James Day Wins Senior Mooting Grand Final

The Freehills Senior Mooting Grand Final was held on Tuesday the 12th of April at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. The competitors were Emma Taylor, James Day, Azlan Mohamed Noh and Martin Hayes.

The question involved the breach of a trust, indefeasibility of title and issues of equity. After a hard fought and spectacular moot, James Day was proclaimed the winner, followed closely by Azlan and Emma, in second and third respectively. This team will now head on to compete at ALSA.

The moot was judged by the Honourable Justice Ralph Simmonds, former Dean of Murdoch Law School and current Supreme Court Justice. Freehills’ Senior Partner and Adjunct Professor of Murdoch Law School, Paul D. Evans, along with Dr. Vernon Nase, Academic Mentor to the Moot Court Bench, joined his Honour on the bench.

I have no doubt that the competitors will also be on the radar of coaches of the several distinguished international moot teams that Murdoch offers, as well as the Moot Court Bench.

Murdoch University, the Moot Court Bench and MSLS would once again like to extend their thanks to all involved. Without the tireless support of fantastic people like Justice Simmonds, Dr Nase and Paul D Evans the Murdoch mooting program would not be as prestigious as it is.

Fraser Robertson
Chief Justice
Moot Court Bench