Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) Application Deadline Extended To 31 January 2023

SLAM is a unique initiative, with the objective of providing a world-class moot competition that promotes greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, a key dispute resolution mechanism in the sector. With the finals being held at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

We are proud to announce that we have over 40 teams registered for the global sports law moot competition, SLAM. We have been inundated with requests for an extension to the registration deadline to allow interested students and universities time to submit their entries.

LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, said “It is heartwarming to see students being so enthusiastic about the sports law sector. With the semi-finals and finals being hosted at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, it is a great opportunity for students to experience sports dispute resolution. Therefore, we are going to extend the timeline further in order to allow students some more time to form their team and register for the competition.”

The deadline for registrations for SLAM has been extended till 09 January 2023. For other changes to the timeline of the competition, please see below. For further information on SLAM, please see here or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Revised Competition Timeline

The timeline that has been revised is as follows:

Competition registration opened - 30 Sep 2022
Release of moot problem & moot rules - 10 Nov 2022
Period for moot problem clarification questions - 1 Nov 2022 to 04 Jan 2023
Written submission deadline (registration closes) - 31 Jan 2023
Results of written submission - 10 Feb 2023
Regional Oral Finals (online): 25 - 26 Feb 2023
- Europe
- North, Central & South America
- Asia, Middle East & Oceania
- Africa
Quarter-Finals (online via ZOOM) - 04 - 05 Mar 2023
Results of Quarter-Finals released and moot problem released for final rounds - 06 Mar 2023
Clarification questions for problem for semi-finals and finals - 20 Mar 2023
Finals & Semi-Finals, in person at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland - 22 - 23 Apr 2023

Support The SLAM

If you are a law firm, barrister chambers, sports organisation or an arbitrator and would like to support the non-profit SLAM, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All proceeds from the competition will be used to fund the administrative and organisational costs (including travel assistance for finalists if needed) as well as the education of participants.