Oxford French Law Moot 2015

The 8th Oxford French Law Moot took place on 16 March 2015 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford, followed by a dinner for all participants at Somerville College.  

Mooters, in teams of two, argued, in French, over a problem of French private law relating to having a pet at home – be it a ferret – and to invite friends for sleep over – be they of the opposite sex. The tension and the fun were palpable all day, with 12 teams and their coaches coming from the UK, Italy, Germany, Belgium demonstrating a very high standard of advocacy, control of the French language and engagement with the topic.

The final took place in the Cube lecture theatre. It was judged by a jury superbly presided over by Alain Lacabarats, from the Cour de cassation and included Muriel Fabre-Magnan, Professor of Law at the Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne university and Clothilde Lemarié, a partner from Gide Loyrette Nouel. Lord Mance from the Supreme court offered some comparative insights with witt and elegance.

Image by Steve Allen. More available on our Flickr account at www.flickr.com/oxfordlawfaculty.

Morgane Cauvin and Paula Fischer from Cologne university were awarded the winners' gold medal, presented by the Association Henri Capitant for French Legal Culture. Runners-up were the team from Leuven, and we are proud to report that Oxford university team, though the youngest participants, made it to the semi-finals.

Geneviève Helleringer