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KUDOS! 2016 Smith Shield Moot winners announced

Posted by Jane Doucet on October 13, 2016 in News
(From left): Nick Hooper, Nina Butz, Vinayak Mishra, and Lisa Delaney
(From left): Nick Hooper, Nina Butz, Vinayak Mishra, and Lisa Delaney

Congratulations to Nina Butz and Vinayak Mishra, this yearā€™s winners of the Smith Shield Moot, and to Lisa Delaney and Nick Hooper, who were awarded the Leonard A. Kitz Prize in Advocacy.

ā€œI think itā€™s fair to say that both the Bench ā€“ composed of Justice Bourgeois of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Justice Chipman of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, and Daren Baxter, president of the Nova Scotia Barristersā€™ Society ā€“ and the packed audience were amazed at the exceptional calibre of the mooters,ā€ says , Professor and Associate Dean, Academic.

drafted this yearā€™s problem, which raised challenging legal and public policy issues regarding testamentary freedom.

What struck me the most was how boldly each of the students crafted and embraced their own unique styles of advocacy."
ā€” Professor Jamie Baxter

ā€œEach and every one of the students at the Smith Shield Moot was outstanding,ā€ says Baxter. ā€œThis yearā€™s moot involved a challenging problem at the intersection of public and private law, but it was a challenge that all of the students met with great skill and creativity. Perhaps what struck me the most was how boldly each of the students crafted and embraced their own unique styles of advocacy. The moot made it clear to everyone in the audience that brilliant lawyering comes in many different forms.ā€