From 23 to 25th March 2021, the 5th CAM-CCBC Hanseatic Pre-Moot was held in an online format due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic with the participation of 38 teams logging in from all over the world: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, England, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Turkey and USA. The event was supported by numerous local law firms, the Hamburg Arbitration Circle, the Rechtsstandort Hamburg e.V., the Vis Moot Court Alumni Association of the University of Hamburg and Wolters Kluwer.

The Pre-Moot kicked off with the International Hamburg Arbitration Day at the Bucerius Law School with lectures on selected issues on multi party arbitration, non-signatories, joinder and consolidation supported inter alia by Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) and Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. The lectures were held by Prof. Dr. Fabiane Vercosa, Prof Dr. Stavors Brekoulakis, Dr. Flavia Mange, Prof. Dr. Daniel Giersberger and Dr. David Quinke. The event ended with an online networking get-together.

The pleading sessions of the 5th CAM-CCBC Hanseatic Pre-Moot took place the next day. Hosted by 19 participating Hamburg law firms, three pleading rounds took place. The participants were i.a. faced with problems pertaining to the joinder of third parties under the Swiss Rules and the admissibility of a virtual hearing. Over the course of the day, the outstanding teams had the opportunity to present their pleadings, assess and improve different argumentation strategies as last test before the official Vis Moot court.

On 25 th March, the eight best speakers were announced in an online ceremony in presence of Mr Gary Born who gave an opening speech on the advantages of international arbitration.

Special thanks go to the supporting law firms Addleshaw Goddard, Baumann Resolving Disputes, Brödermann Jahn, CMS Hasche Sigle, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Hogan Lovells, GSK Stockmann, Latham & Watkins, Luther, Manner Spangenberg, Neuwerk, Quinn Emanuel, SKW Schwarz, Taylor Wessing and White & Case.