Congratulations to University of Alberta; Winner of the Wilson Moot 2024

University of Alberta is the overall winner of the Wilson Moot 2024. Team members included Catherine Ford, Edward Sanders, Raya Slavik, Emma Stirling and Paige Gratton who competed successfully against 13 other participating law schools. The preliminary rounds took place on February 23 and 24, 2024 and the final moot between the top two teams from University of Alberta and University of Toronto was held on Saturday afternoon. University of British Columbia and University of Victoria tied for third place in the competition. The bench for the final round included Associate Chief Justice Michal Fairburn of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, The Honourable Justice Jamie Trimble of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario and The Honourable Justice Ivan Bloom of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario.

The prizes for best written argument were awarded to Thompson Rivers University, University of New Brunswick and University of Alberta.

First place oralist was Tanner Lorenson of the University of Victoria who was honoured with the Peter W. Hogg award. Joshua Schwartz of the University of Toronto placed second and Emma Stirling of the University of Alberta placed third.

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Left to right: Amy Langley, Preksha Lukkhoo. the Honourable Justice Ritu Khullar of the Court of Appeal of Alberta, Natalie Lesco, Andrew Wallace.

The University of Alberta is the overall winner of the Wilson Moot 2018. Team members included Alyssa Kim, David Pope, Kimberly Gosel, and Paul Maas who competed successfully against 12 other participating law schools.

The preliminary rounds took place in Toronto on February 23 and 24, 2018. The final round between the top two teams from the University of Alberta and the University of Toronto was held on Saturday afternoon before the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada, the Honourable Peter Lauwers of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Honourable Cindy A. Bourgeois of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Queen’s University placed third in the competition.

The prizes for best written argument were awarded to Thompson Rivers University, followed by Bond University and the University of Toronto.

The top oralist was Zachary Burrill of the University of Victoria. Meena Sundararaj of the University of Toronto placed second, and Charlotte Baigent from the University of British Columbia placed third.

This year’s fictional problem concerned the use of historical carding data in considering the good character requirement for police officers.

The University of Toronto is the overall winner of the Wilson Moot 2017. Team members included Wesley Dutcher-Walls, Jacob Gehlen, Katrina Longo and Maryam Shahid who competed successfully against 11 other participating law schools. The preliminary rounds took place in Toronto on February 24 and 25, 2017 and the final moot between the top two teams from the University of Toronto and McGill University was held on Saturday afternoon. The University of Victoria placed third in the overall standings.

The bench for the final round included the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada, the Honourable Justice Marie-Josée Hogue of the Court of Appeal of Quebec and the Honourable Justice Julie A. Thorburn of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

The prizes for best written argument were awarded to McGill University followed by the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School.

The top oralist was Katrina Longo of the University of Toronto. Tova Morgenstern of Bond University placed second, and Shelby Morrison from the University of Windsor placed third.

This year’s fictional problem concerned the balancing of gender equality rights and religious freedom in a public-school setting.

The University of Toronto is the overall winner of the Wilson Moot 2015. Team members included Deborah Boswell, Chloe Boubalos, Katherine Long and Bradon Willms, who competed successfully against 11 other participating law schools. The preliminary rounds took place in Toronto on February 20 and 21, 2015 and the final moot between the top two teams from the University of Toronto and McGill University was held on Saturday afternoon.  Bond University (Australia) placed third in the overall standings. 

The bench for the final round included the Honourable Justice Andromache Karakatsanis of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable Justice Marina Paperny of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and the Honourable Justice Mary Lou Benotto of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

There was a three-way tie for best written argument.  First place was awarded jointly to Osgoode Hall Law School, the University of Alberta and the University of Toronto.

There was also a tie for top oralist which was awarded jointly to Kierstin Lundell-Smith of McGill University and to Katherine Long of the University of Toronto.  Deborah Boswell, from the University of Toronto, placed third.

This year’s (fictional) problem focused on issues concerning recent reforms that would deny some female federal prisoners the right to participate in the Correctional Service of Canada’s Mother-Child Program.

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The University of Victoria is the overall winner of the Wilson Moot 2014. Team members included Sarah Ahsan, Devon Black, Vivian Lee and Aislinn Sirk, who competed successfully against 12 other participating law schools. The preliminary rounds took place in Toronto on February 21 and 22, 2014 and the final moot between the top two teams from the University of Victoria and the University of Western Ontario was held on Saturday afternoon. The bench for the final moot included the Honourable Justice Michael Moldaver of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable Justice Stephen Goudge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Honourable Justice Georgina Jackson of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

The prize for best written argument was awarded to the University of Toronto followed by the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta.  The top oralist was Regan Christensen of the University of Western Ontario. Devon Black of the University of Victoria placed second and Aislinn Sirk, also from the University of Victoria, placed third.

This year’s (fictional) problem focused on issues concerning the adoption of aboriginal children by non-aboriginal parents and the protection of the rights of aboriginal parents and children in private adoptions.

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Left to right:  Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver of the Supreme Court of Canada (moot judge and award presenter) with University of Victoria team members Aislinn Sirk, Sarah Ahsan, Vivian Lee and Devon Black

University of Western Ontario  photo
Left to right:  Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver of the Supreme Court of Canada (moot judge and award presenter) with University of Western team members Natalie Carrothers, Regan Christensen, Jon Viner, Rachel McMillan and Michael Castellan

University of Toronto  photo
Left to right:  Mr. Justice Michael Moldaver of the Supreme Court of Canada (moot judge and award presenter) with the University of Toronto team members Aoife Quinn, Christophe Shammas, Brendan Stevens and Christopher DiMatteo

Regan Christensen, University of Western Ontario, with Mr. Justice Stephen Goudge of the Ontario Court of Appeal (moot judge and award presenter) photo

Devon Black, University of Victoria, with Mr. Justice Stephen Goudge of the Ontario Court of Appeal (moot judge and award presenter) photo

Aislinn Sirk, University of Victoria, with Mr. Justice Stephen Goudge of the Ontario Court of Appeal (moot judge and award presenter) photo

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Left to right:  Madam Justice Georgina Jackson of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (moot judge and award presenter) with the University of Toronto team members Christopher DiMatteo, Brendan Stevens, Aoife Quinn and Christophe Shammas

University of British Columbia  photo
Left to right:  Madam Justice Georgina Jackson of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (moot judge and award presenter) with the University of British Columbia team members Tal Letourneau, Rochelle Collette, Will Skinner, Darcy McKitrick and Harshada Deshpande

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Left to right:  Madam Justice Georgina Jackson of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (moot judge and award presenter) with the University of Alberta team members Adam Ollenberger, Mandy Kahlmeier, Katherine Fraser and Fauza Mohamed

The University of Windsor is the overall winner of the Wilson Moot 2013. Team members Daniel Di Fonzo, Shaun Hashim, Heather MacIvor and Justin Reid competed against a strong field from 7 other participating law schools. The preliminary rounds took place on February 22 and 23, 2013 and the final moot between the top two teams from the University of Windsor and the University of Toronto was held on Saturday afternoon. The bench for the final moot included the Honourable Justice Thomas Cromwell of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable Justice Robert Sharpe of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Honourable Justice Mary Saunders of the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

The University of Toronto won the prize for best written argument followed by a tie for second between the University of British Columbia and the University of Windsor.  The top oralist was Heather MacIvor of the University of Windsor. Lara Guest of the University of Toronto placed second and Robyn Gifford of the University of British Columbia placed third.

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University of Windsor team members Daniel Di Fonzo, Shaun Hashim, Heather MacIvor and Justin Reid with Professor Donna Eansor, faculty advisor, and Mr. Justice Thomas Cromwell of the Supreme Court of Canada (moot judge)

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University of Toronto team members Lara Guest, Adam Sproat Haran Viswanathan and Thomas Wagner with Mr. Justice Thomas Cromwell of the Supreme Court of Canada (moot judge)

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University of Toronto team members Lara Guest, Adam Sproat Haran Viswanathan and Thomas Wagner with Mr. Justice Robert Sharpe of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (moot judge)

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University of British Columbia team members Drew Blaikie, Robyn Gifford, Vanessa Johnson, Jessica Laham and Kendra Shupe with Mr. Justice Robert Sharpe of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (moot judge)

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University of Windsor team members Daniel Di Fonzo, Shaun Hashim, Heather MacIvor and Justin Reid with Mr. Justice Robert Sharpe of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (moot judge)

The Wilson Moot 2012 was held on Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Federal Court facility in Toronto.  The final moot this year saw the University of Toronto and McGill University argue before a panel consisting of the Honourable Justice Kathryn Feldman of the Court of Appeal for Ontario; Melanie Aitken, the Commissioner of Competition for Canada and founder of the Wilson Moot; and leading feminist human rights lawyer Mary Cornish, a partner at Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish LLP.  The moot problem required mooters to address the issue of whether proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act infringe on a refugee’s right to equality under section 15(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The winner of the 2012 Wilson Moot was the University of Toronto with McGill University placing second and Osgoode Hall Law School placing third.  The University of Toronto won the prize for best written argument followed by the University of Manitoba and Osgoode Hall Law School.  Andrew McLean, from the University of Windsor, won the prize for top oralist. Michael Sabet from the University of Toronto placed second and Eric Neubauer of Osgoode Hall Law School placed third.

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(L-R): Madam Justice Kathryn Feldman of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (moot judge) with University of Toronto team members Denise Cooney, Hayley Peglar, Jeremy Nemers and Michael Sabet (2nd place oralist)

McGill University photo
(L-R): McGill University team members Silvia Dimitrova, Arthur Ayers, Madam Justice Kathryn Feldman, Court of Appeal for Ontario (moot judge), Anna Piekarzewski and Malcolm Lavoie

University of Toronto photo
(L-R): Melanie Aitken, Commissioner of Competition for Canada (moot judge) with University of Toronto team members Michael Sabet (2nd place oralist), Hayley Peglar, Denise Cooney and Jeremy Nemers

University of Manitoba photo
(L-R): Tony Kavanagh (coach), Melanie Aitken Commissioner of Competition for Canada (moot judge) with University of Manitoba team members David Meagher, Annika Friesen, Jaime Rosin and Brad Findlater

Osgoode Hall Law School photo
(L-R): Melanie Aitken, Commissioner of Competition for Canada (moot judge) with Osgoode Hall team members Stephanie Voudouris, Christopher Hunter, Eric Neubauer (3rd place oralist), Stephanie Pope and Philip Pollack