The final 16 teams qualify for the next round of SLAM 2024

The final 16 teams have made it through to the next round of the Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM 2024) competition. The teams had to compete against 50 other teams, over an oral round which is a hearing that will be presented at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in front of leading sports lawyers.

The teams who went through had to display the moot problem for the first rounds of the competition, based on a real-world scenario that deals with the subject of anti-doping.

We would like to thank the 50 teams who entered the competition, and the judges who gave up their time to both hear and provide extensive feedback to the teams.

The next round will see the 16 teams face off in front of a panel of 3 CAS Arbitrators. The winning teams will then go through to fight it out to become winners of the SLAM 2024, at the CAS in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 12-13, 2024. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to network and build relationships with many of the key leading figures from the sector.

The winning team will win £1,500, and the runners-up, £1,000.

Teams qualified to the Round of 16 belong to the following universities:

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
O.P Jindal Global University, India
Kenyatta University, Kenya
Ghent University, Belgium
University of Chicago, USA
SMU Dedman School of Law, USA
Australian National University, Australia
University of Kent, UK
University of Law, UK
University of Maribor, Slovenia
University of Lagos, Nigeria
Nigerian Law School, Nigeria
UCLA, USA
University of Essex, UK
University of Rijeka, Croatia

We would like to thank Charlie Kendrick (Paralegal at The Football Association & former LawInSport mentee), Chirayato Banerjee (Dual Qualified Solicitor (England and Wales) & Judge) and Ian Laing (Associate at Lombardi Associates) for their assistance in helping run the oral qualification rounds.

For updates on the competition's progress, visit our announcement page and social media channels.

We would also like to thank our sponsors for their support and commitment to the competition to help develop the next generation of sports lawyers: