The students had to argue a tort law case in regards to economic loss.

The two finalists went head-to-head in the final round with Adele eventually emerging as victor. The final was judged by Etienne Wong, a barrister of Old Square Tax Chambers who later commented on the high quality of both submissions.

The event was sponsored by law-firm Burges Salmon who supplied a trophy and prizes for the winner and runner-up.

Bethan Cowlam, previous University of Bristol Mooting Champion; Matthew Jackson and Alexander Swain from Invictus Chambers; Alistair Haggerty from Guildhall Chambers; Tim Page from Latham Watkins and Andrew Short QC from Outer Temple also very kindly supported the event by judging the first rounds of the competition. All judges were able to offered invaluable feedback and advice to the competitors on how to improve their advocacy skills.

The PG Mooting Competition is a new initiative aimed at supporting MA and LLM students who wish to improve their advocacy skills. The competition also offers students the opportunity to network with practitioners and get invaluable feedback as to how to approach prospective employers and apply for jobs. It is organised in response to student feedback which shows the commitment of the Law School to taking on board the students’ suggestions.

Keith Sinclair, also an MA law student and organiser of the event said:

"I am incredibly pleased to see the huge enthusiasm, commitment and skill all our postgraduate mooters have brought to the competition. Without the dedication of all who participate these kind of events simply wouldn’t happen. I’m very glad that everyone has given so much to this. I’d like to thank the members of the UBLC Postgraduate Subcommittee for their support – Christina Chambers, Mariya Kolomiyets, Ankrita Shankar and Jason Chen. I’d also like to thank Sofia Galani and Dr Gemma Short for helping to establish the competition at its formative stages, all our judges for dedicating their time and expertise and, finally, our sponsor Burges Salmon.”