Macquarie Law School is delighted to report on the exceptional performance of its Jessup team in the 2021 global Jessup mooting competition.
Out of 700 teams registered, 576 teams from 90 countries competed in the Global Rounds, with 2500 oralists and 16 Australian law teams competing, including all of the Go8.
The Macquarie Law School team made it to the global final 16, only to be beaten by a future semi-finalist, the University of San Carlos. Moreover, our team performed remarkably in other awards, including:
1. The Hardy C Dillard Award, 5th Place for Combined Memorial Scores
2. 6th Best Individual Oralist
3. 5th Best Overall Respondent Side
4. 20th Best Overall Applicant Side
While USYD won the overall completion, and Bond University also reached the final 16, no other Australian law school reached that stage and Macquarie achieved the best combined tally of rankings of all Australian law schools.
This incredible result is the outcome of eight months of incredibly hard work and dedication from a talented student team and their coaches.
Our warmest congratulations to students - Abbey Cooper, Caitlyn Hoffmann, Cara Boljevac, Madison Cotton, and Paul Kaletsis, and to their coach Fareed Qureshi, and Lecturer Dr. Shireen Daft, with a unique performance that has carried the quality and the reputation of the Macquarie Law School to all the corners of the world.
We can’t wait to see what 2022 Jessup Campaign will look like!