Common Law/FMC Host ABA Regional Negotiation Competition

On the weekend of November 12-13, 2011, the Common Law Section, in partnership with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, hosted the American Bar Association Law Student Division’s Regional Negotiation Competition for Region 6. Read more...

2011 Nelligan O’Brien Payne First-Year Moot Court Competition

On Saturday, November 5, 2011, a large contingent of enthusiatic first-year students participated in the preliminary round of the 2011 Nelligan O’Brien Payne First-Year Moot Court Competition.  Four students, Samantha Clarke, Rolake Adeniran, Megan Martins and Kristen Holman, advanced to the Championship Hearing on November 7. Read more...

uOttawa Faculty of Law Team Wins Vis Arbitral Moot!

A mooting team from uOttawa’s Faculty of Law has won the 2011 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria, prevailing over teams from nearly 280 universities from around the world.  Read more...

uOttawa Team Competes in ELSA World Trade Organization Moot

The Faculty of Law team of Andrew Christie, Daniel Herzlin, Visnja Jovanovic and Kaushik Parameswaran recently competed in the North American Regional Round of the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) World Trade Organization Moot in Washington D.C., advancing to the semi-final round. Read more...

Common Law Team has Strong Showing at ABA Client-Counseling Competition

The University of Ottawa Client-Counseling team of Sonia Smee and Christine Laviolette recently competed in the American Bar Association Client-Counseling Competition regionals in London, Ontario. The competition simulates the initial client interview and showcases students' interviewing skills. Read more...

Common Law Team at 2011 Canadian Corporate/Securities Moot

The Common Law team of Alina Apostol, Michael Ahmadi, Elmira Moghadam, and Daniel Sikakane participated in the Canadian Corporate/Securities Moot in Toronto on March 4 and 5, 2011.  Read more...

Common Law Team Places First in National Round of Jessup Moot

Common Law’s mooting team of Golsa Ghamari, Niklas Holmberg, Jon Khan and Katie Szilagyi placed first in the White & Case Canadian National Division Qualifying Tournament of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, hosted by the University of Calgary from March 2 to 5, 2011. Read more...

First-Year French Common Law Program Students Participate in the Heenan Blaikie Moot

On March 5, 2011, the Heenan Blaikie Moot Court Competition took place at the Ontario Law Courts in downtown Ottawa. Read more...

Common Law Team at 2011 Wilson Moot Court Competition

Shea Loewen, Stephen Lajeunesse, Jon Adams and Caitlin Maxwell, representing uOttawa’s Common Law Section, competed in the Wilson Moot Court Competition held in Toronto on February 25 and 26, 2011. Read more...