On August 31, 2025, the X Arbitration Association's (RAA) Arbitration Competition has taken place. This annual student competition takes the form of a mock trial and focuses on current issues in civil law and international commercial arbitration. The X RAA Moot-court is organized by the Arbitration Association and RAA25.
Traditionally, the Moot-court is held in two stages. During the first stage, which takes place from March to June, the teams submit pleadings (statement of claim and statement of defence) to the organising committee, after which the online pre-selection rounds are conducted online. At the second stage, the teams that qualified based on their pleadings and results of the online rated rounds participate in the RAA Moot-court Conference and the final rounds in Moscow.
On August 30-31, 2025, the final rounds of the X RAA Moot-court were held, in which the 24 best teams from all over Russia and CIS took part based on the result of the online rounds.
KIAP’s International Arbitration Practice has traditionally supported the Moot-court. This year, the award ceremony of the Moot-court was attended by KIAP junior associate Maria Lukoyanova, who presented an internship diploma to one of the Best Speakers of the Competition – Alena Fuks.
It is important to note that Maria Lukoyanova herself was honored as one of the Best Speakers of the Competition for the second year in a row. As a member of the Moscow State University (MSU) Team No. 42, Maria also won 1st place in the “Best Statement of Claim” nomination, and based on the results of the qualifying rounds, her team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Competition.
Partner Stepan Sultanov acted as an arbitrator of the final rounds, and associate Anastasiya Ryabova coached the Team of the Financial University.
The results of the Moot-court are available via the link.
KIAP congratulates all the winners and participants of the Moot-court and wishes them further professional success!
