One of the most rewarding aspects of being involved in the Vis moot has been the "extended family" of past mooters who have been more than willing to extend assistance as coaches, arbitrators, and sounding boards through the years. This year has been no exception, with a number of past mooters sacrificing their lunchtimes and evenings to sit as arbitrators for a series of practice moots that began immediately after our Respondent Memorandum was submitted. They have been joined by practitioners and academics who have been more than happy to provide insightful feedback and commentary on our presentation of the substantive arguments and general advocacy skills.
As if that all wasn't enough to prepare us for the intense experience awaiting us in Europe and Vienna, we had a surprise in store. Michael Cavanaugh, a past mooter now located in Auckland, arranged for us to travel up for the first weekend of March to present two practice moots before a partner and associate from Heaney & Co, as well as another former mooter, Martin Smith. The trip was a great chance for myself and Katherine to get used to travelling and working together, and we are very grateful to Heaney & Co for allowing us use of their meeting rooms over the weekend to debate, argue and strategise.
However, things may have got a bit much for me, as on the Sunday afternoon, I decided to embark on a quest to bring to life one of the slightly more eccentric characters from our moot problem, the erratic Mr Tisk, Mediterranean new and used car dealer, and Claimant in the dispute. I think you'll find the rendering appropriately chic ... (see picture below)
As if that all wasn't enough to prepare us for the intense experience awaiting us in Europe and Vienna, we had a surprise in store. Michael Cavanaugh, a past mooter now located in Auckland, arranged for us to travel up for the first weekend of March to present two practice moots before a partner and associate from Heaney & Co, as well as another former mooter, Martin Smith. The trip was a great chance for myself and Katherine to get used to travelling and working together, and we are very grateful to Heaney & Co for allowing us use of their meeting rooms over the weekend to debate, argue and strategise.
However, things may have got a bit much for me, as on the Sunday afternoon, I decided to embark on a quest to bring to life one of the slightly more eccentric characters from our moot problem, the erratic Mr Tisk, Mediterranean new and used car dealer, and Claimant in the dispute. I think you'll find the rendering appropriately chic ... (see picture below)
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