Moots 2006 - 2007

The Faculty of Law at UBC is pleased to announce the outcome of the 2006 – 2007 Competitive Mooting Season. Special thanks to the law firms and individuals who make our participation in these competitions possible, and congratulations to all for another successful season.

ABA Negotiation Competition sponsored by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Jeff Langlois, Tanveer Siddiqui
Advisors: Fraser Milner Casgrain, Jim Schmidt, Andrew Prior,
Advanced to regional competition in Columbia, Missouri.

Aboriginal Kawaskimhon Moot sponsored by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Team: Derek Christ, Elizabeth Duerr, Stephanie Kearns, Magnolia Unka
Advisor: Jennifer Spencer (Blake, Cassels, Graydon)
Secondary Advisor: Gordon Christie

BC Law Schools Competitite Moot – U.B.C./U.VIC.MOOT sponsored by Davis LLP
Team: Daniel Chan, Colin Davidson, Jeff Langlois, Erik Niit, Matthew Walker
Advisors: Joost Blom, Liz Edinger
Won the Begbie Trophy for the sixth consecutive year.

Canadian Corporate/Securities Moot sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Team: Ian Graf, Pavan Jawanda, Kaylan Nelson, Allison Pelensky, Byron Shaw
Advisors: Ron Davis, Janis Sarra
Third place in the factum writing portion of the competition.

Fraser Milner Casgrain Gale Cup Moot sponsored by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Team: Jody Barber, Caily DiPuma, Yarden Gershony, Tanveer Siddiqui
Researcher: Dorothy Foster
Advisors: Mary Ainslie, Isabel Grant
Fifth place. Won "Best English Team Not In The Finals" prize.

Jessup International Moot sponsored by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Team: Sarah Galeski, Sarah Goard-Baker, Matt Harding, Carolyn MacDonald
Advisors: Natasha Affolder, Karin Mickelson
Fourth place. Won the Charles Bourne Award. Also won third place memorials. Sarah Galeski won fourth place Oralist.
 
Labour Arbitration Moot sponsored by Harris & Company and Victory Square Law Office
Team: Jennifer Lau, Conrad Warkentin
Advisor: Jim MacIntyre
Third place.

Laskin Moot sponsored by McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Team: Tariq Ahmed, Lauren Cook, Catherine Hirbour, Kelly Smith, Anna Turinov
Advisor: Bill Black, Mira Sundara Rajan
Fourth Place. Awarded prize for best factums. Lauren Cook placed fourth as an oralist.

Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot Sponsored by Oyen Wiggs
Team: Luke Johnson and Una Radoja
Researchers: Matthew Canzer, Tom Horacek
Advisor: Mira Sundara Rajan
Only Canadian team to compete. Advanced to quarter-final round.

Peter Burns Moot sponsored by S.R. Chamberlain, Q.C., Richard C. C. Peck, Q.C., & Michael Tammen
Competitors: Erin Dance, Kevin Groves, Anna Karlen, Daniel Lerner, Joven Narwal, Betsy Segal, Grady Tyler, James Zaitsoff
Advisors: Christine Boyle, Karima Andani
Coaches: The Honourable Judges Herb Weitzel, Jocelyn Palmer, Joanne Challenger, and Ellen Gordon
Winners: Joven Narwal & Grady Tyler

Sopinka Cup Moot sponsored by The Advocates Society
Team: Joven Narwal & Grady Tyler
Advisor: Christine Boyle
Coaches: Karima Andani, Richard Cairns, Q.C.
Third place. Joven Narwal received award for best examination-in-chief. 

Western Canada Moot (MacIntyre Cup) sponsored by Jim MacIntyre, Q.C.
Team: Joven Narwal & Grady Tyler
Advisor: Christine Boyle
Coaches: Karima Andani, Richard Cairns, Q.C.
Second place. Advanced to the Sopinka Cup

Wilson Moot sponsored by Heenan Blaikie LLP
Team: Laura Duke, Bridget Gilbride, Ashleigh Keall, Lynn Khng, Emilie LeDuc
Advisors: Robin Elliot, Q.C. & Margot Young
First place factum award.