Aberystwyth University to host Welsh National Mooting Competition
Aberystwyth University will welcome law students from across the country this weekend, when it hosts the Welsh National Mooting Competition. Held on 19-20 November, the competition will see teams from a number of Welsh Law Schools and the Open University competing for the prestigious title of ‘Mooting Champions of Wales.’ Now in its eighth year, the Welsh National Mooting Competition, which is sponsored by LexisNexis, pits student teams against each other arguing fictitious legal cases in mock court proceedings. Success does not necessarily result from winning the legal case, but rather from the quality of the presentation of the legal arguments. Each round of the moot will be judged by independent legal professionals, with the final being judged by The Honourable Mrs Justice Nicola Davies, Presiding Judge on the Wales Circuit. Representing Aberystwyth University’s Mooting Society will be third year undergraduates Jake Woodcock and Jake Moses. Jake Moses will be defending the title ...