Anatomy of an effective Arbitration Memorandum.

Miriam is a final-year law student at the University of Zimbabwe and serves on the Executive Board of the Moot Society of Zimbabwe. She previously served as Secretary of the University of Zimbabwe Moot Society and has established herself as an accomplished mooter through her participation in several prestigious international moot court competitions.

She has represented the University of Zimbabwe at the K.K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition in New Delhi, India, the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, and the Firdaous Initiative for Academic Excellence International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition. At the ICRC All-Africa Rounds, her team was awarded First Runner-Up, and she received the Best Overall Speaker Award. She also contributed to her team’s fourth-place finish among 38 universities from across the African continent at the Firdaous Initiative competition

Jovia Ann Nabaggala is a fourth - year LLB student at Cavendish University Uganda and a committed aspiring lawyer with a strong interest in sports law, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, finance, and startups. She currently serves as Chairperson of the Cavendish University Guild Tribunal, where she has gained practical experience in handling student justice matters, strengthening her leadership, judgment, and dispute resolution skills. In mooting, she has recently participated in the Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM), and also competed in the National Sports Arbitration Moot (NASAM), which her team won. She was also awarded Best Oralist, an achievement that reflects her preparation, confidence, and advocacy skills under pressure. Beyond law, she has an interest in football, African legal thought, and the broader relationship between law, society, and development. She brings together academic discipline, leadership, and a growing professional vision as she continues to build her legal career.

Beamlaksera Fasil is a fourth-year LL.B. student at Addis Ababa University with a strong interest in international arbitration, legal research, legal writing, and oral advocacy.
She has represented Addis Ababa University in major international moot court competitions. She participated in the 45th Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law Competition in Antalya, Turkey, where she gained experience in advocacy and the practical application of international humanitarian law.
She also represented AAU in the 33rd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, participating in intensive legal research, memorandum writing, written and oral argument preparation, and international arbitration simulations, culminating in the international rounds in Vienna, Austria.
Most recently, she represented Addis Ababa University in the 2026 FDI Moot, where her team won first place among 14 teams in the African Regional Rounds, qualifying for the global rounds. Her experience across these competitions has given her practical insight into legal research, effective memorandum writing, structuring legal arguments, and preparing for oral advocacy.
She is particularly interested in sharing the practical lessons she has gained from these experiences with students seeking to improve their legal writing and moot court skills.