York Students Win Mooting Competition

The team, made up of two students from the College and two from the University of York, triumphed against a team from the College’s Manchester centre in the final on Wednesday (April 6) at Sovereign Chambers in Leeds.

The contest was run by national law firm Beachcroft and involved 12 teams of law students from across Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East. Other teams taking part were Leeds Metropolitan University, University of Leeds, BPP Leeds, University of Sheffield, University of Bradford, University of Huddersfield, University of Durham, University of Hull, Sheffield Hallam University and University of Newcastle.

Professor Stuart Bell, Head of York Law School, added: “This is a tremendous achievement and I congratulate the students on their performances. As well as outstanding individual appearances, Russell, Micha, Katharine and Robert have worked as an extremely effective team. The Moot itself is only the tip of the iceberg and follows many hours of detailed research, careful analysis of case law, and the crafting of clear and persuasive legal arguments. All of the participants have benefited greatly from the experience of preparing and performing in front of experienced legal practitioners. I am sure they have very bright futures ahead of them.”