Mooting around

The final of the Law and Criminology Department’s internal mooting competition took place recently in the impressive new moot court room.

It’s the first time the competition has taken place in the department’s new £8m building, which opened in January this year. The moot court room, or a mock courtroom, allows students to experience the real set-up of an actual courtroom and facilitates great hands-on learning.

This year, students Denise Stapleton, Jonathan McGregor and Stephen Warren progressed to the final of the competition to face James Molloy, Elizabeth Wrathall and Joseph Davison. After great deliberation, the three judges awarded the moot to James, Elizabeth and Joseph (pictured).

Judge Adam Pendlebury, said: “I’d like to commend all students on behalf of the Department for their performances throughout the competition – both teams demonstrated an excellent court room manner throughout the moot and conveyed a clear understanding of the key legal issues.

“Both teams will be entering external competitions next year and we are confident that they will be admirable representatives of Edge Hill.”