Description

The Maritime Law Association of Singapore (“MLAS”) was established in 1991. The MLAS is an association that aims to promote the study and advancement of maritime law and its administration in Singapore. It is a member of the Committee Maritime International (CMI), a nongovernmental international organisation devoted to the unification of maritime law across different jurisdictions. The main objective of this maritime mooting competition is to encourage law students, as well as those who are about to embark on a career in law, to study maritime law and/or to embark on a career as a maritime lawyer.

The Prize

The Champion will win a 2-week internship with 7KBW London, a leading commercial set. The prize includes a return air ticket and 2-weeks accommodation in London, kindly sponsored by 7KBW and a cash prize of S$1,500. The timing of the internship (to be completed no later than 31 December 2019) is to be agreed between the Champion and 7KBW. The First Runner Up will receive a cash prize of S$1,000. There will be 2 Second Runners Up, each of whom will receive a cash prize of S$500. All cash prizes kindly sponsored by HFW.

Judges

This year’s Finals will be presided by a distinguished panel of judges:

• The Honourable Senior Judge Chao Hick Tin
• The Honourable Judicial Commissioner Pang Khang Chau
• Richard Southern QC, 7 Kings Bench Walk

All earlier rounds will be judged by maritime practitioners.

Eligibility

The Competition is open to:

1. All full-time students enrolled in the LLB or LLM or Phd programme at the National University of Singapore Faculty ofLaw excluding any person who has been admitted to practice law in Singapore or any other jurisdiction;
2. All full-time students enrolled in the LLB or JD programme at the Singapore Management University School of Law excluding any person who has been admitted to practice law in Singapore or any other jurisdiction;
3. Any person who is undergoing relevant legal training under the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, excluding any person who has been admitted to practice law in any other jurisdiction; and
4. Any Qualified Person, as defined by the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161), who is
   1. attending the Preparatory Course leading to Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations; or
   2. serving his/her practice training period under a practice training contract, excluding any person who has been admitted to practice law in any other jurisdiction.

All participants are required to register for the Competition by completing the accompany Registration Form. An accompanying registration deposit fee of S$50.00 is required at the time of submitting the Registration Form, which fee shall be returned to all participants, in full, after the Competition. The registration deposit fee will be forfeited in the event of an applicant’s failure to participate at the competition.

If a participant is for any reason unable to intern with 7KBW, he or she is required to notify the MLAS and the cash prize may be forfeited at the sole discretion of the MLAS.

The closing date for registration is 4 January 2019