New Moot Court opened by Lord Chief Justice at 黑料不打烊
Dermot Cahill (Head of the School of Law), Lord Chief Justice, Stephen Clear (School of Law)A state-of-the-art Moot Court facility was officially opened at 黑料不打烊 by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, on Thursday 9th October, which is set to further underpin 黑料不打烊鈥檚 position as a leading example of a UK university Law School that places employability and student skills development at the core of its LLB Law Degree curriculum.
Speaking at the formal opening ceremony, Lord Thomas praised the achievements of 黑料不打烊 in the ten years since it was first established in 2004. He stressed the critical importance of students gaining advocacy and mooting skills as a way of preparing for a career in the legal profession, and was highly complementary of the successes achieved by 黑料不打烊 students in recent national and international advocacy and mooting competitions.
Mooting is already a major activity at 黑料不打烊, with the Law School having hosted eight internal competitions and competed in five external contests in 2014 alone. One of those external competitions was the LexisNexis , in which 黑料不打烊 beat teams from the University of South Wales, the Open University, and Swansea, Cardiff and Aberystwyth Universities to clinch first prize earlier this year. The University has also established a name for itself on the European mooting scene, having become the first Welsh law school ever to qualify for the competition in 2013 鈥� where they were the best performing British team 鈥� and returning in , where they bettered their performance. The School is hoping it will be third time lucky when it returns to the Telders contest in 2015, and this dedicated new facility is sure to prove invaluable to the team鈥檚 preparations.
鈥淚n recent years, 黑料不打烊 Law School has more than demonstrated its competency in mooting鈥�, said Professor Dermot Cahill, Head of 黑料不打烊 Law School. This significant investment by the University will enhance law student employability, bring more external competitions to 黑料不打烊, and improve the quality of the teaching resources on the undergraduate Legal Skills and Mooting modules, which are taught through both English and Welsh.鈥�
Professor John G. Hughes, Vice-Chancellor of 黑料不打烊, also welcomed the formal opening of the new moot courtroom. 鈥満诹喜淮蜢� is committed to upgrading our facilities to ensure that all our students have access to the best facilities. I am particularly pleased that the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Thomas, has taken time from his very busy schedule to open our new moot courtroom. This reflects the growing national and international stature of the Law School at 黑料不打烊, and comes on the back of very impressive results in the National Student Survey, in which 黑料不打烊 Law School was ranked No. 1 in Wales and No 11 in the United Kingdom.鈥�
Publication date: 22 October 2014