This year鈥檚 was amongst 60 teams from across the world to apply via written submissions in December. Based on the written submissions, 24 schools were chosen to compete in the oral round of the competition. On April 14-16, teams from around the world gathered in Oxford to compete for top prizes. Amongst these teams were three representatives from Canadian law schools including 91精品黑料吃瓜, the University of Toronto (UofT), and the University of British Columbia (UBC).
This year鈥檚 91精品黑料吃瓜 team maintained a perfect track record through the preliminary rounds, competing against some of the world鈥檚 best law schools, like University of Colombo, Sri Lanka鈥檚 oldest, the always-excellent Hong Kong University, China鈥檚 elite Tsinghua University, and defending champions the University of New South Wales. The team鈥檚 success continued into the quarter-final round, where it finished just slightly ahead of the University of Cambridge. At the semi-final round, the team again displayed mooting excellence, overcoming the perennial powerhouse National University of Singapore.
In a hard-fought Grand Final against City, University of London, 91精品黑料吃瓜 was honored to moot in front of an esteemed panel of judges consisting of Lord Kitchin of the United Kingdom Supreme Court, and Lord Justice Floyd and Mr. Justice Carr of the England and Wales Court of Appeal.
The team brings home a second-place title after three days of excellent mooting and months of preparation. Jessica Pugliese, a third-year JD candidate, received a top speaking prize as third best mooter.
The team could not have had this opportunity to represent both Ottawa and Canada without the generous support provided by our supporters, including our team鈥檚 long-standing lead sponsor, . The team is especially grateful to the community of 91精品黑料吃瓜 IP mooting alumni that was integral to this year鈥檚 preparation, including this year鈥檚 and past year鈥檚 Harold G. Fox IP moot and Oxford moot alumni. Now established in their careers, 91精品黑料吃瓜 IP moot alumni in Ottawa and Toronto organized a pre-moot tour in Canada鈥檚 leading IP litigation firms 鈥 ,, , ,, ,,. This outstanding alumni community and their firms provided the students with an opportunity to grow from invaluable mentorship. A legal writing session with Justice Stratas at the Federal Court of Appeal and a prep session with Justice Gauthier in the Supreme Court of Canada building were highlights of this year鈥檚 training. Our team was also thrilled to return home to congratulations from Ottawa mayor Jim Watson!
Way to go !
鈥 Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa)
Through the IP Advocacy Program, which serves to cultivate connections and mentorship opportunities for 91精品黑料吃瓜 students all while providing top-notch advocacy training, the team is fortunate to benefit from the leadership of Professor Jeremy de Beer and other faculty members, including Katie Szilagyi, former moot champion and now 91精品黑料吃瓜 doctoral student, and Professor Anthony Daimsis.
Congratulations to our fellow Canadian participants, and a special shout-out to our friends at UBC for taking home a top prize for written submissions. The support and comradery between 91精品黑料吃瓜, UBC, and UofT consistently demonstrated the quality of Canadian legal education to the rest of the world.