The Covenant Chambers Equity & Trusts Moot Competition 2025

We are proud to present the Covenant Chambers Equity & Trusts Moot Competition 2025, organised in collaboration with the NUS Law Mooting and Debating Club (MDC).

We warmly invite all LLB and JD students from NUS, SMU, and SUSS who have completed at least one year of law school to participate! (Singaporeans and PRs studying law in some foreign universities are also eligible; refer to the Rules of the Competition for details.)

Whether you’re an experienced mooter or first-timer, this moot is designed to hone the advocacy skills of our future lawyers. At the same time, this is a great opportunity to experience mooting with friends and interact with law students from other universities.

The competition is not merely a test of knowledge — it is a battle of wits, a symphony of persuasive advocacy, and a forge where future masters of equity are shaped.

Equity follows the law, but great advocates shape its course.

The Challenge Awaits. The Bench is Set. Will You Answer the Call?

Key Dates

  • Kickstarter

    A primer on equity and trusts and briefing on the moot format

    13 August 2025 (Wednesday)

    4 pm - 6 pm

    SR 4-2

    Block B Level 4, NUS (Bukit Timah Campus), 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756

  • Semi Finals

    8 outstanding teams will be selected from the submitted written memorials

    8 September 2025 (Monday)

    5 pm - 7:30 pm

    SR 4-2 & Wee Chong Jin Moot Court
    (Concurrent sessions)

    NUS (Bukit Timah Campus), 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756

  • Grand Finals

    4 distinguished teams will compete for the top prize before a panel of 3 judges

    15 September 2025 (Monday)

    5 pm - 7:30 pm
    Followed by a buffet dinner reception

    Wee Chong Jin Moot Court

    Block B Level 1, NUS (Bukit Timah Campus), 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756

Registration

Register in teams of two from 13 August 2025 (Wednesday) at 6 pm.

We’ll inform you whether your team is acting for the Claimant or Defendant within 48 hours of receiving your registration via the linked form below.

Registration closes on 20 August 2025 (Wednesday) at 11:59 pm.

Documents

Click on the links below to access the PDF documents. Be sure to download and save them!

Rules and Instructions

  1. Rules of the Competition (updated on 25 August 2025)

  2. Instructions to Participants

Moot Problem

  1. Originating Application (HC/OA 1234/2025)

  2. Supporting Affidavit of Ethan Lim

  3. Response Affidavit of Julian Rex

Note: This moot problem and all associated materials are a work of fiction, prepared exclusively for the Covenant Chambers Equity and Trusts Moot Competition 2025. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Feel free to reach out to us at moot@covenantchambers.com if you have any questions.

Guest Judges for the Grand Finals

  • Goh Yihan, SC

    Deputy Attorney-General, Attorney-General's Chambers

  • Steven Elliott, KC

    Professor (Professional Practice), NUS Law

  • Ronald JJ Wong

    Deputy Managing Director, Covenant Chambers

Guest Judges for the Semi Finals

  • Khelvin Xu

    Director, Covenant Chambers

  • Wilbur Lua

    Director, Covenant Chambers

  • Chia Huai Yuan

    Director, Covenant Chambers

  • Sara Ng

    Director, Covenant Chambers

  • Tan Zhong Xing

    Counsel, Covenant Chambers
    Associate Professor, NUS Law

  • Tan Weiming

    Counsel, Covenant Chambers
    Assistant Professor, NUS Law

Prizes

Champion
$1,800

1st Runner Up
$1,200

Joint 2nd Runners Up
$800

Best Written Memorial
$300

All Grand Finalists and the team winning the Best Written Memorial prize will be offered a three-week internship with Covenant Chambers.

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