The two finalist teams will also advance to the annual Hicks Cup competition against their counterparts from Queens University in late March in Toronto. The Hicks Morley competition emphasizes both research and advocacy skills. No factum or written document is required. Senior labour law students offer assistance in training for new moot competitors. This voluntary competition is open to students from all years. Entry is through a first-come system on the announced registration date. For further information, please contact Prof. Michael Lynk or the president of the Labour Law Society. Awards are given by the firm at an evening banquet following the day's competition. This year's problem focused on the constitutionality of the exclusion of agricultural workers from Ontario's labour relations legislation. The actual case -- Fraser v. Ontario -- will be argued before the Ontario Court of Appeal in the spring. Twelve teams took part in the Moot. Western Law wishes to express its gratitude once again to Hicks Morley for their partnership on another successful moot, and especially to the Hicks Morley lawyers who acted as judges: Robert Atkinson, Barry Brown, Paul Broad and Aida Gatfield.
Advocacy Competitions
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Labour Law Advocacy Competition
Advocacy is a cornerstone skill for aspiring labour and employment lawyers. The Hicks Morley moot is an annual competition held in late February or early March, with senior lawyers from the firm acting as judges. Twelve teams of two students each moot against each other in a preliminary round, representing either unions or management. The moot problem is based on a realistic labour law situation with several legal issues. The best management-side and union-side teams are selected to compete in the championship round.
2012 Competition Results
The team of Ed O'Dwyer and Tori Crawford was awarded the
Hicks Plaque at the 14th annual Hicks Morley Labour Law Moot held on February 29. They
won top place after a well-argued round against their final round opponents,
Elba Bendo and Leng Low. [read more]
2011 Competition Results
The winning team members from the 2011 competition were Anna Tombs and Ryan Baulke.
2008 Competition Results
The 2008 Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP Labour Law Advocacy Competition winning team members are first year students Dylan Scott and Daniel Daniele. Joseph Cescon and Alex Carr were the runners-up in a very closely argued final moot.
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