Official Rules

Need Clarification?

Clarification questions regarding the Moot Problem must be submitted to the Committee in writing by January 19, 2024. Requests for clarification received after the deadline shall not be accepted, except at the discretion of the Committee. Requests must include a brief explanation as to why each clarification is necessary.

Requests will be answered at the discretion of the Committee. Questions cannot relate to the substantive legal issues (or sub-issues) raised by the Moot Problem. Requests should be clear and only in relation to the interpretation of these Rules, procedural matters or the facts contained in the Moot Problem.

Clarification Questions

Here you will find clarification questions the committee has received for the 2024 Moot

  • Answer: The market shares listed in the Official Problem are to be taken as illustrative of the relative market position of the various parties and competitors. Most notably, they should be construed as reflecting the fact that the Merging Parties have a combined share that exceeds the relevant thresholds in the Competition Bureau’s Merger Enforcement Guidelines. Further, the Mooters should assume that, for the purposes of this Official Problem:

    • While Grove and Frolic are the leading mobile app stores, there are other app stores that offer dating apps not available from Grove / Frolic

    • The national Canadian average dating app adoption rate is higher than is the average adoption rate across Toronto, Vancouver Calgary and Montreal (i.e., distribution of dating app users is not symmetrical to Canada’s population distribution)

    • Bat Signal’s share is higher outside of major metropolitan areas

  • The Merger has not yet been completed and the consent agreement dated July 5, 2023 remains in place.

  • No. The applicable legislation is the Competition Act in force prior to December 15, 2023.

  • Yes. For the purposes of the Competition, a translation into both official languages of the relevant passages of foreign persuasive authorities being relied upon will be required as part of a Team’s submissions. However, the translation does not need to be an official translation or accompanied by an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the translation.