Businet Moot Court

^10th edition BMC

Moot what...?

Target Group

22-27 March 2026
Riga

in cooperation with

Riga College of Businss Administration

All Bachelor students from Law schools, Law faculties, and institutions offering a Bachelor in Law course or a Bachelor in of Law-related degree program (including postgraduate) with a sufficient knowledge of EU-Law and a good knowledge of the English language (B1 or higher) are eligible to participate.

Year & venue

Finalists

BMC Leading Council

The written round

• starts with the publication of the case to be solved.  See BMC 2026 page.
• Participating teams have to write a conclusion on a case that is based on EU legislation.
  • The written conclusion contains 2 different viewpoints: the applicant and the defendant.
  • During the written round teams can use all means and sources necessary to solve the case.

The oral rounds

• will take place in ARiga from Sunday 22 until Friday 27 March 2026 and consists of 2 stages:
  a group stages followed by the knockout stage.
• In the group stage, max 12 teams compete within 3 or 4 groups. Each group plays a round-robin tournament, in which each team is scheduled for battles against other teams in the same group.
• The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches.
  These are followed by the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the grand-final.

A Coach

"...an individual who at any time during the Competition has responsibility for organizing, advising, or training a Team." (Art 1 BMC Rules)

A Referee

"...an individual determined as eligible by the administrator to be seated in a Judging Panel in order to conduct and evaluate any battle during the Competition Stage of the Oral Rounds." (Art 1 BMC Rules)

A Judge

"...an individual determined as eligible by the administrator to be seated in a Judging Panel in order to preside, conduct and evaluate a battle during the Knock-out Stage of the Oral Rounds." (Art 1 BMC Rules)

He or she:

• helps his/her team to prepare the pleadings;
• can help and guide his/her team in between the pleadings;
• is not allowed to help his/her team during the pleadings;
• is competent in legal research & methodology and in EU law.

Teams that do not appoint a referee will be dismissed without reimbursement!

A referee should:

• have an operational knowledge of the English language (minimum B2);

• be a Master in Law or a similar degree;

• be able to evaluate and judge the proceedings and pleadings.

• He or she can also  function as a coach.

Judges are appointed by the Administrator and the Co-organizing partner institution.

He/she should:

• not be involved in any of hte teams;

• have an operational knowledge of the English language (minimum B2);

• be a Master in Law or a similar degree;

• be able to evaluate and judge the proceedings and pleadings.