School of Law and Government
Team UCD wins 10th Moot Court
Team UCD wins 10th National Moot Court Competition
The 10th National Moot Court Competition, hosted by DCU and sponsored by A&L Goodbody took place on Saturday 16th November at the Criminal Courts of Justice. Over 30 teams from 12 institutions competed in our biggest competition to date. Following the preliminary rounds in the morning, 4 teams progressed to the semi finals (DCU, Cambridge and two teams from UCD).
The final was DCU against UCD, with UCD ultimately winning the competition.
Winning team (UCD): Caoimhe Gethings and Andrea Whelton
Runners Up (DCU): Ciara Ramsbottom, Conall Maher and Caoimhe McMahon
Best speaker: Caoimhe Gethings (UCD)
Best written submissions (DCU): Mairead Maguire, Aisling Durey and Andrew Finlay
Best written submissions (DCU): Mairead Maguire, Aisling Durey and Andrew Finlay
The final was adjudicated upon by Justice John MacMenamin of the Supreme Court, Justice Carmel Stewart of the High Court and Tom Casey, Partner at A&L Goodbody.