International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (IMLAM) 2025

IMLAM 2025 - ABOUT

The Organising Committee is pleased to offer the International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (IMLAM) for the benefit of law students worldwide. The IMLAM moot is open to any students enrolled in a law degree (either undergraduate or postgraduate) who have not been admitted to legal practice. A team can consist of 2 – 6 students. 

The moot problem will involve a dispute relating to commercial maritime law and the controversy will be determined before an arbitral tribunal pursuant to the LMAA terms. SCMA terms or AMTAC/MLAANZ terms. Students need not have previously studied maritime law - in fact past several winning teams had no prior knowledge of maritime law before undertaking the moot.  

The venue for the oral competition generally rotates between Australia, Southeast Asia and Europe. For 2025, the competition will be held at the University of Sydney Law School. The moot is exceptionally well supported by the maritime industry and maritime law firms. The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) acts as Secretariat for the IMLAM Organising Committee. 

Details of the competition, including the Rules and the Schedule together with the registration form for the coming year, will be available in November at the IMLAM’s Secretariat website. The host university will distribute further information via their own IMLAM website. The problem is generally released in December each year. 

Inquiries about the 2025 Competition can be directed to the 2025 Moot Director Dr Tamer Morris: tamer.morris@sydney.edu.au 

Testimonials

  • “IMLAM is a first class world competition second to none. It harnesses law students and connects them into the real world of Maritime Law. I look forward to returning as a judge one day!”

    2018 Participant

  • “IMLAM was one of my most cherished experienced and I regret that I could only participate in it once. I had so many memorable experiences and gained networks and friends from other parts of the world.”

    2017 Participant

  • “IMLAM is the best real advocacy training ground for law students. I am now specialising in maritime law and genuinely believe that IMLAM Moot helped me to nurture my interest in this area. IMLAM Moot serves now as a platform to reconnect with fellow alumni, which is very valuable.”

    2010 Participant

  • “The IMLAM Moot provided a great opportunity for enhancing research skills, powerful and persuasive advocacy, along with a whole suite of interpersonal skills that would serve well in my career.”

    2009 Participant