Mock Vis Moot Pleadings by Teams of the Universities Zurich and Fribourg at Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte
On 10 February 2026, teams of the Swiss universities Zurich and Fribourg presented in our offices their oral pleadings prepared for the Vienna Vis Moot Court before a tribunal composed of Laura Mahler (presiding arbitrator), Michael Bösch and David Trachsel. The students pleaded on the procedural issues and on the merits of the exact same case, which will be dealt with at the 33th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna.
The annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot is an international competition amongst more than 380 student teams from universities across the world. The teams act as arbitration counsel in a dispute governed by the Vienna Convention (CISG). To that end, they submit written submissions and meet for the exchange of oral arguments in Vienna.
Our law firm welcomes and supports the students’ interest to gather experience in international commercial arbitration already during law school and thus offers them the opportunity for mock pleadings in our offices. In addition, Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte again sponsors the teams of the University of Lucerne and the University of Zurich.
A picture of the teams of the universities Zurich and Fribourg together with the arbitrators can be found here: Vis-Moot-Testlauf-10-Februar-2026-Zuerich-vs-Freibourg-2.jpg (jpg 139 KB)
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