Sponsors
We are grateful to the following sponsors who have provided invaluable support to our mooting activities:
Friends of the Faculty
Sweet & Maxwell Asia/Thomson
Eric Au Memorial Fund
Law Society of Hong Kong
Deacons
Clifford Chance
Hong Kong Bar Association
Teresa Tong
Johnny Mok
International Mooting Competitions
The Faculty’s International Mooting Programme selects talented law students to represent HKU in international mooting competitions such as the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot, the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot, the International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot, and the Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot (all or any subject to participation in the particular academic year).
The potential benefits from participation are numerous, including improved legal research and writing skills, improved oral advocacy skills, and the chance to meet law students from different backgrounds. The internal selection rounds for these mooting competitions are normally held in the First Semester of each academic year.
Internal Mooting
The Faculty organizes annually, through its Mooting Committee, a compulsory mooting programme for upper year students. The internal mooting programme is one of the most challenging and important activities in the Faculty.
The compulsory moots are held at the High Court or HKU with legal practitioners and Faculty staff acting as judges. Sixteen of the best mooters are then chosen to participate in the semi-finals of the competition round which is usually judged by legal practitioners and members of the Hong Kong judiciary. The four best mooters then proceed to the Grand Final to compete for the Hong Kong Bar Association Cup (for the best mooting team) and the Deacons Cup (for the best mooter). The grand finalists will also receive prizes from the firm, Deacons.
Advocacy and Mooting Society
The primary objectives of the HKU Advocacy and Mooting Society are developing advocacy skills and promoting mooting activities among the law students at the University. Established in 2002, it is a body of the students at the HKU Faculty of Law.
The activities of the Society include the following: training/workshops on advocacy and mooting; lecture series delivered by local and international advocacy experts; language training programmes, with particular focus on legal language; establishing a collection of printed, audio-visual, on-line and other resources for easy access by its members (including a web site); training sessions for HKU moot teams participating in international mooting competitions; programmes enhancing legal research skills for its members; and collaborating with the Faculty in raising funds for advocacy and mooting activities.
In 2004, the Society established the Basic Law Moot for both junior and senior law students. It is currently a competition between HKU and City University but aims to involve schools from Macau and the Mainland.
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