Competitions
Isaacs LexisNexis Moot Competition
The Isaacs Law Society at the University of Canberra is proud to announce that the LexisNexis Constitutional Law Moot for 2010 is running again this year.
We have secured The Honourable Chief Justice French AC to judge the grand final in the High Court of Australia. The competition will run from Thursday 30th September until Sunday 3rd October. The LSS will pay for registration (including accommodation, most food and social events), however transport and miscellaneous costs will be at the expense of the competitors.
[ Read more… ]Isaacs LexisNexis Moot Competition
The Isaacs Law Society at the University of Canberra is proud to announce that the LexisNexis Constitutional Law Moot for 2010 is running again this year.
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Mooting Competition in India
It is our pleasure to announce the 12th edition of the D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition (DMH), hosted by the Government Law College, Mumbai, India, in association with the D. M. Harish Foundation.
[ Read more… ]Free competition for law students - win a great night out
Help Foolkit design a t-shirt and win a great night out for you and your friends. You don't have to be an artist to win.
Click here for further details.
**IHL Mooting Grand Final** (Thursday 12 August)
Exciting news everyone!! The IHL Mooting Competition is fast approaching its conclusion with the Grand Final to be held on Thursday 12 August.
Details:
Date: Thursday 12 August
Venue: The Federal Court (William Street - opposite Flagstaff Station)
Time: 7:30 - 8:30pm
Afterwards: Join us at The Metropolitan Hotel (across the road from the Federal Court) for drinks!
Looking forward to seeing everyone there! Should be a brilliant LEGENDARY night!!
Semester 2 Mooting League Registration NOW OPEN!
Registration for Semester 2's Mooting League competition is now open. There are limited 30 team spots available (there will also be a waiting list just in case).
Please note that no individual team member is to have progressed past round 3 in the general Mooting and IHL Mooting Competitions.
The league will be held during lunch times from Monday to Thursday (1-2pm). Round 1 will start in week 4 (Monday 16th).
The sign up clipboard is available at the front of the LSS Office door.
Please email mulssleague@gmail.com if you have any queries.
Melbourne Law School Represents at the 2010 ALSA Conference
Over the holidays, 10 Melbourne Law School students competed in the Australian Law Students' Association national competitions, held in Adelaide. Julian Law (2nd yr JD) won the Witness Examination competition, a fabulous achievement. Georgia Boyce and Eamonn Kelly (1st year JDs) made it to the semi finals for the International Humanitarian Law Moot, and Georgia was awarded the Best Speaker award for the IHL Moot. Overall, all 10 competitors did very well, so congratulations to all.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSE SOON: Paper & Oral Presentation Competition
Submissions of essays for the 2010 Paper & Oral Presentation competition are due Friday 16th of July by 5pm.
Please make sure the essay submitted follows the requirements set out in the 2010 Competitions Guidebook (available online or outside the LSS Office).
Please send all submissions to David at lss-paper@unimelb.edu.au.
Art Competition 2010
It's that time of year again. The bills get paid, the house gets cleaned, everyone in the LSS office gets a whole lot better at table tennis... everything gets done except actual study.
Now you can add "entering into the 2010 Melbourne Law School Art Competition" to that list. Entries are due by August 3 at 5pm, so you also have the holidays to work on your masterpiece. Winners will be announced at the Grand Opening on Thursday 12 August at 1-2pm, and there are cash prizes up for grabs!
Please click here for more details and to download an entry form.
Shine Lawyers Torts Moot Competition
The QUT Law School, in conjunction with leading law firm Shine Lawyers, is running a Torts Moot Competition in the Law School’s Electronic Moot Court and Industrial Court from 2-6 August 2010.
You are invited to send a team from your law school to take part in this moot. Please see the link to the rules of the competition and the registration form for further information. The problem will be released in May and the moot schedule will be available in June on the site https://wiki.qut.edu.au/display/lawmoot/Shine+Lawyers+Torts+MootRegistra... close on 11 June 2010.