Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in association with the WB National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS) conducted the tenth edition of the NUJS-HSF National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition (NUJS HSF Moot). The NUJS HSF Moot took place from 2 to 4 March 2018 at the NUJS campus in Kolkata. The moot problem was based on contemporary issues in corporate and commercial law in India and saw participation from twenty Indian universities. Chris Parsons (Partner and Chairman of the HSF India Group) and  Nicholas Peacock (Partner and Head of India Disputes) travelled to NUJS to be among the judges for the final rounds of the moot court competition. This year’s moot problem was drafted by Dr Umakanth Varottil, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law at National University of Singapore.
The following were the Teams which participated in the 10th Edition of NUJS-HSF National Corporate Law Moot Court competition, 2018:

National Law University Jodhpur

National Law Institute University, Bhopal
O.P. Jindal Global University
School of Law, Christ University
Gujarat National Law University
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
Amity Law School, Delhi (GGSIP University)
Government Law College, Mumbai
Symbiosis Law School, Pune

National Law University, Delhi
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University
School of Law, SASTRA Deemed University
Institute of Law, Nirma University
Campus Law Centre, Facilty of Law, University of Delhi
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
Nalsar University of Law, Hydrabad
NUALS Kochi
National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
ILS Law College, Pune

The following were the teams which break into quarter-finals :
National Law School of India University
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
Government Law College, Mumbai
Nalsar University of Law
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University
National Law University, Delhi
Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Institute of Law, Nirma University Ahmedabad
The team which break into semi-finals were: NLU-D, Symbiosis Pune, NALSAR and RGNUL, Patiala.

The following were the award winners:

Winner:  Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
Runner Up:  Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Best Memorial: National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
Best Speaker: Rhea Purohit from SLS Pune

The final videos are available at https://www.facebook.com/nujsmcs/

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