SU Moot Society/ US Skynhofvereniging

SU Moot Society/ US Skynhofvereniging A moot court is a simulated court at which law students argue cases for practice.

The SU Moot Society aims to assist law students with developing their oratory and practical legal skills through engaging and entertaining simulations. Chairperson: Ruby-Jane van Zyl ([email protected])
Vice-Chairperson: Chante Du Plessis ([email protected])
Secretary: Prenola Naidoo ([email protected])
Events and social: Tiffany Agulhas ([email protected])
Media and Communications:Craig Roxburgh ([email protected])

Introducing Nicholas Fairbairn: We are excited to have another skilled representative from Werksmans joining our panel o...
18/10/2019

Introducing Nicholas Fairbairn:

We are excited to have another skilled representative from Werksmans joining our panel of judges this evening.
He graduated with a BCom(law) and LLB from Stellenbosch University and is now a 2nd year candidate attorney at Werksmans.

The feedback from this esteemed and interesting panel is bound to be just as enlightening and educational as it will be intriguing. Make sure you don’t miss out!
Tonight at 730pm Stellenbosch Museum.

Introducing Lerato Matebesi:We are happy to announce that we have a highly knowledgeable representative from Werksmans j...
18/10/2019

Introducing Lerato Matebesi:

We are happy to announce that we have a highly knowledgeable representative from Werksmans joining the panel of judges tonight.
She graduated with an LLB from the University of Western Cape and is now a 2nd year candidate attorney at Werksmans.

We are delighted to have her join us this evening, and we are excited for how the night will turn out.

Introducing Judge F. Brand:Judge Brand has graciously agreed to be a judge on the Roman Moot Final bench. He graduated w...
16/10/2019

Introducing Judge F. Brand:

Judge Brand has graciously agreed to be a judge on the Roman Moot Final bench. He graduated with a BA LLB from Stellenbosch University where after he stayed on as a lecturer. During this period he did post-graduate research at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands and then received an LLM degree from Stellenbosch.

In September 1992 he was appointed as a judge of the High Court in Cape Town. In 2002 he was permanently appointed as a Judge of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal.

He has contributed to several publications including work in the South African Law Journal and in LAWSA, where he took responsibility for the titles Defamation and Enrichment in the current edition. Judge Brand is also interested in judicial education. For that purpose he has attended various courses and has conducted many seminars for judges in South Africa and in other African countries.

We are honoured to be welcoming him onto our judging panel this coming Friday. It will be a very enriching and insightful experience.

Introducing Prof JE du Plessis:One of our esteemed Roman Law Moot Final judges is the distinguished Prof du Plessis. He ...
16/10/2019

Introducing Prof JE du Plessis:

One of our esteemed Roman Law Moot Final judges is the distinguished Prof du Plessis. He has received several awards for his work including the National Research Foundation’s President’s award and the Toon van den Heever-medal to name a few.
His field of interests include the law of contract, the law of unjustified enrichment and comparative law.
He is also admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

The night is bound to be filled with knowledge and charisma. You don’t want to miss out!

Dear Law Students The SU Moot Society cordially invites you to apply to become an executive member for the 2020 academic...
20/08/2019

Dear Law Students

The SU Moot Society cordially invites you to apply to become an executive member for the 2020 academic year. Five students will be appointed to the 2020 committee and will be joined by our ex officio member, Carla Bester.

To apply, kindly email your CV, a short motivation of why you want to join the executive committee and the position you hope to fill, accompanied by your full academic transcript.

The positions available are:
Chairperson
Vice chairperson
Secretary
Media & Marketing
Events coordinator

Applications are officially open and close on Wednesday, 28 August 2019 at 23:59. Interviews will be held on 3 and 4 September. Every applicant will be granted the opportunity of an interview. The Society will contact you personally in this regard.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your applications!

Kind regards
SU Moot Society

🎈Good news!!🎈 If you would like to be considered for the African Human Rights Moot Court you can do so by entering into ...
31/07/2019

🎈Good news!!🎈 If you would like to be considered for the African Human Rights Moot Court you can do so by entering into the CDH Moot Court.
The judges will be made aware that you would like to be considered for the African Moot and will judge you accordingly. This will be used as a trial.
Deadline for the CDH moot has been extended for this reason until today 23:59pm.
12 Aug all heads of arguments submissions to be made for CDH Moot Court.
16 Aug will be the release of the Moot program.
17 Aug all internal rounds.
Please email [email protected] for any enquiries. We can’t wait for your participation!✨🎈

ATTENTION ALL LAW STUDENTS! ⚖️The SU Moot Society in collaboration with Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is presenting a Moot and l...
29/07/2019

ATTENTION ALL LAW STUDENTS! ⚖️

The SU Moot Society in collaboration with Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is presenting a Moot and litigation training session at 17h30 tomorrow (the 30th July)!

✨Brigitta Mangale, a Senior Associate from CDH, will be presenting the session.

✨We will have free cookies, tea and coffee for all attendees and CDH will be sending along some great merch!

✨ALL law students are welcome - not just those competing in the upcoming Moot Court!

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the ENSafrica Moot Court. It was a great success.A special thank ...
04/03/2019

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the ENSafrica Moot Court. It was a great success.

A special thank you to ENSafrica for sponsoring the wonderful event. Also a big thank you to the advocates and lecturers who came to adjudicate. We had the pleasure of Judge Kriegler's adjudication for the finals.

The winners are as follows:
Juniors:
Daniel Skriker.
Stacey Goliath.

Seniors:
Claire Rankin.
Kerline Goeieman.
Corlia Kritzinger.

We hope to see you at the next event!

Meet the team:Last but not least, Vimbai Mudzongo is in charge of Media and Marketing of the SU Moot Society for 2018/19...
04/03/2019

Meet the team:
Last but not least, Vimbai Mudzongo is in charge of Media and Marketing of the SU Moot Society for 2018/19. She is currently final year LLB student.

“Take action! An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of intention.”
- Steve Maraboli.


Photo credits and a big thanks to the talented Gideon Basson.

Meet the team: Carla Bester is the General Secretary of the SU Moot Society 2018/2019. She is currently a second year LL...
21/02/2019

Meet the team:
Carla Bester is the General Secretary of the SU Moot Society 2018/2019. She is currently a second year LLB student.

“It’s not just about big words in a declaration, it’s about the fact that you can say after one, two, three or five years: We have achieved, what we’ve written down.”
-Angela Merkel

Her high levels of organisation and zeal make her a perfect fit for this position. We are excited to have her on the team!

Save the date! The ENSafrica moot court will be held on 2 March 2019, at the Old Main Building. Prelims start at 08:30Se...
20/02/2019

Save the date! The ENSafrica moot court will be held on 2 March 2019, at the Old Main Building.
Prelims start at 08:30
Semis at 10:00
Junior Final at 12:30
Senior Final at 14:00
See you there!

Meet the team:Michaela Van der Merwe is jointly in charge of Events and Social for the SU Moot Society 2018/2019. She is...
19/02/2019

Meet the team:
Michaela Van der Merwe is jointly in charge of Events and Social for the SU Moot Society 2018/2019. She is currently a final year Postgraduate LLB student with an undergraduate degree in BA (Law), BAHons (Political Science).

“Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be."
- Elizabeth Gilbert

Her experience and enthusiasm make her a wonderful addition to the team. Get excited for the upcoming events!

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