Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy are delighted to be sponsoring the London Universities Mooting Shield for 2007/2008.  The competition includes undergraduates from KCL, LSE, SOAS and UCL.  Read on to find out more about the competition and for details about the current league table.

Introduction to LUMS

Any lawyer experienced in the art of advocacy will tell you that this skill can only be built through experience.  One way that many students achieve the chance of building their advocacy skills is through mooting.  The London University Mooting Shield began in June 2007 following a number of emails between the LSE and KCL.  This grew with the involvement of SOAS and UCL.  The four universities got together to arrange a mooting tournament aimed at all the universities within the London area.  We hope that in future years this will grow and develop to include many more than the four that started it all.  By arranging a competition that allowed the universities a friendly yet competitive atmosphere, the students involved with develop their skills of presentation, public speaking and legal argument, but also enjoy the competition on the spirit which it was established.  We hope this competition will grow and develop in years to come as publicity, prestige and participation allows it to expand.

Richard Padley - Chairman of the London Universities Mooting Shield Committee 2007-2008

Future Development

During the Academic Year 2007-2008 the competition will involve four teams from the universities based in London. These are:

London School of Economics and Political Sciences; Kings College London; School of Oriental and African Studies; University College London

However we are planning on expanding this list to include even more universities next year.

If you are from:

Birkbeck University; University of Westminster; University of East London; Queen Mary's University; London Metropolitan University; London South Bank; City University London

Please get in contact with us to let us keep you informed on developments and to include your university in next year's competition.

Contact Information for the LUMS Committe Officers

Chairman: Richard Padley - LSE - r.j.padley@lse.ac.uk

Vice Chairman: Krishan Thakker - KCL - krishan.thakker@kcl.ac.uk

Secretary: Daniel Jackson - SOAS - Dan.Jackson@yahoo.co.uk

Treasurer: John Harrison - UCL - jfh.harrison@ucl.ac.uk

Competition League Table

Fixture List

Round 5: 21st February 2008

Round 6: 6th March 2008

Final: Date: Tuesday 22 April 2008, Venue: Allen & Overy Auditorium

Please click the link below for a copy of the Competition Rules

London Universities Mooting Shield - Competition Rules.pdf