Two Indian teams scored huge points internationally to close the Mooting Premier League (MPL) 6 sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills at the ELSA and Manfred Lachs Space Moot Asia Pacific round held in July.
IMLAM Moot 2015
The 16th Annual International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot 2015 held at Murdoch University from 3rd to 7th July 2015 witnessed participation of six Indian teams viz. Gujarat National Law University, Hidayatullah National Law University, NLSIU, NLIU, NLU Jodhpur and West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.
NLSIU, NLIU and WBNUJS emerged as quarterfinalists at the tier 5 moot. However, they could not proceed to the advanced rounds and thus are ineligible for any points.
However, NLSIU emerged as the Runner up for the Best overall written memo award and received 3 MPL points for that. National law Institute University Bhopal won the Best Newcomer award in the IMLAM Moot.
ISRO Manfred Lachs Funding Rounds 2015
NLU Jodhpur emerged as winner while besting NLSIU at the ISRO Manfred Lachs India Funding Rounds 2015 held at NLSIU. The Best speaker award also went to NLU Jodhpur. However, there was no memorial award as it would be indicative of the memorial elimination results. NLU Delhi and NALSAR were the semi finalists at the tier 4 moot.
However, ISRO Manfred Lachs Funding Rounds will not be part of the Mooting Premier League from the next season.
These two competitions wrapped up the sixth season of the Mooting Premier League (MPL) and we’ve updated the final rankings now – apologies for the slight delay in publishing this.
At a glance: Moot wise
| Moot | Law School |
|---|---|
| IMLAM Hon’ble Menrion | NLSIU |
| ISRO Man Lachs Winners + Best Speaker | NLU Jodhpur |
| ISRO Man Lachs Runners Up | NLSIU |
| ISRO Man Lachs Semi-finalists | NLU Delhi |
| ISRO Man Lachs Semi-finalists | NALSAR |
At A Glance: Law School Wise
| Law School | Award | Score |
|---|---|---|
| NLSIU | IMLAM Hon’ble Mention (T5) | 3 |
| NLU Jodhpur | ISRO Man Lachs Winners + Best Speaker (T4) | 15+8=23 |
| NLSIU | ISRO Man Lachs Runners Up(T4) | 8 |
| NLU Delhi | ISRO Man Lachs Semi-finalists(T4) | 4 |
| NALSAR | ISRO Man Lachs Semi-finalists(T4) | 4 |
Clarifications and adjustments before the final ranks
1. NLU Jodhpur were finalists, and not semi-finalists in ICC Trial. They finished second runners-up at the finals. However, the second runners up are not entitled to more than the points already awarded.
2. NALSAR was awarded the Best Overall Applicant award at Jessup 2015 and is entitled to 10 points for that. Also, Chinmayi Sharma (NALSAR) who was part of the winning team at Man Lachs Asia Pacific won the best speaker of finals award. In view of the past precedent, Nalsar is awarded 5 points for this.
The MPL 6 standing has accordingly been updated.
NLU Jodhpur takes it away
NLU Jodhpur has won the Herbert Smith Freehills-sponsored Mooting Premier League (MPL) season 6.
Previous winner for three years in a row, NLSIU is runner-up this season.
This is the first time that a university other than NLSIU or NALSAR has made it to the top spot.
NLU Delhi, finished in third place this season just in time owing to its performance at the Man Lachs World Rounds 2014 and Man Lachs Asia Pacific 2015.
NLU Jodhpur will take home Rs 30,000 from the prize pool sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills after gaining a whopping 303 points this season. NLS has stood at the 2nd spot after lagging by 97 points.
Rs 20,000 out of the pool will go to NLSIU, with Rs 10,000 going to NLU Delhi in third. NLU Delhi scored 177 points and was 29 points behind the runners up NLSIU.
NLSIU had previously won the fifth, fourth and third season of the MPL after Nalsar Hyderabad won the inaugural and second MPL seasons.
If you’re the MCC at each winning college, please get in touch with us to arrange the transfer of prize funds. Many thanks to all teams and Herbert Smith Freehills for its generous sponsorship. MPL 7 will commence shortly and catch up with moots held so far. Please get in touch with us if you think a specific moot should be part of MPL 7 at .
MPL 6 Final Standings
| Rank | Law School | Points | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLU Jodhpur | 303 | Henry Dunant (Best team) = 20; Surana IT (Semi Finalist) T4= 4; Stetson (Semi Finalists + Best Speaker) T3 =10+5 : Price Media(Winner + Best Memorial) T3 =20+10; Jessup (Semi finalist + Best Memo) T3=10+5; GIMC (Semi Finalist)=4; ELSA Asia Qualifiers (Winner) T5=10; Anti Trust (Org) T5; Vis East ( 2 HM Best Oralist + HM Best Claimant Memorial) T1=30; Price Media (Semi-finalists + HM Best Memorial) T2=20; Vis Vienna (Best Respondent Memo) T1=30; Jessup (Octofinalists + 2 HM Best Oralist + HM Best Memorial) T1=45; Stetson (Best Oralist + HM Best Oralist) T2=25; ICC (Semi-finalists ) T2=15; ELSA WTO World Rounds (Runner up + Best Speaker) T4=16; ISRO Man Lachs Winners + Best Speaker (T4)=23 |
| 2 | NLSIU Bangalore | 206 | Raj Anand (runners up) T4 = 8; BR Sawhney (Runners Up + Best Speaker) T4 + CLEA (Runners Up) T5 = 8 +8 + 5= 21 : Price Media (Best Speaker + Semi Finalists) T3 = 10+ 5: SLCU (Winners) T5=10; KK Luhtra (Best Speaker) T4=8; Jessup (Semi finalist) T3=5; GIMC (Best Memorial)T4=8: Amity (Winner + Best Memorial) T4=15+8; HSF (Runner’s up + Best Memorial ) T4=16; Oxford IP (Winners) T5=10; Vis East (HM Best Claimant Memorial) T1=10; Vis Vienna (Semi-finalist) T1=25; Vis Vienna (HM Best Oralist) T1=10; ELA WTO (Runners up)T5=5; NLS Arb (Organizer) T4=2; Man Lachs Asia Pacific (Semi-finalists ) T2=15; ELSA WTO World Rounds (Semi finalist) T4=4; IMLAM(HM) T5=3; ISRO Man Lachs Runners Up(T4)=8 |
| 3 | NLU Delhi | 177 | Manfred Lachs World (Winner + Best Speaker)+ CLEA (Best Memorial) T5 = 40 + 30 + 5 : Price Media (Semi Finalists) T3 = 5; KK Luhtra (Semi Finalist) T4=4; GIMC (Winners)=15; KLA (Winners + Best Speaker)=23; Oxford IP (Semi finalist) T5=3; Franfurt Arbitration (Semi Finalist) T5=3; Man Lachs Asia Pacific (Runners Up + Best Memo) T2=45; ISRO Man Lachs Semi-finalists(T4)=4 |
| 4 | NALSAR Hyderabad | 165 | BR Sawhney (Org)T4 = 2; Amity (Winners) T5= 10; BCI (Runners Up) T3 =10: Stetson (Semi Finalists) T3 = 5 : Price Media (Runners Up) T3 = 10; Rizwi (semi finalists+ best speaker) T5=3+5; Jessup (Runner up + Best Speaker) T3=10+10; HNMCC (Best Memorial)=5; Jessup (Quarterfinalist + 2 HM Best Oralist + HM Best Memorial) T1=50; Man Lachs Asia Pacific (Winner) T2=30; Jessup(HM)=10; Man Lachs Asia Pacific (HM) T2=5; ISRO Man Lachs Semi-finalists(T4)=4 |
| 5 | NUJS Kolkata | 155 | CLEA (Semi finalists) T5; BCI (Semi Finalists) T3; Stetson (Winner) T3 = 3 + 5 + 20; KK Luthra (Winners) T4=15; DMH (Runners up)=25; HSF (Organiser) T4=2; Anti Trust (Best Memorial) T5=5; Vis East (Semi-finalists + HM Best Oralist) T1=35; ELSA WTO (Best Orator) T5=5; Vis Vienna (HM Best Complainant Memo) T1=10; Leiden Sarin (Runners Up) T5=5; Stetson (2 HM Best Oralist) T2=10; ELSA WTO World Rounds (Winner) T4=15 |
| 6 | NLIU Bhopal | 115 | Raj Anand (Best team + Best memorial + Best speaker) + NLIU Juris Corp (organiser) + Amity (Best Memorial) T5 + CLEA (Winners + Best Speaker) T5 + BCI (Semi Finalists) T3= 15 + 8 + 8 + 2 + 5 +15 + 5; KK Luhtra (Semi Finalist) T4=4: Amity (Runners Up) T4=8; ULC (Best researcher) T5=5; HSF (Best Team) T4=15; Anti Trust (Winner) T5=10; Commonwealth (Semi-finalists ) T2=15 |
| 7 | NLUO Cuttack | 98 | Henry Dunant (Best researcher + semi finalist) = 10 + 5 = 15; Amity (Runners Up) T5= 5; Surana IT (Runners Up+ Best Memorial) T4 = 8+ 8; KK Luhtra (Best Memorial) T4= 8; KLA (Best Memorial)=8: Amity (Semi Finalists) T4=4; ULC (Runner up + Best speaker ) T5=10; HSF (Semi-finalist + Best Speaker) T4=12; Anti Trust (Best Researcher) T5=5; G H Raisoni (Best Speaker) T5=5; Vis East (HM Best Claimant Memorial) T1=10 |
| 8 | ILS Pune | 88 | NLIU Juris Corp (Best team + Best speaker) = 15 + 8 = 23; BR Sawhney (Semi Finalist) T4 = 4; Surana Corp (Winner)=15: Amity (Semi Finalists) T4=4; HSF (Semi-finalist) T4=4; ILS Pune=10; Vis Vienna (Quarter-finalist) T1=20; Palkhiwala Tax (Runners up) T4=8 |
| 9 | JGLS | 81 | Jessup (Winner) T3; Anti Trust (Best Speaker + Semi Finalists) T5=8; Franfurt Arbitration (Winners) T5=10; Jessup (2 HM Best Oralist + HM Best Memorial) T1=30; NLS Arb (Winners + Best Respondent Memorial) T4=23 |
| 10 | RMLNLU Lucknow | 77 | Henry Dunant (runners up + Best Memorial) + Raj Anand (semi finalist) = 10 + 10 + 4 = 24; Surana IT (Semi Finalist + Best Speaker) T4= 4+8; Rizwi (semi finalists+ best researcher) T5=3+5; GIMC (best researcher) T4 = 8; Anti Trust (Runner Up) T5=5; Red Cross Best Memorial=20 |
| 11 | Symbiosis Pune | 56 | Raj Anand (semi finalist) + Juris Corp (Best researcher) = 4 + 8 = 12; Surana IT (Organizer) T4= 2; G H Raisoni (Best Researcher) T5=5; Vis East (Semi-finalists) T1=25; Palkhiwala Tax (Semi Finalist + Best Researcher) T4=12 |
| 12 | GNLU Gandhinagar | 51 | Stetson (Best Memorial) T3; GIMC (org)=2; G H Raisoni (Runner Up + Best Memorial) T5=10; Vis East (HM Best Claimant Memorial) T1=10; NLS Arb (Semi Finalists ) T4=4; ICC (Semi-finalists ) T2=15 |
| 13 | HNLU Raipur | 44 | NLIU Juris Corp (Runners up) = 8; BR Sawhney (Winners) T4 = 15; HNMCC (org)=1; Surana Corp (Best Speaker + Best Memorial)=4+8; Palkhiwala Tax (Best Speaker) T4=8 |
| 14 | RGNUL Patiala | 41 | BR Sawhney (Best Memorial) T4; Stetson (Runners Up) T3 = 8 + 10; Palkhiwala Tax (Winners + Best memo) T4=23 |
| 15 | ILNU Ahmedabad | 38 | BR Sawhney (Semi Finalist) T4 = 4 ; BCI (Winner + Best Speaker) T3 =20+10= 30; Surana Corp (Semi finalist)=4 |
| 16 | NUSRL Ranchi | 29 | NLIU Juris Corp (Best memorial) = 8 SLCU (Semi Finalist + Best Memorial + Best Speaker) T5=3+5+5; KLA (Runners Up) =8 |
| 17 | School of Law, Sashtra University | 27 | Surana IT (Winners) T4 = 15; HNMCC (Winners)=10; Palkhiwala Tax (Org) T4=2 |
| 18 | CNLU Patna | 26 | Amity (Best Researcher) T5 + CLEA (Organizer) = 5+1: DMH (Best Memorial)=20 |
| 19 | Symbiosis Law School, Noida | 24 | HNMCC (Runner up)=5; KLA (Semi Finalist)=4; Surana Corp (Semi finalist)=4: Amity (Best Researcher) T4=8; ULC (Semi finalist) T5 |
| 20 | CLC Delhi Univ | 20 | KK Luthra (Runners up): Amity (Best Speaker) T4=8; Palkhiwala Tax (Semi Finalist) T4=4 |
| 21 | NUALS Kochi | 18 | Amity (Semi Finalist + Best Speaker) T5 = 3+5 = 8; Rizwi (winners) T5=10 |
| 22 | GLC Mumbai | 18 | Amity (Semi Finalist) T5 = 3; DMH (Semi Finalists )=15 |
| 23 | KLA | 17 | Henry Dunant (Best speaker + semi finalist) = 10 + 5 = 15; KLA (organizer)=2 |
| 24 | Christ Univ, Bangalore | 17 | SLCU (Organizer) T5; KLA (Semi Finalist)=4; NLS Arb (Semi Finalists + Best Claimant Memorial) T=12 |
| 25 | CMR Law School | 15 | SLCU (Runners Up) T5=5; ULC (Winner) T5=10 |
| 26 | M S Ramaiah College, Bangalore | 12 | Surana Corp (Runner up + Best Speaker)=8+4 |
| 27 | UPES Dehradun | 8 | HNMCC (Best Speaker + Semi Finalist) |
| 28 | Amity Delhi | 8 | Amity (Org) T4; Anti Trust (Semi finalist) T5=3; G H Raisoni (Semi finalist) T5=3 |
| 29 | School of Law, Galgotia University | 5 | Rizwi (runners Up) T5 |
| 30 | JSS law College, Mysore | 5 | Surana Corp (Organizer); ULC (Semi finalist) T5=3 |
| 31 | Faculty of Law, Allahabad Univ | 5 | ULC (Best memorial ) T5 |
| 32 | ULC Bangalore | 4 | HNMCC (Semi Finalist); ULC (Org) T5=1 |
| 33 | BILS Bangalore | 3 | CLEA (Semi finalists) T5 |
| 34 | AIL Mohali | 3 | SLCU (Semi Finalist) T5=3 |
| 35 | Pravin Gandhi, Mumbai | 3 | G H Raisoni (Semi finalist) T5 |
| 36 | Lloyd Law College | 2 | BCI (Organizer) T3 = 2 |
| 37 | Amity Noida | 1 | Amity (Org) T5 = 1 |
| 38 | Rizwi Law College | 1 | Rizwi (Org) T5 |
| 39 | G H Raisoni | 1 | G H Raisoni (Organizer) T5 |
Comments
Nluj has a strong academic and mooting culture. Its a new university so it took a while but they have done spectacularly well. Evn their alumni are doing brilliantly well.
Alas the college only lacks the marketing and self aggrandisement skills of nlsiu or nalsar whose alumni both in litigation and corporate are sittting and strugglinng
Keeping amusing yourself. Ek MPL kya jeeth gaye, aaye NLS aur NALSAR ke saath apna naam jodne :D
In other news, I heard that R. Venkata Rao might be leaving NLSIU soon since he has been offered the V-C post at a state university in Andhra Pradesh. For the sake of the institution, I hope he moves and the place gets a leader that it deserves.
MPL 7 start karwa do?
and please rulebook redraft kardo?
Quarters ko points dedo. Gap kam kardo
and zyad moots include kardo
NN Mathur, Former VC
Arunava
Class of 2009
MPL 7. Plaazz.