (NUS'11; Supreme Court) and Nicholas Poon (SMU'11; Supreme Court) |
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2013 |
Keith Han (NUS'11; Supreme Court) and Joshua Lim (SMU'11; Supreme Court) |
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2012 |
11 |
Mahesh Rai (NUS'08; Drew & Napier) and Pardeep Singh (NUS'08; Drew & Napier) |
Lau Kah Hee (NUS'09; WongP) and Kevin Ong (WongP) |
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