After four solid pleading performances in the preliminary rounds, Charlotte, Marc, Anna and Laura secured a place in the semifinals, together with the Universities of Cologne, Erasmus Rotterdam and Singapore Management University. The team did not manage to reach the finals, that was eventually won by the University of Cologne but looks back at a very successful participation in this exciting international competition.

The Pax Moot Court Competition is an international mooting competition focused on (uniform) private international law. In this competition, students learn how to operate with EU regulations and international treaties that apply across different jurisdictions and should ideally receive a uniform interpretation. This year, the case concerned an employment dispute and environmental damage due to mining in an unidentified African country (Almasi) that raised various issues of jurisdiction, applicable law, the effects of foreign freezing orders, parallel proceedings and company structures.