13年模拟法庭最佳memo(2013vis-moot-best-memo--claimant)

UNIVERSITYOFBELGRADEMEMORANDUMFORCLAIMANTCLAIMANTMediterraneoExquisiteSupply,Co.45CommerceRoadCapitalCityMediterraneov.RESPONDENTEquatorianaClothingManufacturing,Ltd.286ThirdAvenueOceansideEquatorianaCOUNSELVLADIMIRBOŠKOVIĆ♦MARIJABUĆKOVIĆ♦MAŠAMIŠKOVIĆ♦ANDRIJANAMIŠOVIĆTAMARAMOMIROV♦DRAGANANIKOLIĆ♦DINAPROKIĆ♦DEJANSIVČEVXXAnnualWillemC.VisInternationalCommercialArbitrationMootInthematterofarbitrationundertheChineseEuropeanArbitrationCentreHamburgArbitrationRulesCaseNo.20120107UniversityofBelgradeMemorandumforClaimantPage|iTABLEOFCONTENTSLISTOFABBREVIATIONS.................................................................................................................ivINDEXOFAUTHORITIES...............................................................................................................viiiINDEXOFCOURTCASES...........................................................................................................xxviiiINDEXOFARBITRALAWARDS...............................................................................................xxxviiINDEXOFLEGALACTSANDRULES.........................................................................................xliINDEXOFOTHERSOURCES.........................................................................................................xlvINDEXOFINTERNETSOURCES..............................................................................................xlviiiSTATEMENTOFFACTS......................................................................................................................1INTRODUCTORYREMARKSONLEGALARGUMENTSANDAPPLICABLELAW......2I.TRIBUNALSHOULDNOTCONSIDERMR.SHORT’SWRITTENWITNESSSTATEMENTIFHEISNOTAVAILABLEFOREXAMINATIONATANORALHEARING..................................................................................................................................................41.TheTribunalshouldapplytheIBARules......................................................................................42.Mr.Short’swrittenwitnessstatementshouldbedisregardedifheisnotavailableforexaminationatanoralhearing..............................................................................................................52.1.CEACRulesandtheIBARulesentitleClaimanttoexamineMr.Short...........................52.2.ConsideringMr.Short’swrittenwitnessstatementwhendecidingonthemeritswouldviolatefundamentalprinciplesofarbitralprocedure........................................................62.3.DisregardingMr.Short’swrittenstatementwouldnotjeopardizetheeffectivenessoftheaward........................................................................................................................................83.AbsenceofMr.Shortfromthehearingcannotbeexcused........................................................9II.RESPONDENTWASLATEINDELIVERINGPOLOSHIRTSASCONTRACTEDDELIVERYDATEWASNOTMODIFIED....................................................................................101.TherewasnomodificationofthedeliverydatesinceanymodificationoftheContracthadtobeinwriting..............................................................................................................................111.1.Choice-of-lawclausecontainedintheContractdoesnotexcludetheeffectivenessofthereservationmadeunderArt.96CISG..............................................................................11A.TheCISGcontrolstheextentoftheexclusionorderogationfromitsprovisions.....11B.ThePartieswerenotfreetoexcludethereservationmadebyMediterraneounderArt.96CISG,sincetheCISGdoesnotallowsuchexclusion.....................................................12UniversityofBelgradeMemorandumforClaimantPage|ii1.2.ByvirtueofreservationmadeunderArt.96CISGMediterraneo’slawisapplicabletotheformoftheContract............................................................................................................131.3.Respondentwasawareoftherequirementofwriting........................................................142.TherewasnooralmodificationoftheContract.........................................................................15III.RESPONDENTDELIVEREDNON-CONFORMINGPOLOSHIRTS....................171.RespondentfailedtodeliverpoloshirtsofthequalityrequiredbytheContract.........171.1.Adherencetothe‘childlaborfree’policyisoneofthedeterminantsofthequalityrequiredbytheContract.................................................................................................................181.2.RESPONDENTfailedtoadheretothe‘childlaborfree’policyofOceaniaPlus..............192.Inthealternative,deliveredpoloshirtswereunfitfortheparticularpurposeforwhichtheywerepurchased.............................................................................................................................202.1.Boththeactualuseof,andameresuspicionof,useofchildlaborinthemanufacturingprocessofRespondentmakesallofRespondent’sproductsunfitforresaleinOceania..........................................................................................