Basic Law Mooting Series

Presented by: Des Voeux Chambers and Lipman Karas

​Workshop: 9 October 2018
Competition: 21 October 2018 (Preliminary) & 27 October 2018 (Final)

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. The Basic Law Mooting Workshop, allows law students to acquire relevant knowledge in constitutional law and substantive mooting techniques to be competent mooters.
Sincere gratitude goes to Dr. PY Lo, 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 Hon. Mr Justice Bokhary, Dr Jimmy Ma, SBS, JP, Mr Alan Leong S.C., and Mr Johnny Mok S.C.. Their presence is of essence 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: Gall Solicitors, Clifford Chance and Linklaters, Hong Kong

Workshop: 21st February 2018 (Wednesday)
Competition: 3rd March 2018 (Preliminary) & 10th March 2018 (Final)

The Joint University Mooting Festival 2018 was successfully held in March. Consisting of a Workshop, a Preliminary Round and a Final Round, the Festival provided law students with a chance to moot on Contract Law issues. Intellectual exchange among law students in Hong Kong was also facilitated.
Sincere gratitude goes to Ms Audrey Eu S.C., J.P., Mr Horace Wong S.C., J.P., and Mr Wesley Wong S.C. who adjudicated the Junior Division of the Final Round; Mr Keith Yeung S.C., Mr Andrew Bruce S.C., and Mr Christopher Chain who adjudicated the Senior Division; and Mr Ryan Siu and Mr Ken Fok, who conducted the sharing session. Their presence is essential to the success of our event. We would also like to congratulate the awardees of the Festival and to all participants from all law schools, who showed their support to the Joint University Mooting Festival 2018.

Criminal Law Mooting Competition

Presented by: Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries

Competition: 17th March 2018 (Preliminary) & 24th March 2018 (Final)
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The Criminal Law Mooting Competition 2018 was successfully held in March. The Competition provides an opportunity for fellow law students to gain a deeper understanding in the intriguing field of 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 like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the adjudicators for their support, including Hon. Madam Justice Toh, Mr. Clive Grossman, Q.C., S.C., and Dr Jimmy Ma, SBS, JP., as well as our title sponsor, Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries. Their presence is of paramount importance to the success of our event