Law students represent Bristol at Inner Temple mooting competition

Press release issued: 25 January 2019

On the 20 January 2019, Ella White and Mayank Tripathi, both third year Law students, represented the University of Bristol at the Inter-Varsity Moot at Inner Temple, London.

The students prepared submissions on the admissibility of illegally obtained intercept evidence and whether a confession based on this should be excluded. There was the added difficulty that it was only revealed to the team shortly before, which side they would be arguing, requiring them to think quickly on their feet.

Although they did not make it through to the quarter- finals, it was a narrow miss, with the Bristol team coming 10^th out of the 23 institutions. Both students felt they learnt a lot and feel better able to deal with judicial intervention in the future. Overall it was a great experience and one they would highly recommend to others.

Dr Eirik Bjorge commented:

“I was pleased to be involved as judge in the Inner Temple Inter-Varsity Moot this year. I was impressed with the cool calm with which the Bristol team went from one round to the next — Ella and Mayank are clearly learned counsel in the making!”

Further information

Mooting is part of the Law School's Advocacy Programme, designed to give students an opportunity to combine their academic studies with a taste of what it is like to be a real lawyer.

For more information about the mooting at the Inner Temple please click here.