Congratulations to the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) Margaret Forte Inter-Law Schools Moot Competition Team for winning the Margaret Forte Inter-Law Schools Moot Competition held at the Eugene Dupuch Law School in the Bahamas on March 15, 2012.  This is the fifth consecutive win for the HWLS Team at this competition.  The team comprised Benjamin Drakes, Wesley George and Amanda Riley and was coached by the Honourable Madame Justice Weekes, J.A.  

HWLS Team (from left to right): Wesley George, Amanda Riley and Benjamin Drakes

Congratulations to Shermaine Desnoes and Kerith Kentish.  The team placed second to Osgoode Hall Law School at the International Competition for Mediation Advocacy (ICMA) 2012 in Toronto, Canada. This is the first time that HWLS has taken part in the competition. The team was coached by Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Tutor, Mrs. Giselle Yearwood-Welch. The team placed third in the quarter finals and advanced to the semi-finals against Fordham University School of Law (winners of the international competition in Paris last year). Our team had the highest score in the semi-finals of the four teams which included Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Maryland Law School and Fordham University School of Law.

Shermaine Desnoes received the Founders Award of the ICMA for the Most Outstanding Individual in the competition.

HWLS Team (from left to right): Shermaine Desnoes and Kerith Kentish

This provides endorsement for the significant work done at HWLS in teaching ADR as well as our ADR Specialist Clinic in which students are exposed to mediation and mediation representation, negotiation and other ADR methods.

The students of the Hugh Wooding Law School have been afforded opportunities to attend various international/regional and local Mooting competitions and have performed creditably with the guidance of their supervising Tutors.  These competitions include:

• International Environmental Moot Court Competition in Florida, USA
• International Criminal Law Network (ICLN) Moot Competition, New York, USA
• World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, South Africa
• Commonwealth Moot Competition
• International Competition for Mediation Advocacy (ICMA) Toronto, Canada
• Caribbean Law Clinic (two per year)
• Margaret Forte Inter-Law Schools Mooting Competition (regional)
• Regional Client Interviewing Competition
• Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Annual International Law Moot
• Hamel-Smith Appellate Competition (local)
• HWLS Public Speaking Competition (local)

For further information on the international Moots please click on the International Moots tab at the left of this page or on any one of the Moots listed above.