Author: Andrew Monkhouse

Laurier’s first victory, Keynote speaker Marie Henein shares her expertise

The year was the 20th Anniversary of the Osgoode Cup!

On this special occasion, we were joined by many previous competitors, including past Osgoode Cup champions! This year, we had 108 registered teams, 113 judges, and 17
schools represented across Canada. With a vast pool of legal talent on the bench, the theme of this year was to highlight past victors of the Osgoode Cup who have ended up having incredibly successful careers. Win or lose, mooting veteran or first-time competitor, the Osgoode Cup brings us together and launches us forward by unlocking the advocates within us.

Our competitors mooted R v Zacharias, a Supreme Court case about whether police conduct after an initial traffic stop breached the accused’s rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and if so, whether the evidence collected as a result of that police conduct should
be excluded from trial. Mooters and judges alike were forced to grapple with the difficult question of how an initial Charter breach impacts subsequent conduct, even if that conduct is by-
the-book.

The tournament’s Keynote Speaker was Marie Henein, criminal law legend and name partner of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP. She offered her expertise and shared her wisdom on the tools of successful advocacy.

We are also joined by Mr. Zacharias’ counsel from trial all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada: Rob Dhanu. He also served as the Chief Justice on the final panel of the Osgoode Cup. We also hosted Trevor Farrow, Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, Christopher Kalantzis, the Trial Crown in R v Zacharias; and Katrina Crocker, Associate at Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, and the winner of the 2013 Osgoode Cup.

On Saturday, March 9th, 108 teams (215 individual mooters) competed in four preliminary rounds with the top 16 teams moving on to Sunday’s knockout round. The quality of the
advocacy this year was astonishing. In the end, in their first ever win, Wilfred Laurier’s Johnathan Kagal & Rehana Lalani ended McMaster University’s 3-year win streak and took
home the Osgoode Cup national championship in a hard-fought final against Serena Allidina & Jenny Trang from the University of Guelph Humber.

Rounding out the Semi-Finals were University of Toronto and York University teams, while the McMaster University team made it to the Quarter-Finals. In the Round of 16, the University of Western Ontario and Concordia University all made it through and fought hard on Day 2!

We look forward to seeing who will take home the cup in the upcoming year!

The 2024 Osgoode Cup would like to thank our judges, competitors, Board of Directors, and our 2023 Student Steering Committee. We also thank our generous sponsors including Monkhouse Law; Alam Law Firm; Lenczner Slaght; Miller Thomson and BeMo Consulting.

Round of 16

Team 78: Tamara Djuknic & Jack Newby – Wilfrid Laurier University

Team 48: Sara Moniz & Guneet Kaur – York University

Team 68: Kiara Nunes-Mancini & Zayne Sakkal – Concordia University

Team 30: Atrooba Shahid & Neha Gupta – University of Toronto

Team 99: Sean Mehrabina & Nolan Calderwood – University of Western

Team 12: Maryam Sheikh & Sabrin Saide – McMaster University

Team 39: Navid Aseer & Ruth Oudit – University of Guelph-Humber

Team 17: Ori Epstein & Arjun Thayaparan – McMaster University

Quarter Finalists

Team 91: Madeline Di Re & Aliya Syed – Wilfrid Laurier University

Team 25: Ashvini Giridaran & Inioluwa Adedepo – University of Toronto

Team 40: Julia Does & Kate Hilton – University of Guelph-Humber

Team 14: Helen Wu & Mikayla Mifsud – McMaster University

Semi-Finalists

Team 47: Hasti Jamalomidi & Barbara Krol – York University

Team 21: Anasofia Florez & Soban Atique – University of Toronto

Finalists

Team 38: Serena Allidina & Jenny Trang – University of Guelph-Humber

Champions

Team 59: Jonathan Kagal & Rehana Lalani – Wilfrid Laurier University

Top Advocate: Neha Dupta, University of Toronto

Distinguished Oralists

Jack Newby, Wilfrid Laurier University

Inioluwa Adedapo, University of Toronto

Jonathan Kagal, Wilfrid Laurier University

Hasti Jamalomidi, York University

Tamara Djuknic, Wilfred Laurier University

Guneet Kaur, York University

Atrooba Shahid, University of Toronto

Rehana Lalani, Wilfrid Laurier University

Kiara Nunes-Mancini, Concordia University

McMaster’s third win, Keynote speaker Lisa Johnson shares lessons on protecting innocent defendants

For the first time since 2020, the Osgoode Cup was back in person, and it was exciting!

This year’s competition made sure we lived up to our name as the largest national undergraduate moot! After 114 teams registered, hundreds of esteemed lawyers, judges, paralegals and law students from across the country volunteered their time as judges. We welcomed the likes of Omar Ha-Radeye; Spencer Thompson, a lawyer at Gowling WLG; Jessica Jakubowski, a lawyer at Dentons; Anil Singh,  Assistant Crown Attorney and Katrina Crocker, a lawyer at Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP. Our judges’ bench also welcomed some of Canada’s brightest law students – many of them Osgoode Cup alumni – from schools including the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen’s University, McGill University, and the University of Windsor.

Our competitors mooted R v Tessier, which grappled with the issues of the role police warnings should play in the investigative process and where the appropriate balance lies between the rights of the accused and the legitimate law enforcement objectives of the state.

The tournament’s Keynote speaker was Lisa Johnson, the director of the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall. She offered her expertise as the 2023 Osgoode Cup’s Keynote Speaker and as one of the judges on the final panel.

Special guests of the tournament included Professor Bhabha from Osgoode Hall, who presided over our final panel as Chief Justice, and our competitors heard from Osgoode Cup winner, Marcel Malfitano about the importance of mooting in as an undergraduate student and where you may find yourself after graduation.

On Saturday March 11th, 101 teams (202 individual mooters) competed in four preliminary rounds with the top 16 teams moving on to Sunday’s knockout round. The quality of competition was exceptional, with McMaster University’s Navya Sheth and Lesha Shah taking home the school’s 3rd straight Osgoode Cup national championship in a hard-fought final against York Univerity’s Monqiue Ingram and Elizabeth Hamilton.

Rounding out the semifinals were University of Toronto and Wilfred Laurier University teams, while teams from York University, McMaster University, and Western University all made it to the quarter-finals. In the Round of 16, University of Toronto, Guelph-Humber, Wilfred Laurier, McMaster, and Carleton University all made it through and fought hard on Day 2!

The 2023 Osgoode Cup would like to thank our Organizing Team, tournament convenor and sponsor, Andrew Monkhouse, and the hundreds of students and judges who volunteered their time this weekend.

Now that we’ve gotten a taste of in-person mooting, we can’t wait to welcome all of you back at Osgoode Hall Law School for our 20th annual Osgoode Cup in 2024!

Round of 16

Team 7: Kate Shackleton & Mellisa Ing – University of Toronto

Team 78: Kanwal Siddiqui & Ruth Oudit – University of Guelph- Humber

Team 69: Lawrence Maclin & Madeline Di Re – Wilfred Laurier University

Team 5: Angelina Zhang & Robin Yeun – University of Toronto

Team 34: Dana Keshta & Kalil Alhadi – Carleton University

Team 31: Nicholas Binette & Jordan Routhier – Carleton University

Team 25: Victoria Liu & Claire Parish – University of Toronto

Team 41: Jagseeret Bhangoo & Sabrine Saide – McMaster University

Quarter Finalists

Team 16: Priya Basra & Despina Tsamis – York University

Team 17: Maryam Sheikh & Ori Epstein – McMaster University

Team 8: Sakina Hasnain & Hasti Jamalomidi – York University

Team 27: Megan Elizabeth Harley & Jisu Kim – Western University

Semi-Finalists

Team 112: Inioluwa Adedapo & Michael Marmash – University of Toronto

Team 73: Aliya Syed & Jack Newby – Wilfred Laurier University

Finalists

Team 6: Monique Ingram & Elizabeth Hamilton – York University

Champions

Team 1: Navya Sheth & Lesha Shah – McMaster University

Top Advocate: Navya Sheth, McMaster University

Distinguished Oralists

Lesha Shah, McMaster University

Monique Ingram, York University

Elizabeth Hamilton, York University

Despina Tsamis, York University

Kate Shackleton, University of Toronto

Erik Glasford, Wilfred Laurier University

Ruth Oudit, University of Guelph-Humber

Serena Allidina, University of Guelph-Humber

Megan Elizabeth Harley, Western University

McMaster University wins back to back Osgoode Cups, Keynote speaker Glenn Chu shares lessons on Supreme Court advocacy

For the second time in 2022, the 18th annual Osgoode Cup went virtual. But that didn’t make the competition – or the experiences of students and judges – any less meaningful.

While the virtual setting kept students outside the tournament’s usual home at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto this year, it also offered the chance for dozens of esteemed lawyers, judges, paralegals and law students from across the country to volunteer their time as judges. We welcomed the likes of Christopher Dias, lawyer at Lerners LLP; Omar Ha-Radeye, lawyer at Fleet Street Law; Kathryn Goodenough, paralegal at DH Professional Corporation and Ran He of THC Lawyers. Our judges’ bench also welcomed some of Canada’s brightest law students – many of them Osgoode Cup alumni – from schools including the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen’s University, McGill University and the University of Sussex in England.

The tournament’s Keynote speaker was Glenn Chu, counsel for the City of Toronto. Mr. Chu represented Toronto in our tournament case, Toronto (City) v Ontario (AG), at the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, and offered his expertise as the 2022 Osgoode Cup’s Keynote Speaker and as Chief Justice of the finals.

On Saturday March 5th, 73 teams (144 individual mooters) competed in four preliminary rounds with the top 16 teams moving on to Sunday’s knockout round. The quality of competition was exceptional, with McMaster University’s Jennifer Zhu and Mahalia Gilmore taking home the school’s 2nd straight Osgoode Cup national championship in a hard-fought finals against Carleton University’s Sami Islam and Hannah Beltran.

Rounding out the semifinals was two more Carleton University teams, while teams from York University, the University of Toronto and St. Thomas University all reached the quarterfinals. In the Round of 16, York, Toronto and St. Thomas were joined by teams from Wilfrid Laurier University, McMaster University and the University of Guelph-Humber. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see all our Day 2 teams, along with the tournament’s Top 10 Individual Oralists.

The 2022 Osgoode Cup would like to thank our Organizing Team, tournament convenor Andrew Monkhouse, and the hundreds of students and judges who volunteered their time this weekend. We would also like to thank our tournament sponsors, Stikeman Elliott, The Princeton Review and Monkhouse Law.

Although the online format kept us apart once again, we look forward to the chance to welcome all of you back at Osgoode Hall Law School for the 19th annual Osgoode Cup in 2023!

Our 2022 Osgoode Cup Champions are:

Jennifer Zhu & Mahalia Gilmore (McMaster University)

2022 Finalists:

Sami Islam & Hannah Beltran (Carleton University)

2022 Semifinalists:

Mélanie Davidson & Madison Venugopal (Carleton University)
Davin Caratao & Sophia King Gillis (Carleton University)

2022 Quarterfinalists:

Elizabeth Hamilton & Kiana Malizia (York University)
Fayha Najeeb & Lucy Stark (University of Toronto)
Paytra Waibel & Emma Ruiza (St. Thomas University)
Robin Yuen & Angelina Zhang (University of Toronto)

2022 Round of 16:

Priya Basra and Despina Tsamis (York University)
Lesha Shah & Navya Sheth (McMaster University)
Elisha Gunaratnam & Muchaneta Nyambuya (St. Thomas University)
Claire Parish & Victoria Liu (University of Toronto)
Avery Wilson & Tamara Djuknic (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Yuxin Wu & Shivaansh Khanna (McMaster University)
Jenny Trang & Serena Allidina (University of Guelph-Humber)
Rehana Lalani & Madeline Di Re (Wilfrid Laurier University)

2022 Top Oralists:

1: Priya Basra (York University)
2*: Lesha Shah (McMaster University)
2*: Davin Caratao (Carleton University)
4*: Despina Tsamis (York University)
4*: Navya Sheth (McMaster University)
6: Angelina Zhang (University of Toronto)
7*: Shaima Desai (Sheridan College)
7*: Madison Venugopal (Carleton University)
9: Avery Wilson (Wilfrid Laurier University)
10*: Fayha Najeeb (University of Toronto)
10*:  Robin Yuen (University of Toronto)

Click here to see the full Day 2 Bracket.

Thank you to our sponsors of the 2022 Osgoode Cup:

 

Carleton University wins third Osgoode Cup, Joseph Groia and others share lessons about Supreme Court advocacy

The 2020 Osgoode Cup was the sixteenth annual iteration of the event.

The event was notable for it’s many great speakers, including Mr. Joseph Groia, zealous advocate and lawyer, who was the highlight feature and subject of the moot.

As well introductory speaker Caryma S’ad and keynote speaker for the banquet Domenic Bianchi were able to share their knowledge at the banquet.

The Chief Justice of the event was Domenic Bianchi, noted Toronto lawyer at Guzzo Bianchi Leung Viskovic LLP and part of the winning team of the inaugural Osgoode Cup in 2005.

The 120 teams (240 participants) registered in four preliminary moots on Saturday March 7th, making 2020 the largest Osgoode Cup ever by number of entrants.

After the preliminary round the top 16 teams were selected to moot on the Sunday, March 8th in a single elimination format. The teams in the final completed eight moots over the course of the weekend.

More photos from the event:

View photos on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2343722095680449&type=1&l=653307f9bb

Videos:

Final Round Video:

Our Osgoode Cup 2020 Champions are:
Nicolas Gil & Steven Marchand (Carleton University)

2020 Finalists:
Husoni Raymond & Brandon Case (St. Thomas University)

2020 Semi Finalists:
Madeline Cleland & Adam Wyville (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Elizabeth Hamilton & Elena Ferjani (Humber College)

2020 Quarter Finalists:
Sarie Lakes & Victoria Loucks (St. Thomas University)
Valeria Espinal & Marc Edgar (St. Thomas Unversity)
Amelia Eaton & Paige Chu (University of Toronto)
Maria Hutt & Ian MacDonald (University of Toronto)

2020 Round of Sixteen Mooters:
Chloe McElhone & Mackenzie Faulkner (University of Guelph)
Ramla Huessein & Masuud Issa (York University)
Samar Narula & Ethan Saks (York University)
Sami Islam & Hannah Beltran (Carleton University)
Andrea Ho & David Baldridge (University of Toronto)
Fawaz Halloum & Garvin Brutus (Concordia University)
Syd Tayor & Quinn Bunke (Concordia University)
Sarah Tyler & Sepideh Afshar (McGill University)

Top Advocacy Awards

2020’s Top Advocate: Husoni Raymond (St. Thomas University)

2020’s Distinguished Advocates (in no particular order):

Brandon Case (St. Thomas University)
Samuel Pevalin (Carleton University)
Samar Narula (York University)
Madeline Cleland (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Sarah Tyler (McGill University)
Marc Edgar (St. Thomas University)
Jamie Pudwell (Carleton University)
Amelia Eaton (University of Toronto)
Ethan Saks (York University)

The Round Pairings and Judges (note, some changes in teams/judges occur after these preliminary lists go live):

Round 1 Pairings

Round 2 Pairings

Round 3 Pairings

Round 4 Pairings

We would like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers, as well as the over 150 volunteer Lawyers, Law students, Professors, and Judges who came out to judge at the cup this year.

All the best and we hope to see you next year.

Sincerely,

Andrew Monkhouse
Toronto Employment Lawyer
www.monkhouselaw.com
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2020
Barrister and Solicitor

Rachel Flommerfelt
Monkhouse Law
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2020

Proudly Sponsored by:

Gold Sponsorship
Monkhouse Law

St. Thomas University wins their first Osgoode Cup, former champions and longtime supporters crown 15th annual event

Osgoode Hall Law School hosted the 2019 Osgoode Cup this past weekend, the 15th iteration of Canada’s largest undergraduate moot tournament.

The event was notable for its many great speakers, including Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, MPP for Beaches-East York and winner of the 2006 Osgoode Cup, returning for the opening ceremonies. Introductory speaker Kim Gale and keynote speaker for the banquet Omar Ha-Redeye also shared their knowledge and experience in the legal profession at the banquet. The Chief Justice of the event was Barry Fisher, noted mediator and arbitrator as well as long-time supporter of the Osgoode Cup.

The 109 teams (218 participants) competed in four preliminary moots on Saturday March 2nd.

After the preliminary round the top 16 teams were selected to moot on the Sunday, March 4th in a single elimination format. The teams in the final completed eight moots over the course of the weekend.

Photos from the event:

View photos on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2343722095680449&type=1&l=653307f9bb

Our Osgoode Cup 2019 Champions are:
Brianna Workman & Kelly Brennan (St. Thomas University)

2019 Finalists:
Samar Narula & Vincent Mastromatteo (York University)

2019 Semi Finalists:
Emily Tessier & Emma Danaher (University of Guelph-Humber)
Humber Tudor Gagea & Daniel Pallag (Humber College)

2019 Quarter Finalists:
Steven Marchand & Nicolas Gil (Carleton University)
Caroline Chen & Steven Han (University of Toronto)
Florian Nagy & Andrea Ho (University of Toronto)
Zara Morani & Paven Grewal (York University)

2019 Round of Sixteen Mooters:
Emma Ibrakovic & Stefan Rus (University of Toronto)
Erin Corrado & Ramla Hussein (York University)
Dominique Mesina & Matthew Cameron (Carleton University)
Breanne Peacock & Jessa McAulifee (Humber College)
Adam Janzen & Joe Gans (Seneca College)
Anna Nabutovsky & Solomiya Zakharchuk (University of Toronto)
Bill Xu & Benjamin MacLean-Max (University of Toronto)
Arielle Masur & Jordyn Selznick (Carleton University)

2019’s Top Advocate: Tudor Gagea (Humber College)

2019’s Distinguished Advocates (in no particular order):

Brianna Workman (St. Thomas University)

Zara Morani (York University)
Ramla Hussein (York University)
Daniel Pallag (Humber College)
Sarah Tyler (McGill University)
Ema Ibrakovic (University of Toronto)
Benjamin MacLean-Max (University of Toronto)
Vincent Mastromatteo (York University)
Steven Han (University of Toronto)

The Round Pairings and Judges (note, some changes in teams/judges occur after these preliminary lists go live):

Round 1 Pairings

Round 2 Pairings

Round 3 Pairings

Round 4 Pairings

Sunday Bracket: Osgoode Cup Final Sunday Bracket 2019

We would like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers, as well as the over 150 volunteer Lawyers, Law students, Professors, and Judges who came out to judge at the cup this year.

All the best and we hope to see you next year.

Sincerely,

Andrew Monkhouse
Toronto Employment Lawyer
www.monkhouselaw.com
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2019
Barrister and Solicitor

Rachel Flommerfelt
Monkhouse Law
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2019

Proudly Sponsored by:

Gold Sponsorship
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Silver Sponsorship
Humber College

McGill University wins second straight Osgoode Cup and third all-time, Justice Stanley Sherr offers lessons from the bench

The 2018 Osgoode Cup was the fourteenth annual iteration of the event. The Chief Justice of the event was Justice Stanley Sherr, a noted jurist in the area of child protection who honoured the competition with both his keynote address at the banquet and judging the final round.

The 109 teams (218 participants) competed in four preliminary moots on Saturday March 3th. With 109 final teams competing the 2018 Osgoode cup was the largest cup yet, and the largest simultaneous mooting competition held in Canada ever.

After the preliminary round the top 16 teams were selected to moot on the Sunday, March 4th in a single elimination format. The teams in the final completed eight moots over the course of the weekend.

Our Osgoode Cup 2018 Champions are:
McGill University – Sarah Tyler & Harshita Iyer 

2018 Finalists:
York – Natasha Dhushiyanthan & Raffaella Garofalo

2018 Semi Finalists:
Guelph – Mackenzie Faulkner & Chloe McElhone
U of T – Teodora Pasca & Ema Ibrakovic

2018 Quarter Finalists:
Carleton – Spencer Baron & Ryan Towsley
Guelph/Humber – Anna Burt & Shante Brown
Humber – Tudor Gagea & Daniel Pallag
McGill – David Barmes & Jishan Ravinthiran

2018 Round of Sixteen Mooters:
U of T – Crystal Ng & Tom Lee
Concordia – Mallory Vigier & Guillaume Spendov
Queens – Helen Kosc & Nicole Pede
Humber – Elizabeth Hamilton & Elena Ferjani
Humber – Jessa McAuliffe & Breanne Peacock
U of T – Benjamin MacLean-Max & Bill Xu
Carleton – Nicolas Gil & Steven Marchand
U of T – Venus Wang & Mira Pijselman

2018’s Top Advocate: Spencer Baron – Carleton University

2018’s Distinguished Advocates (in no particular order):
Mallory Vigier
Helen Kosc
Tudor Gagea
Elizabeth Hamilton
Solomiya Zakharchuk
Simon Laughlin
Dalton Beseau
Teodora Pasca
Benjamin MacLean-Max

The Round Pairings and Judges (note, some changes in teams/judges occur after these preliminary lists go live):

ROUND FOUR PAIRINGS – TEAMS

ROUND FOUR PAIRINGS – JUDGES

ROUND THREE PAIRINGS – TEAMS

ROUND THREE PAIRINGS – JUDGES

ROUND TWO PAIRINGS – TEAMS

ROUND TWO PAIRINGS – JUDGES

ROUND ONE PAIRINGS – TEAMS

ROUND ONE PAIRINGS – JUDGES

Sunday Bracket List

We would like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers, as well as the over 150 volunteer Lawyers, Law students, Professors, and Judges who came out to judge at the cup this year.

All the best and we hope to see you next year.

Sincerely,

Andrew Monkhouse
Toronto Employment Lawyer
www.monkhouselaw.com
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2018
Barrister and Solicitor

Andrea Hossack
Monkhouse Law
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2018

Proudly Sponsored by:

Platinum Sponsorship
Humber College

Gold Sponsorship
Monkhouse Law

Friends of the Cup
Emond Exam Prep

McGill University wins second Osgoode Cup, Supreme Court Justice Marshall Rothstein offers experience in keynote address and on final bench

The 2017 Osgoode Cup was the thirteenth annual iteration of the event. The Chief Justice of the event was former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Marshall Rothstein, who honoured the competition with both his keynote address at the banquet and judging the final round.

The 100 teams competed in four preliminary moots on Saturday March 4th. After the preliminary round the top 16 teams were selected to moot on the Sunday, March 5th in a single elimination format. The teams in the final completed eight moots over the course of the weekend.

Our Osgoode Cup 2017 Champions are:
David Barmes & Kareem Almusharaf (McGill University)

2017 Finalists:
Kyle Dowd & Shani MacIsaac (Carleton University)

2017 Semi Finalists:
Ayushi Thakur & Maddie Freeman (University of Toronto)
Christopher Ivancic & Alex Marshall (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

2017 Quarter Finalists:
Michael Lee & Cole O’Reilly (Carleton University)
Anish Kamboj & Awale Ali (York University)
Albina Mamonkina & Jasleen Kaur (York University)
Teodora Pasca & Ema Ibrakovic (University of Toronto)

2017 Round of Sixteen Mooters:
Steven Mounouchos & Khurram Shamim (York University)
Tudor Gagea & Daniel Pallag (Humber College)
William Kinahan & Monica Morana (Seneca College)
Dominique Gregoire & Jishian Ravinthiran (McGill University)
Eric Bryce & Andrew Kidd (University of Toronto)
Jaaron Pullenayegem & Puneet Aujila (Sir Wilfrid Laurier University)
Harshita Iyer & Sarah Tyler (McGill University)
Reema Bakshi & Matthew Cameron (Carleton University)

2017’s Top Advocate: Sarah Tyler (McGill University)

2017’s Distinguished Advocates (in no particular order):
Tudor Gagea (Humber College)
Ayushi Thakur (University of Toronto)
David Barmes (McGill University)
Seamus O’Brien (Memorial University)
Kyle Dowd (Carleton University)
Andrew Kidd (University of Toronto)
Matthew Cameron (Carleton University)
Harshita Iyer (McGill University)
Cole O’Reilly (Carleton University)

The Round Pairings and Judges:

Round 1 Pairings – TEAMS

Round 1 Pairings – JUDGES

Round 2 Pairings

Round 3 Pairings

Round 4 Pairings

We would like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers, as well as the over 100 volunteer Lawyers, Law students, Professors, and Judges who came out to judge at the cup this year.

All the best and we hope to see you next year.

Sincerely,

Andrew Monkhouse
Toronto Employment Lawyer
www.monkhouselaw.com
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2017
Barrister and Solicitor

Andrea Hossack
Monkhouse Law
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2017

Seneca College improves on 2015 finalist finish, wins first Osgoode Cup

The 2016 moot is spectacular for the strong showing of paralegal colleges with Seneca College finishing first following up on their finalist showing in 2015. Humber College also took home the coveted ‘top oralist’ award.

The 2016 Osgoode Cup was the twelfth annual iteration of the event. Students have seven to ten minutes each to present their legal arguments to one or more judges in an ‘appeal-style’ format. Participants are required to argue for both sides.

The 2016 event was the largest thus far with 106 teams (212 participants) competing and over 100 law-trained judges including lawyers, law students, and sitting members of the Bench.

The 106 teams competed in four preliminary moots on Saturday March 12th. After the preliminary round the top 16 teams were selected to moot on the Sunday, March 13th in a single elimination format. The teams in the final completed eight moots over the course of the weekend.

 

Our Osgoode Cup 2016 Champions are:

Kathryn Brklacich and Jenous Lorestani – Seneca College

2016 Finalists:
Juliette Mueller and Rachel Abrahams – McGill

2016 Semi Finalists:
Samantha Juman & Lynn Tay – Ivey (Unviersity of Western Ontario)
Ayushi Thakur & Madeleine Freedman – U of T

2016 Quarter Finalists:
Sara Liden & Tara Lisowski – Humber
David Ionis & Jordan Brezer – Carleton
Josh Morency & Nick Twarog – Carleton
Mira Pijselman & Emmy Fu – U of T

2016 Round of Sixteen Mooters:
Harshita Iyer & Mitchell Clarke – McGill
Michael Liu & Andrew Lawrence Helsdon – Ivey
Kassandra Poirrier & Graeme Mclaghlin – Carleton
Tudor Gagea & Daniel Pallag – Humber
Megan Shanklin & Sarah McCreary – McGill
Avery Dawes & Ryan Daly – Carleton
Michael Hougen & David Barmes – Carleton
Alexandra Portnoy & Anoop Kalsi – Seneca

2016’s Top Advocate:
Tudor Gagea – Humber College

2016’s Distinguished Advocates (in no particular order):
Spencer Arbuthnot
Jordan Brezer
Rachel Abrahams
Jeremy Brodeur-Urbas
Kathryn Brcklacich
Juliette Mueller
Jenous Lorestani
Graeme Mclaghlin
David Ionis

The Round Pairings and Judges:

Round 1 Pairings (TEAMS)

Round 1 Pairings Judges

Round 2 Pairings Teams

Round 2 Pairings Judges

Round 3 Pairings Teams

Round 3 Pairings Judges

Round 4 Pairings Teams

Round 4 Pairings Judges

The final round can be viewed below:

Photos of the event can be found on our Facebook page at http://ow.ly/10ky9p 

We would like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers, as well as the over 100 volunteer Lawyers, Law students, Professors, and Judges who came out to judge at the cup this year.

All the best and we hope to see you next year.

Sincerely,

Andrew Monkhouse
Toronto Employment Lawyer
www.monkhouselaw.com
Osgoode Cup Convenor – 2016
Barrister and Solicitor

Clifton Yiu
Monkhouse Law
Osgoode Cup Co-Organizer – 2016

McGill University win their first Osgoode Cup

Click here to watch the 2015 Osgoode Cup Finals

The Osgoode Cup is Canada’s National Undergraduate Mooting Competition and is dedicated to providing access to Justice and Advocacy.  Mooting is an important component of a well-rounded legal education.  ‘Mooting’ is a synthesis of public speaking and debate, where teams present an argument before a panel of judges and respond to questions from the Bench. The Osgoode Cup is intended to introduce undergraduate students to mooting, which is common in law school. Held for the first time in 2005, this year was the eleventh Osgoode Cup and took place at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Osgoode Cup gives University and College students hands-on experience in arguing an appeal in a case specially designed to challenge and develop their oral and written advocacy skills in preparation for Law School. Nothing compares to first-hand experience, and interacting with other like-minded students. Participants competed in pairs of two presenting before a panel of judges with regard to an appeal. As a case before appeal The Osgoode Cup is a ‘lawyer’s court’ without witnesses or juries where the facts are generally not in dispute but rather the focus is on legal issues.

This year we brought together almost 200 undergraduate students from across the country who are interested in law and oral advocacy and paired them with over 100 law students, professors, and legal practitioners. On top of having a good time with those on their own teams Mooters had the opportunity to meet and compete with other students from across Canada.

While The Osgoode Cup is often the first chance participants have to partake in an appellate advocacy competition, it is certainly not the last. We offer students insights into what lies ahead at law school, and the legal profession more generally. Many past participants are now Osgoode students or students at other law schools across the country and return to Judge at the Cup. For those applying to law school merely attending such an event shows an interest and commitment to law school as well as demonstrated interest in lawyering skills. Mooting experience is an asset when applying to law school. Law schools are always looking for applicants with mooting experience whom can be added to their first or upper year moot teams.

This year, 92 teams of two from 17 Colleges and Universities argued the appeal of R. v. Fearon and had to be prepared to make submissions for both the appellant and respondent in 4 rounds. R. v. Fearon is a compelling Supreme Court decision about whether the search of an individual’s cellphone incident to a lawful arrest is compliant with section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Mooters were encouraged to explore and develop oral arguments on the intent of the common law power to search incident to arrest, policy concerns surrounding permitting or categorically prohibiting the search of cellphones and similar devices found on an arrested suspect, and whether a modification to the existing common law power could strike the right balance between the privacy interests of citizens and the law enforcement objectives of the state.

The Top 8 teams from Day 1 moved on to Day 2 and competed in the final elimination rounds.

Our 2015 Osgoode Cup Champions are:

Juliette Mueller & Scott Harman (McGill University)

2015 Finalists:

Clifton Yiu & Christopher Gould (Seneca College)

2015 Semi-finalists:
Aaron King & Emily McMurtry (Carleton University)
Cole O’Reilly & Michael Lee (Carleton University)

2015 Quarter-finalists:
Matthew Miklaucic & Lorne Kostove (Carleton University)
Roy Sengupta & David Willman (Carleton University)
Christina Liao & Felix Wu (Ivey Business School)
Avery Dawes & Keegan Adsett-Brown (Carleton University)

2015’s Top Advocate:
Clifton Yiu (Seneca College)

2015’s Distinguished Advocates (in no particular order):
Paige Diebel (Humber College)
Scott Harman (McGill University)
Emily McMurtry (Carleton University)
Christina Liao (Ivey Business School)
Aaron King (Carleton University)
Felix Wu (Ivey Business School)
Christopher Gould (Seneca College)
Keegan Adsett-Brown (Carleton University)
Chelsey Mori (Ivey Business School)

We would like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers, as well as the over 100 volunteer Lawyers, Law students, Professors, and Judges who came out to judge at the cup this year.

All the best and we hope to see you next year.

Sincerely,

Andrew Monkhouse
Toronto Employment Lawyer
www.monkhouselaw.com
Osgoode Cup Convenor – 2015
Barrister and Solicitor

Pairings:

Round 4 Pairings

Round 3 Pairings

Round 2 Pairings

Round 1 Pairings