A team from the Norman Manley Law School has successfully competed in another international law competition.

The team of Miguel Williams, Celia Middleton, Kamille Adair and Duwayne Lawrence placed second in the Latin American and Caribbean round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Mooting Competition, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil earlier this month.

Inspired by chaperone and tutor Eulalie Greenaway in the competition organised by the European Law Students Association, the team thus gained a place in the Global Final Round to be held in the Dominican Republic later this year.

In making its way to the Global Final Round, the Norman Manley Law School prevailed in various mooting contests over law schools from Colombia and Brazil, and was pipped in the final of the Latin American and Caribbean round of the competition by the Pontificio Universidad Javeriana of Bogota, Colombia.

Duwayne Lawrence of the Norman Manley Law School received the prize for Best Oralist in the Finals of the round, while his colleague Kamille Adair took the prize for Best Oralist in the semi-finals of the round. The overall team also won second place for best-written memorials in the competition.

Reacting to the news of the team's success, principal of the Norman Manley Law School, Professor Stephen Vasciannie said that the team's success was particularly gratifying.

"The members of our WTO team undertook extensive independent research on a wide range of issues in international trade law.

"They were focused and dedicated to their task, so it is pleasing that they have done so well. This kind of activity exposes our students to litigation at the international level, and demonstrates that our standards can match the best," Prof Vasciannie said.

The WTO competition required law students to prepare two substantial memorials in response to a hypothetical case based on the jurisprudence of the World Trade Organisation dispute-settlement bodies.

The issues which included the relationship between WTO treaties and regional trade agreements, transit across foreign countries, intellectual property rights, and geographical indicators, are matters of direct relevance to both developing and developed countries.

"This was an outstanding team effort with very significant support from Ms Anneil Coote, a recent graduate of the law school, at different stages of the preparation process, and various members of staff at the Law School," Prof Vasciannie said.

Last week, the Observer reported that a team from the Norman Manley Law School reached the quarter-finals of the DM Harish International Law Mooting Competition in Mumbai, India, placing themselves among the top eight teams in that competition.

CAPTION:

WTO finalists seated from left Kamille Adair, Miguel Williams, Celia Middleton and Duwayne Lawrence. Standing is tutor Eulalie Greenaway.

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