Basic Law Mooting Series

Presented by: Ashurst, Lipman Karas and Plowman Chambers
​Workshop: 7 October 2019 (Cancelled)
Competition: 19 October 2019 (Preliminaries) & 26 October 2019 (Finals)

Consisting of a workshop, a preliminary round and a final round competition, the Series provides law students a chance to moot on Basic Law problems, strengthening their understanding of constitutional issues in Hong Kong. Although the workshop was unfortunately cancelled this year due to unforeseen traffic conditions, workshop materials were provided to law students to help them acquire relevant knowledge in constitutional law and substantive mooting techniques to become competent mooters.
Sincere gratitude goes to Dr. P.Y. Lo, Professor Albert Chen, senior mooters and participants for their continued support to the event. We congratulate all the awardees and we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the adjudicators for their support, including Mr. Alan Hoo, S.B.S., S.C., J.P. and Professor Simon Young. Their presence was essential to the success of our event.

Hong Kong Human Rights Moot

Presented by: Vidler & Co. Solicitors
Co-hosted by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong

Competition
Preliminary Round
Date: 10 February 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. 
Venue: Advocacy Labs, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Fee: Free for members; $30 for non-members
Deposit: HK$100 (refundable upon full participation of the Preliminary Round)
* The Competition is only open to students registered under the Faculty of Law of HKU, and is not open to students in Undergraduate year 1.
** Applications of AMS members will be given priority.
*** Participants have to form a team of two beforehand. The best performing team in the preliminary round will proceed to the final round.

Final Round
Date: 24 March 2018 (Saturday)
Time: TBC
Venue: CUHK Graduate Law Centre, 2/F Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Admiralty
*The awards of Winner, First Runner-Up, Best Skeleton Argument and Best Oralist will be presented.

Joint University Mooting Festival

Presented by: Ashurst, Gall Solicitors, Plowman Chambers, Temple Chambers and Mr Warren Chan S.C.

Workshop: 13 February 2019 (Wednesday)
Competition: 23 February 2019 (Preliminary) & 2 March 2019 (Final)

The Joint University Mooting Festival 2019 was successfully held in February and Mach of 2019. Consisting of a workshop, a preliminary round and a final round competition, the Festival provided students with a chance to moot on Contract law, strengthening their understanding of this important area of law.

The Preliminary Round and Final Round of the Competition were held on 23 February 2019 and 2 March 2019 respectively. We congratulate all awardees, and we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the adjudicators for their support, including Mr Chan Chi Hung S.C., Mr Wesley Wong S.C. JP, Mr Adrian Lai, and Mr Christopher Chain. Without their support, our event would not have been a success.
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Criminal Law Mooting Competition

Presented by: Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries

Competition: 9th March 2019 (Preliminary) & 16th March 2019 (Final)
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The Criminal Law Mooting Competition 2019 was successfully held in March. The Competition provides an opportunity for fellow law students to equip themselves with in-depth knowledge about criminal law and serves as a platform for intellectual exchange among law students and legal practitioners.
We congratulate all the awardees for their excellent performances. We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the adjudicators for their support, including Mr. Clive Grossman, Q.C., S.C., Mr. Graham Harris S.C., Professor Gregory Gordon, as well as our title sponsor, Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries. Their presence is of paramount importance to the success of our event.