Pictured left to right: Associate Professor Anthony Cassimatis, Emily Chalk, Lisa Lee, Camille Boileau, Hugo Clark-Ryan, Abbey Mawby and Catherine Drummond.
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UQ law students have prevailed to win the world’s largest mooting competition.
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TC Beirne School of Law team — Camille Boileau, Emily Chalk, Hugo Clark-Ryan, Lisa Lee and Abbey Mawby — defeated the Singapore Management University School of Law in the White and Case Jessup World Championship Round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition on 13 April. The team won both the prestigious world title and awards for the Best Overall Applicant, Best Applicant Memorial and Best Speaker in the Final, presented to Emily Chalk. On the way to victory in Washington DC, USA, they prevailed against teams from all over the world, including Columbia Law School and the national champions from Canada, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Each year, some 600 teams from 85 countries take part in regional rounds for the competition. UQ Dean of Law Professor Sarah Derrington was thrilled by the team’s achievements. “I offer the team my warmest congratulations on behalf of everyone at the Law School. I also wish to thank the team’s coaches, Associate Professor Anthony Cassimatis and law alumna Catherine Drummond, for their indefatigable support throughout the competition.” It was the second Jessup world title for Associate Professor Cassimatis. “I’m so proud of the team – to win any one of the Jessup finals’ awards is a tremendous achievement, but to win four is unprecedented,” said Cassimatis.
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dreams to reality A donation from Queensland’s largest law firm has inspired an innovative scholarship.
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he McCullough Robertson Endowed Law Scholarship for Indigenous Students provides financial assistance to academically qualified Indigenous students who are socially or economically disadvantaged, while promoting opportunities to practise law in the private sector. The first scholarship recipients are Shekira Cardona and Nicholas Frazer (pictured), who are studying dual degrees in Law and Business Management. Frazer said he is determined to make the most of the opportunities the scholarship presents.
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“I can dedicate myself to hard work and my degree, so I can later benefit and encourage young Indigenous Australians who may be in similar positions. If they work hard, they can fulfil goals in life,” he said. Cardona said the financial boost has made a significant difference to her outlook. “This assistance has erased a great deal of stress with covering study costs,” she said. Applications for the 2015 scholarship open from 1 January. For details, email the School of Law at tcblaw@law.uq.edu.au.