Founded in 2005, the Osgoode Cup is run by a team of law school students and alumni who are leaders among Canada’s undergraduate mooting community, along with support from Osgoode Hall Law School’s Mooting Society.
Eric Charters, Organizer
Eric Charters is a 3L student at Osgoode Hall Law School and is the Organizer, responsible for overseeing the team and important aspects on the day of the tournament .
Eric is a mature student who prior to being admitted to Osgoode had successful careers in Banking and Performing Arts.
In the course of achieving a top 16 finish at the Lerners Cup in 1L (his first moot), Eric became passionate about mooting and has served as a judge at the Osgoode Cup, The Lion’s Cup, the GH Cup, and the inaugural Ha-Redeye Cup where he had the honour of sitting on the final panel. He is currently President of the Osgoode Mooting Society. In 2024 Winter Term, Eric achieved the highest individual score at the 2024 Tort Law Moot, and will represent Osgoode at the Winkler Class Actions moot in the upcoming year before articling in Class Actions at Siskinds LLP.
Eric would like to remind anyone reading that “serious” and “fun” are not mutually exclusive categories, and taking something seriously while having fun is just about the best way to spend your time.
Shivaansh Khanna, Director of Corporate Relations
Shivaansh Khanna is a 2L student at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is acting as the Director of Corporate Relations for the Osgoode Cup.
Shivaansh graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He mooted extensively in his undergraduate career, even undertaking administrative, presidential, and coaching positions for his home team.
He is currently volunteering as an interpreter for the Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP), has been elected as a 1L Rep by his peers for the Legal and Literary Society, and a Caseworker for Fair Change Community Services.
Shivaansh is looking forward to inspiring undergraduate students with the same legal passion that competing in the Osgoode Cup has inspired in him.
Sabrin Saide, Director of Operations
Sabrin Saide is a 1L student at Osgoode Hall Law School, serving as the Director of Operations for the Osgoode Cup.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from McMaster University, with a specialization in Public Law and Judicial Studies and a minor in Labour Studies.
During her undergraduate years, Sabrin competed in the Osgoode Cup for three consecutive years and held leadership roles as president and coach of McMaster’s mooting team.
Currently, Sabrin is a Junior Caseworker in the Criminal Law division at the Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP). Her legal interests include litigation, international law, and labour and employment law.
Outside of law, Sabrin enjoys fashion, hosting friends and family, and hiking. Passionate about giving back to an experience that shaped her legal journey, Sabrin is always eager to chat with students who share the same enthusiasm for law that the Osgoode Cup sparked in her. Don’t hesitate to say hello!
Rachel Kwok, Director of Communications
Rachel Kwok is a 2L at Osgoode Hall Law School, acting as the Director of Communications for the Osgoode Cup.
Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Honours Psychology and Legal Studies from University of Waterloo, where her interest in law and litigation began after winning her first mock trial competition.
Competitive mooting was a significant part of her 1L experience as it reinforced her passion in litigation and oral advocacy. In 1L, she is involved in numerous moot competitions and later served as a judge at the Osgoode Cup.
As a current Criminal Law Division Leader at the Community and Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP), she advocates for vulnerable communites through active client file management, representing clients in court, engaging in trial preparations, and negotiating resolutions with the Crown.
Rachel is excited to share her passion for oral advocacy and mooting with undergraduate students and contribute to the continued success of Osgoode Cup
Vasily Alexander, Director of Finance
Vasily Alexander is a 1L part-time student at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is acting as the Director of Finance for the Osgoode Cup.
After graduating from the University of Toronto, Vasily worked in logistics, provinicial politics, and public accounting.
Vasily only discovered mooting in law school. In the first year, he participated in all 1L competitions with encouraging results. Wanting to experience the opposite side, Vasily joined the Osgoode Cup for its 20th instalment as a judge. This experience allowed him to be later selected to judge the Guelph Humber’s Cup finals, and the Lion’s Cup.
Vasily wishes the best of luck to all competing teams and to remember that, although one cannot overprepare, it is unproductive to try to anticipate every possible challenge the competitors face during the moot. Thus, as with other team sports, the plasticity of thinking must compliment even the most rigorous of preparations.
Alexander Wilson, Director of Logistics
Alex is a 1L student at Osgoode Hall Law School and is thrilled to be filling the role of Director of Logistics.
Alex graduated from University of Toronto, having majored in History and Human Geography. As a mature student with no academic background in law, he is eager to bring his passion for organisation to the Osgoode Cup while taking in his first-ever mooting competition.
He has also been elected to Student Caucus as a 1L representative, and represents Section A as a Mature Students’ Association representative as well.
At time of print, Alex was trying to figure out if Logistics Officers are required to wear suit jackets, and if so, where to get one ASAP.