The University of Oxford 7 King’s Bench Walk Commercial Law Moot

The third University of Oxford 7 King’s Bench Walk Commercial Law Moot took place in London on Friday 18 November 2016.

Hosted by leading commercial law chambers 7 King’s Bench Walk (‘7KBW’), and organised by the St Hilda’s College Law Society, the competition brought together 24 students from across the university.

The competition consisted of three preliminary rounds followed by the Semi-Finals and Grand Final. The moot problem concerned the defence of illegality and exemplary damages in tort.

The Grand Final took place in the impressive backdrop of Parliament Chamber at the Inner Temple. Presiding over proceedings were the Rt Hon Sir Stephen Tomlinson, Adam Fenton QC, Julia Dias QC. While the bench praised all four finalists for their skill and legal knowledge, ultimately Esther Mak (Univ) and Keith Chan (Oriel) triumphed over Sebastian Bates (Keble) and Thomas Foxton (St Peter’s). 

The moot was followed by a dinner that was attended by all competition participants and by barristers from 7KBW.

St Hilda’s College and the Oxford Law Faculty are most grateful to 7KBW for their sponsorship and hospitality, as well as for the time given up by many of their tenants to sit as judges in the competition.