Lincoln students to Moot in national competition

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University of Lincoln students will compete in a national mooting competition later this year.

Twenty students from the Law School were chosen after successfully participating in the Balloon Argument. The Law School and Law Society worked collaboratively to select students who will be representing the University of Lincoln in a variety of mooting competitions across the country.

The arguments were used to select students based upon the level of individual research undertaken, their skill at advocacy and their ability to produce a compelling case.

Last year, two students from the University of Lincoln Law School reached the final of the OUP and BPP National Mooting Competition against Manchester Metropolitan University. Louis Harman (pictured above), who was one of the two student finalists from last year, is now the Master of Moots for the Law Society. He said: “We want to thank everyone who took part in The Balloon Argument for showing us such an impressively high standard of advocacy. The selection process for the external moot teams was extremely difficult, but we are confident that we have a fantastic group of advocated representing the University this year. We wish them all the best of luck.”

The overall winner of the Balloon Arguments was George Joseph, who successfully appealed for the character of Darth Vader to stay aboard the sinking balloon.

“George Joseph came to the stand armed with a witty and extremely thorough argument. The evidence of his research spoke for itself as he responded to each intervention with a coherent and clever response. He embraced the seriousness of the competition but made it enjoyable for all involved,” said Louis.

For more information, contact: mooting@lincolnlawsoc.com or info@lincolnlawsoc.com.