Our law students have once again done Singapore proud! Singapore Management University (SMU) is officially the first university to win the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition (Price Moot) twice.
Organised by Oxford University, the Price Moot, which is into its ninth edition this year, is the only moot contest in the world that focuses on the freedom of expression and related rights. With more than a hundred teams participating this year, and with over 40 teams making it to the international rounds held in Oxford between 30 March and 2 April 2016, it is certainly one of the top five moots in the world in terms of scale.
Besides the championship title, the 2016 SMU team comprising Chow Zi En, Daniel Ho, Jevan Li, Beverly Lim, Sampson Lim and Eugene Neo also picked up the prize for Best Memorial, thus replicating the 2010 team's achievements. This is the third time SMU has reached the final of the Price Moot – yet another record in the competition.
SMU was up against India's Jindal Law School in the final round held on 2 April, which was presided by a judge from the European Court of Human Rights. In the general rounds and knockout stages, SMU had defeated Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Regent University, Renmin University of China, Brooklyn Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and University of Technology Sydney.
"It was always going to be hard to match the previous years' achievements, but we have outdone ourselves again this year. Once again, our international moot alumni community have been instrumental, and with the official partnership with WongPartnership, our programme has indeed strengthened. We look forward to scaling greater heights," said Assistant Professor of Law Chen Siyuan who heads the International Moots Programme at the SMU School of Law.
Another moot team will be defending our championship position at the International Criminal Court championship next month – we wish them all the best!
[Photo: The SMU team in front of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford University, England. From 2nd left to right: Daniel Ho, Sampson Lim, Assistant Professor Chen Siyuan, Eugene Neo, Jevan Li, Chow Zi En and Beverly Lim. (The gentleman on the far left is a friend of the team’s.) Photo credit: Chen Siyuan]
[Featured photo: The triumphant SMU team comprising (3rd to 8th from left) Eugene Neo, Sampson Lim, Beverly Lim, Jevan Li, Chow Zi En and Daniel Ho, being photographed with Professor Price (2nd from left), the person of whom the moot is named after. (The lady on the left is an administrator of the competition.) Photo credit: Chen Siyuan]
