Published 20 december 2024.
The organisation reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions of these rules. Please check our website www.mundiavocat.com regularly for the latest terms and conditions.

1 – Team registration

1.1. The tournament is open exclusively to teams of lawyers from law firms, groups of law firm and legal professionals (notaries, magistrates, judges and graduates of higher legal studies)
1.2. Each team must consist of:
• 11-a-side football: 13 to 26 players
• 5-a-side football: 6 to 13 players

2 – Player qualification

2.1. Team formation

All teams shall be constituted in accordance with the following rules. Subject to the exceptions set out in clause 2.2 below, players must be:
• Lawyers registered (or previously registered) with a bar association
• Magistrates, notaries and graduates of higher legal studies
• Holders of a post-graduate legal or judicial diploma
• Legal trainees aged over 23 (born before 31.12.2001), with a limit of 2 per team.

2.2 Principles of exemption

Exceptions may be made for permanent employees of law firms, notaries or the various courts. The number of exceptions may not exceed 3 players per team in 11-a-side tournaments and 2 players per team in 5-a-side tournaments.
In this case, a list of “exempt” and “non-exempt” players must be submitted, together with an employment certificate confirming that the exempt players are in fact permanent employees of the firm. These employees must be over 30 (born before 31/12/1995) in Classic & Five tournaments, over 35 in Master tournaments (born before 31/12/1990), over 45 in Legend tournaments (born before 31/12/1980) and over 55 in Super Legend tournaments (born before 31/12/1970).

2.3 Validation of exemptions

No request for exemption can be submitted and therefore accepted for a person who plays or has played football for a professional or semi-professional club, or for any other paid club. To be valid, requests for exemption must be sent to Vincent Pinatel, lawyer and co-founder of Mundiavocat, no later than 30 days before the start of the tournament. All the above conditions for exemption are essential but not sufficient to guarantee exemption. The final decision rests with the Tournament Committee, composed of Mr Pinatel and Mr Pagnier (Tournament Director).

3 – Team composition

Classic

• • Lawyers, notaries or magistrates with no age limit and cases mentioned above.

Master

• • Lawyers and legal professionals over 35 (born before 31/12/1990) and cases mentioned above
• • 5 optional lawyers and legal professionals over 30 (born before 31/12/1995)

Legend

• • Lawyers and legal professionals over 45 (born before 31/12/1980) and cases mentioned above
• • 5 optional lawyers and legal professionals over 40 (born before 31/12/1985)

Super Legend

• • Lawyers and legal professionals over 55 (born before 31/12/1970) and cases mentioned above
• • 5 optional lawyers and legal professionals over 50 (born before 31/12/1975)

Five Women and Men

• • Lawyers and legal professionals without age limit and cases mentioned above