14 May 2008

Law students show their prowess

TRIUMPHANT AT OXFORD: The champs of Oxford International Intellectual Property Mooting Competition — Liu Zeming (left) and Nuraisah Rusian (right) with mentor, Assoc Prof Eleanor Wong (centre).

They beat 23 international teams to clinch first position at the highly prestigious Oxford Intellectual Property Moot Competition recently. The NUS team, comprising 4th year law undergrads Liu Zeming and Nuraisah Rusian faced strong opposition from teams hailing from Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka – finally overcoming the University of British Columbia to emerge champions. Their achievement was highlighted by the chief judge at the competition, Lord Justice Mummery, who is senior Lord Justice of Her Majesty’s Courts Service under the Ministry of Justice in the UK. The competition was organised by the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre.

NUS Faculty of Law teams have proven their ability to keep their nose above water – even amid stiff competition. For example, NUS law undergrad Navin Shanmugaraj Thevar, on exchange at the University of Glasgow, helped the university defend its championship title at the Alexander Stone Mooting Competition, beating top universities like the Edinburgh Law School, The University of Strathclyde, University of Dundee, University of Aberdeen — to name a few.  Navin was nominated to represent the University of Glasgow after being placed 3rd in the Glasgow Dean’s Cup.

Undergrads Chan Yong Wei and Lim Ching Wen emerged champions at the 6th Hong Kong Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot. This is the second time NUS won this competition which aims to raise awareness of international humanitarian issues among law students.

Team comprising Joel Chen, Edward Ti, Zhuo Wenzhao and Christine Huang also did their Faculty proud when they won the international mooting competition at the Asian Law Students’ International Conference (ALSIC) 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.