14th Moscow Pre-Moot

Guest Lecture

Traditionally, the Moscow Pre-Moot commences with the Young IMA Conference that focuses on foundations of international arbitration and topical issues of its continued development. Over the years, the Conference was dedicated to various aspects of arbitration agreements, namely formation, nature, and applicable law, a cross-jurisdictional analysis of formation of contracts which has helped the attendees to better understand issues of the Vis Moot Problem.

This year Pre-Moot will start a special Guest Lecture that aims to inspire and contribute to the teams’ further preparation to the main pleading at Vienna or Hong Kong. Details will be available soon; stay tuned!

Flyer of the Guest Lecture

Speaker:

Sean Yates

Sean Yates is a barrister at Outer Temple Chambers. Based in the UK for ten years and the UAE for 17 years, he specialises in construction and commercial arbitration. He was formerly the General Counsel of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Middle East), part of the world’s largest construction company. Mr. Yates sits as an arbitrator and is a CEDR-accredited mediator. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the UAE Branch Committee. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham, where his research concerns new international commercial courts and their domestic relations

Moderator:

Dr. Anna Kozyakova

Dr. Anna Kozyakova is a fully trained lawyer; she holds a specialist degree in law from the Immanuel Kant State University of Kaliningrad (Russia), an LL.M. and a doctorate degree in law from the University of Göttingen. She currently researches, advises and teaches in public international law and international economic law. Her special field of expertise is international investment law. In her years as a law student, Ms. Kozyakova took part in various Moot Court Competitions, including the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot