Moot accomplishments by NUS Law students from July to December 2025

Moot accomplishments by NUS Law students in July to Dec 2025

As we look back on the second half of 2025, we applaud our students for their excellent showing at moot competitions near and far. Travelling to countries including Sydney, Tokyo and Hanoi, our students gained a broadening of their world views as they benefitted from the opportunity to argue legal standpoints against peers from law schools around the world.

2025 also marked the inaugural World Universities Public Speaking Invitational Championship held in Macau. While not a moot competition, final-year NUS Law student Kamal Ashraf Bin Kamil Jumat ’26 competed against speakers from other prestigious universities, and proudly emerged as champion for his demonstration of eloquence and poise under pressure.

Congratulations to the students on their achievements!

International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot, Sydney

Our students emerged as first runner-up at the 25th International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (IMLAM) competition. Lin Jiasheng ’25 was also crowned as the Best Speaker in the General Rounds.

Held in Sydney in July, the dispute revolved around a cargo claim arising from the carriage of a cargo of soya beans and required consideration of the Inter-Club New York Produce Exchange Agreement. The team presented their case before an experienced panel of judges: the Honourable Andrew Bell (Chief Justice of New South Wales), Justice Sarah C Derrington (Federal Court of Australia) and Mr Gregory Nell SC (New Chambers).

WongPartnership Transaction Competition, Singapore

The NUS Law team delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 WongPartnership Transaction Competition. Oh Yu Han ’27 and Taesha Tan ’27 emerged as champions, while Christoffer Eillertsen ’27 and Soong Hung Hao ’27 were named first runners-up. It was a double celebration for Taesha who was named Best Negotiator of the competition.

This year’s competition delved into the complexities of transactional negotiations between a founder and an investor in the context of a restaurant acquisition. Throughout the rounds, participants navigated issues common to such commercial negotiations, such as value alignment, risk allocation, and post-transaction protections.

World Universities Public Speaking Invitational Championship, Macau

Kamal Ashraf Bin Kamil Jumat ’26 won the inaugural World Universities Public Speaking Invitational Championship 2025. The final-year law student demonstrated eloquence and poise under pressure to emerge champion among speakers from other prestigious universities—including Oxford, Stanford and Tsinghua—at the contest hosted by the University of Macau in August.

The experienced debater and part-time debate coach impressed the judges across all components of the competition: a four-minute prepared speech, a Q&A segment and a two-minute impromptu speech. In his prepared speech, titled Bringing Tomorrow, Kamal spoke about how a diverse future is created through active steps and chose to use Singlish to illustrate his point.

Asia Cup International Law Moot, Japan

The NUS team performed well at this year’s Asia Cup International Law Moot Competition held in Tokyo in August. After emerging as champion in the National Rounds, they progressed to the General Rounds, placing first out of 16 teams from across Asia. The team then advanced to the semi-finals and the Grand Finals, where they took the first runner-up spot.

The team also received the Best Memorial Award and were ranked second in the Best Counter-Memorial Award category. Individually, Jeremiah Tan ’26 and Janna Casaje ’26 were named the third and fourth in the category of Best Respondent Oralists, while Caleb Tan ’26 and Jeremiah Neoh ’27 ranked as the seventh and eighth in the Best Applicant Oralists category respectively.

Established in 1999, the Asia Cup is organised annually by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Society of International Law, and is considered one of the leading international law moot competitions in Asia. The moot problem involved an e-waste dispute in the context of the Basel Convention, addressing complex issues of Public International Law and International Environmental Law.

LAWASIA International Moot Competition, Vietnam

Hsiao Jia Ying ’28, Jethro Ng ’28 and Ng Shin Huey ’28 emerged as semi-finalists at the 20th LAWASIA International Moot held in Hanoi in October, after facing off against opponents from law schools around the world.

The moot problem centred on an international arbitration case involving the invocation of sovereign immunity and whether proceedings were premature, as well as whether the Joint Venture Agreement parties had been breached or its termination was premature.

B.A. Mallal Moot, Singapore

NUS Law made a clean sweep at the 2025 edition of the B.A. Mallal held at the NUS Law Wee Chong Jin Moot Court in October. Jeremiah Tan ’26 emerged as Champion and clinched the Best Memorial Award, while Isabella Rotschaedl ’27 was the first runner-up. Terence Foo ’26 and Yeo Dai En ’29 were joint second runners-up.

Judged by an esteemed panel consisting of Justice Ang Cheng Hock, Mr Andrew Chan Chee Yin (Partner, A&G) and Ms Hillary Chua (Sheridan Fellow, NUS), the top four participants advocated on a novel issue concerning how medical negligence principles apply when artificial intelligence is integrated into a psychiatric clinic’s treatment process.

The B.A. Mallal Moot is one of Singapore’s oldest and most prestigious moot court competitions, organised by the NUS Law Mooting and Debating Club (MDC) and sponsored by Allen & Gledhill LLP.

Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition, Tokyo

The NUS Law team has achieved exceptional results at the 24th Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition held at Sophia University (INC Sophia) in November. INC Sophia is a unique competition where teams are required to participate in both international arbitration and cross-border negotiation rounds.

The Japanese Division team, comprising Karen Lee ’26, Bryan Ong ’26 and Tianna Pay ’26, clinched first place in the Arbitration Round and won the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Award. This marks the first time a team comprising only non-native Japanese speakers has won the award. The English Division team, comprising Tan Yan Han ’26, Rdu Dillon ’26, Arjun Chhabra ’27, Jonathan Tan ’27 and Ian Yam ’27, were second runners-up in their division. The team finished fourth runners-up in the overall rankings and was awarded the Steering Committee Special Award for outstanding bilingual performance in the competition.