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NEWS FROM
CLEBC SOCIETY
By Adam Simpkins*
CLEBC SPONSORS BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOLS COMPETITIVE MOOT
We are delighted to have recently sponsored the British Columbia Law
Schools Competitive Moot, a competition between teams from UVic Law,
Allard Law and TRU Law. This is the first year of a three-year sponsorship
for each school, which will provide $3,000 per year to support the travel for
the moot teams.
Our CEO, Linda Russell, attended the competition at the Kamloops
Courthouse on February 8, 2020 and was extremely impressed with the calibre
of the presentations. She commented that “each of the mooters did an
extraordinary job in presenting their arguments before nine sitting
Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices and fielding difficult questions
in a very polished and professional manner. CLEBC is excited about furthering
our support of the law schools and the law students through our sponsorship
of this moot, which teaches students critical advocacy skills that
they will use in practice.”
At the reception, Linda congratulated the students, shared information
about CLEBC’s sponsorship and told the students that CLEBC would be honoured
to have them speak at future CLEBC courses. The scores for the three
teams were very close, but ultimately UVic Law’s moot team was declared
the winner.
Congratulations to all the students who competed and thank you to the
coaches and administrators who supported them and the judges who volunteered
their time to give the students this invaluable experience.
* Adam Simpkins is CLEBC’s marketing manager.