Surana and Surana Moots

The Surana and Surana Moots is among the oldest, largest, and most prestigious moot court project in India.[1] Since the mid-1990s, the law firm Surana and Surana International Attorneys have hosted, administered & sponsored over a hundred moot court competitions in partnership with India's leading law schools. This project is one of the largest of its kind in the world by any law firm.

Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot 2008 - Inaugural Ceremony, Army Institute of Law, Mohali, Punjab.

History

The Surana and Surana Moots project was initiated by the founder of Surana and Surana International Attorneys, P.S.Surana.[2] One day in the late 1980s, Honb'le Justice Krishna Iyer during his stay with the Surana family, spoke at length about the need to nurture young advocates with good advocacy skills. He was also concerned about the fact that bright young law graduates were joining the corporate sector, thereby depriving the Bar of a steady flow of good talent. This prompted Mr. Surana to plan a well structure & transparent moot court competition platform for law students to develop skills in oral and written advocacy as well as legal research. The cases prepared for the competitions are based on either emerging or unsettled areas of law. This requires participants to come up with innovative arguments which in turn helps develop new jurisprudence. Members of the higher & lower judiciary have participated[3] in these moots and have greatly appreciated the efforts[4] of Surana & Surana in developing legal skills among generations of budding lawyers.

Types of competition

Surana & Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition
Surana & Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition - North East India Rounds 2013

Established in 2002[5] with the aim of training the participants in application of laws to challenges posed by the rapid technological advancements, this moot focuses on the developments in Public and Private International Law and has ingredients of international trade and operations of multi national corporations. Themes covered till date include Information Technology, Biotechnology, Intellectual Property, Space laws, Aviation, Nuclear proliferation, Communication, Cyber Crime and Broadcasting.

Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition

This competition was established in 2002 to provide Indian law students an opportunity to develop expertise in the area of corporate laws like Companies Act, Taxation (domestic and international), Contracts, Foreign Exchange and Investments, Securities Regulations and Corporate Governance.

Surana & Surana Constitution Law Moot
Philip C. Jessup International Law Surana & Surana India National Rounds

This moot was conceived with the purpose of creating awareness on the Constitutional Law in a systematic and scientific manner. This moot was started in 2016-17 in association with KLE Law College, Bangalore.

Surana & Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition

Established in 2005,[6] this competition aims to promote skills of trial advocacy. Popular demand led to the creation of three more editions of this unique moot [India North, India South, India North East & India West (from 2014–15) rounds.] This was the first moot ever to be held in the North Eastern region of India in 2012.

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot (India Qualifying rounds – North & South)

The India regional rounds of this most prestigious International Law Moot,[7] Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition has been Co-sponsored, Co-hosted and administered by Surana & Surana since the 1990s in partnership with various prestigious law schools across India.[8] This moot covers the entire gamut of Public International Law that includes the latest developments worldwide. The top two teams from each of the regional rounds represent India in the International Rounds at Washington. In the event of a single national round, one team for every ten teams registered will be selected to represent India, with a cap of 4 teams at maximum. National Law School of India University, Bangalore has won the International rounds in 2005 and in 2013.

Philip C. Jessup International Law Surana & Surana India National Rounds

Stetson International Environmental Moot (India Qualifying rounds – North & South)

The India regional rounds of this international environmental law moot by Stetson University College of Law has been co-sponsored, co-hosted & administered by Surana & Surana in partnership with leading Indian law schools since the late 1990s. NLU Jodhpur won the competition for the first time in the year 2013. Gujarat National Law University, a team composed of Shikhar Maniar, Manya Oberoi and Sujoy Sur, won the competition in 2017.

Stetson International Environmental Moot Surana & Surana India Qualifying Rounds 2008 Finals 1

Surana & Surana International Minority Rights Moot

This moot was organised from 2005-06 to 2010-11 in association with Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Educational Society, Pune and AKK New Law Academy, Pune. This moot's theme offers the opportunity for comparative study of the Constitutions and Laws of different countries in the area of minority rights.

Surana & Surana International Tort Law Moot

This moot was conceived with the purpose of creating awareness on the Law of Torts in a systematic and scientific manner. This moot was organized in 2012-13 in association with Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Educational Society, Pune and AKK New Law Academy, Pune.

ICSI Moot

In light of the then proposed National Company Law Tribunal (finally set up under the 2013 Companies Act), this moot was initiated in partnership with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India to provide students of the Company Secretary course in nuances of Indian legal system and to hone their advocacy skills. 100 teams participating in the 5 years of its tenure between 2005-06 to 2010-11.

References
  1. "Moot court competition to conclude - 2013". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 Feb 2013.
  2. D Sivarajan (24 April 2016). "Don't lose principles for quick money". Dina Thanthi.
  3. "International moot court competition starts at PU". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 Apr 2014.
  4. "Moot Court contests conclude". Tribune Chandigarh. Retrieved 22 Apr 2014.
  5. "Surana & Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition, 2013". Law Octopus. Retrieved 1 Feb 2013.
  6. "Surana & Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition 2013 South". Law Mantra. Retrieved 1 Feb 2013.
  7. "Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2013". Symbiosis Law School. Retrieved 1 Feb 2013.
  8. "Philip C. Jessup Qualifying Rounds Information Page". ILSA. Retrieved 22 Apr 2014.

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