SRC congratulates UWI Cave Hill Moot Team on 2nd Place Finish at North American Round of John H Jackson WTO Moot Court Competition

Published On - April 27, 2020

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The SRC wishes to congratulate The University of the West Indies Cave Hill (UWI Cave Hill) Moot Team to the John H Jackson WTO Moot Court Competition which placed 2nd in the North American Round earlier this month. The team consisted of Sarah Baksh, Kara John and Matthew Chin Barnes (team captain).

The Overall Winner was Harvard Law School. The UWI Cave Hill Team placed 2nd and was also awarded the Best Memorial for the Complainant, Best Memorial for the Respondent, Best Overall Memorial and Ms Kara John was awarded the Best Orator in the Grand Finals. This is only the second time that the UWI participated in this competition.

The team was ably coached by Mr. Westmin James, Lecturer in Law in The UWI Cave Hill’s Faculty of Law.

Have a read of the students’ experience as detailed on the Afronomics Law Blog below:

https://www.afronomicslaw.org/2020/04/26/a-caribbean-perspective-about-participating-in-the-2020-john-h-jackson-moot-court-north-american-round-in-the-middle-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/