Vis Moot Team Bern

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A little late, but worth the wait: Here is a summary of our weekend at the Plesner Pre-Moot in Copenhagen. Participating in this great event, competing against many talented teams and encountering skilled arbitrators was an honour. Receiving the prize for the best team in the competition was just the cherry on top of this wonderful experience! Thank you, !

Last week, our team took part in the IDRC Pre-Moot in London. We had great pleadings with our colleagues from all over the world, enjoyed meeting the other teams and concluded the weekend with some sightseeing in this vibrant city. Many thanks to all the arbitrators and organizers of this exciting event!

While we are waiting for our flight back home from the London Pre-Moot we took a moment to reflect on the past weeks. It was such an intense time, but we grew so much individually and as a team!

Again, thank you to all the law firms and organizers of test-runs who held practice rounds with us, which allowed us to improve so quickly.

Now we are excited for the upcoming pre-moots and the second round of law-firm pleadings before Vienna!

Team Bern looks back on a very instructive and interesting week at the Vis Moot School Switzerland😍🇨🇭 Not only did we learn a lot about the CISG, arbitration and advocacy, but we also enjoyed getting to know all the other teams and starting into this moot journey together🤗🥰

A big thank you to the organizers, Benji & Nadine, and good luck to all teams in reading the new problem🤓📚

𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒛, 𝑳𝒐ï𝒄 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊 and 𝑻𝒊𝒎 𝑳𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆 are coaching this year's Vis Moot Team of the University of Bern alongside 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑫𝒓. 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒉 𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 and 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑫𝒓. 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒋𝒂𝒎 𝑬𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒏. We are grateful to be able to learn from such experienced coaches, who have been part of the Vis Moot family for several years.

📷 Karin Blütenzauberei

Meet our mootie of the day: 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑 𝑩𝒖𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊

Philipp completed his bilingual matura in 2020. After his thesis was awarded at the competition "Schweizer Jugend forscht", he decided to study law at the University of Bern. He works as an assistant at the chair of Prof. Susan Emmenegger. In this context, he can live out his enthusiasm for the theoretical aspects of law.

In 2023, Philipp won the Swiss Moot Court with his team. Shortly thereafter, he completed a six-week summer internship at a leading Swiss law firm.

In his free time, Philipp is involved in politics or in events organized by the Swiss Study Foundation. He is also an avid saxophonist and music enthusiast. He is looking forward to the exchange with students from all over the world and is excited about the diverse challenges that the next six months will bring.

Meet our mootie of the day: 𝑵𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒊

Nieves has been studying law at the University of Bern since 2018 and is currently in her third semester of her Master of Law. Besides her studies she works as a junior research assistant of Prof. Dr. Stephanie Hrubesch-Millauer at the Institute for Civil Law. She also works as a swimming teacher.

What Nieves likes about studying law is that it covers a wide variety of topics. She developed an interest in international law during the lecture on international private law.

Nieves is looking forward to the 31st Vis Moot to expand and apply her knowledge. Furthermore, she wants to improve her oral presentation skills and is looking forward to working with other motivated people. Her favorite hobby is drinking coffee with friends.

Meet our mootie of the day: 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒔

Michelle is studying at the University of Bern since 2019 and is currently in the first semester of her Master of Law. Besides her studies, she works as a legal secretary at a law firm in Bern, where she has been able to gain first insights into international arbitration.

She is especially interested in international matters and sees her participation in the Vis Moot as a unique opportunity to expand and practically apply the theoretical knowledge from her studies. She lived in England for three years and was able to learn English fluently there. She is now looking forward to using her English skills also in the legal field by participating in the Vis Moot.

Michelle is excited to be working in a team and meeting new people. In her spare time she plays netball and enjoys spending time with friends, family and her dog.

Meet our mootie of the day: 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓

Laura is in the second semester of her Master of Law at the University of Bern. She discovered her passion for international arbitration during a short-term internship in the litigation and arbitration practice group of a leading Zurich law firm and while working as a junior research assistant at the Institute for Private International Law and Civil Procedure of the University of Bern.

Participating in the Vis Moot offers Laura an excellent opportunity to work on an arbitration case, to expand her knowledge and at the same time to improve her rhetorical skills. She is particularly looking forward to the prospect of working in a team with other highly motivated students over a longer period of time.

Laura finds a healthy balance to her studies in the gym and outdoors with her dog Calimero. She also appreciates spending time with her friends and family.

Meet our mootie of the day: 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒂 𝑯𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓

Franca is in the first semester of her Master's degree at the University of Bern. She gained her first legal experience at a smaller law firm, where she worked in many different areas. She was able to pursue her enthusiasm for international topics during her many years as a board member of Model United Nations at the University of Bern.

Today, she works as a junior research assistant at the Institute for International Private Law and Procedural Law (CIVPRO) at the University of Bern for Prof. Dr. Alexander Markus, where she gains insights into international procedural law as well as arbitration.

She is looking forward to participating in the Vis Moot because it is a unique opportunity to broaden her experience in arbitration, to learn from experienced arbitrators and to further improve her legal English and negotiation skills.

Meet our mootie of the day: 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝑳𝒆𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏

Flavia is studying law in French and German at the Universities of Fribourg and Bern. Last autumn, she spent her first Master's semester at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) in London, a law school programme administered by Georgetown Law and held on the premises of King's College London. Back in Switzerland, she is now completing her bilingual Master's degree.

Flavia has dreamed of participating in the Vis Moot for years, as she considers it a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in arbitration while practising important skills that are not taught at university. She is particularly looking forward to being part of such a motivated team.

In her free time, you will most likely find her running in the mountains, skiing, orienteering, playing the piano or simply reading a good book. She has also been involved in the European Law Students' Association since the beginning of her studies and is now serving as President of ELSA Switzerland for the second year in a row.

Our new team is ready and motivated for the 31st Vis Moot Court🥳 Stay tuned for the individual presentations of our mooties and some behind the scenes shots from our photoshooting😉 We cannot wait to meet you all soon!

Mooties and coaches (f.l.t.r.): Margaretha Schulz (coach), Tim Lenny George (coach), Flavia Lehmann, Laura Schneider, Philipp Bürgi, Nieves Malpeli, Franca Huber, Michelle Brogens and Loïc Stucki (coach)

📷 Karin Blütenzauberei

And with that, the 30th Vis Moot Court competition has come to an end. We traveled from London, to Copenhagen, to Belgrade and finally to Vienna. Looking back on the past seven months of hard work and many sleepless nights, we are grateful for the valuable lessons about dedication, insightful discussions, personal growth and the power of teamwork the journey thaught us.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported us, including our coaches and sponsors, whose support was vital to our journey.

And with that, the 30th Vis Moot Court competition has come to an end. We traveled from London, to Copenhagen, to Belgrade and finally to Vienna. Looking back on the past seven months of hard work and many sleepless nights, we are grateful for the valuable lessons about dedication, insightful discussions, personal growth and the power of teamwork the journey thaught us.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported us, including our coaches and sponsors, whose support was vital to our journey.

Many thanks to Lenz & Staehelin for hosting today’s pleading against !
A special thanks to the arbitrators Severin Christen, Fadri Lenggenhager and Susanne Brütsch for their time and valuable feedback!

Thank you to Prager Dreifuss AG for hosting a great round of pleadings and for their support of our journey to Vienna! We had the pleasure of representing Respondent in a pleading against the HSG Vis Moot Team .

We appreciated the valuable feedback of the arbitrators Gion Jegher, Marcel Frey and Bernhard C. Lauterburg.

Many thanks to Wartmann Merker for hosting today’s pleading against !
We enjoyed it very much, including the interesting discussion and the Apero afterwards.

A special thank you to the arbitrators Anne-Catherine Hahn, Christoph Mettler and Fabian Altmann for their time and valuable feedback!

Many thanks to Homburger for hosting a great pre-moot this Tuesday!

We pleaded two exciting and challenging rounds against and

We further thank the arbitrators Kimberly Amrein, Pietro Meineri, Benedict Thommen, Stephanie Pfisterer, Isabelle Cordey and Roman Richter for their time and valuable feedback.

This weekend, our team participated in the 8th Fox Williams London Pre-Moot. We enjoyed meeting Mooties from all over Europe and had great pleadings. Also, we were able to explore the city of London.
A special thanks to Fox Williams LLP for the organisation and hosting of the event.

We thank Pestalozzi for hosting our pleading with the yesterday!

We also thank the arbitrators for their time and valuable feedback. It was a pleasure!

Many thanks to BGPartner for hosting today's pleading against ! It was a very insightful afternoon followed by many interesting conversations and a delicious apéro. Moreover, we are honoured to have won the round and congratulate Tomomi Ichikawa for the award of best oralist!

Yesterday we had a wonderful day in Lausanne at .

It was fun to compete against other swiss teams and congratulations to team Lausanne for winning the first place!

We would also like to thank the organisers, especially Jonas Zaugg, for their great work! A big thank you to Homburger for making the event possible.

Happy to announce that we uploaded our Memorandum for Claimant tonight🥳🥳 Thanks to our Coaches for the help and advice✨ P.S.: it started snowing right after we submitted the document 🥰❄️

𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 has been studying law at the university of Bern since 2018 and is currently in the first semester of her Master of Law. She completed a summer traineeship in a law firm in Bern to gain experience in practice of a lawyer.
During her studies she discovered her interest in international contract law.

The participation in the Vis C. Moot Court gives her the opportunity to deepen her knowledge in law and to improve her legal English skills. Furthermore, she is looking forward to work together with her teammates and meet students from other universities.
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Photo: Karin Blütenzauberei

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐳 has been studying law at the University of Bern since 2018 and works part-time as an assistant at the chair of Prof. Peter V. Kunz. He also works in a small notary's office in Bern. He is particularly interested in the complex aspects of international matters of the law and international arbitration, especially since he came in touch with such matters during an internship in a renowned Swiss law firm. He is also looking forward to working with a highly motivated team at the University of Bern.

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐟 is currently in the second semester of her Master in Law, after having completed her Bachelor of Law at the University of St. Gallen. By attending the International Arbitration course at the University of Bern, she was able to learn about different dispute resolution mechanisms and deepen her knowledge in international procedural and contract law. She is looking forward to her participation in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court because she sees it as a unique opportunity to apply the theory she has learned to a complex and international case in a practical way, to develop professionally as well as personally and to master an unforgettable project in a team. In addition to her studies, she works in a law firm in Bern.