The LAWASIA Moot, founded in 2005, is the main arbitration competition in the region for which the venue rotates between Asia-Pacific countries every year.
SMU has the best track record in this moot, having reached the international championship final 11 times, winning 5 times.
The 2020 SMU LAWASIA moot team
Latest Highlights
Shawn Ang, Li Zizheng, and Carrisa Low represented SMU in the 15th edition of this moot, which was to have been held in Mongolia. Due to the pandemic, the moot was held virtually instead. SMU won the championship, extending its tournament record to 5 titles. Carrisa also won Best Oralist. The team was coached by Gerome Goh'20, Andrea Seet'20, and Jayakumar Suryanarayanan'20.
Previous Results
2024 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Estelle Lau, Natasha Lim, Yeo Shan Lyn |
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| Coaches: | Shawn Ang '22, Li Zizheng '22, Zhou Feifu '25 |
| Overall result: | 1st -runner-up |
| Oralist result: | 1st |
2023 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Shruthi Harini, Alyssa Low, Crisann Yap |
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| Coaches: | Shawn Ang '22, Li Zizheng '22, Charlotte Sim '25 |
| Overall result: | 1st -runner-up |
| Memorial result: | 1st |
| Oralist result: | 1st |
2022 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Lee Ruixin, Alexis Loy, Zheng Junxi |
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| Coaches: | Shawn Ang '22, Martin Liao '24 |
| Overall result: | 1st -runner-up |
| Oralist result: | 1st -runner-up |
2021 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Emelyn Aw, Ethan Lee, Lindsay Lu |
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| Coaches: | Jayakumar Suryanarayanan '20; Andrea Seet '20 |
| Overall result: | 2nd-runner up |
2019 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Marissa Daisay Decruz, Aidan Goh, Lushna Godhia |
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| Coaches: | Alexander Lee'18, Melissa Ng'18 |
| Overall result: | SMU had to withdraw due to the HK riots |
| Memorial result: | 1st |
2018 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Gerome Goh, Andrea Seet, Jayakumar Suryanarayanan |
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| Coaches: | Alexander Lee'18, Melissa Ng'18 |
| Overall result: | 2nd-runner-up |
| Oralist result: | 1st-runner-up |
2017 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Andrew Chia, Claire Lim, Wayne Yeo |
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| Coaches: | Qabir Sandhu'15, Nanthini Vijayakumar'15 |
| Overall result: | Champions |
| Memorial result: | 1st |
| Oralist result: | 1st-runner-up |
2016 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Grace Goh, Alexander Lee, Melissa Ng |
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| Coaches: | Qabir Sandhu'15, Nanthini Vijayakumar'15 |
| Overall result: | Champions |
| Memorial result: | 1st |
| Oralist result: | 1st-runner-up |
2015 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Averill Chow, Shriram Jayakumar, Iris Ng |
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| Coach: | Kenneth Tan'13 |
| Overall result: | 2nd-runner-up |
| Oralist result: | 1st |
2014 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Mohammad Muzhaffar, Grace Sim, Jillian Yeo |
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| Coach: | Eunice Chan'12 |
| Overall result: | Champions |
| Oralist result: | 1st |
2013 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Foo Shi Hao, Nanthini Vijayakumar, Samuel Yap |
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| Coach: | Eunice Chan'12 |
| Overall result: | Champions, Spirit Award |
| Oralist result: | 1st |
2012 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Nicholas Liu, Evangeline Oh, Gladys Tan |
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| Coaches: | Chen Siyuan, Nicholas Poon'11 |
| Overall result: | 1st-runner-up |
2011 SMU LAWASIA moot team
| Members: | Shaun Pereira, Kenneth Tan, Wong Zi Wei |
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| Coaches: | Chen Siyuan, Nicholas Poon'11 |
| Overall result: | 1st-runner-up |
2009 SMU LAWASIA moot team (debut)
| Members: | Fu Qui Jun, Eunice Lim, Russell Low |
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| Coaches: | Paul Tan |
| Overall result: | 1st-runner-up |