HBKU College of Law Students win digital economy moot court competition – The Peninsula

HBKU College of Law Students win digital economy moot court competition – The Peninsula

Doha: Representing their professional legal skills, students from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)’s College of Law overcame 18 teams from different countries to win the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts Digital Economy Court (DEC) Moot Court, held recently.

The team, with year-two Juris Doctor (JD) students, Ayesha Bashir and Tasniem Ahmed Elyass Hussain, and year-one JD student, Cristina Al Thalathini, secured a prestigious internship opportunity at the DIFC Courts for their win.

It marked-the-commencement of the online moot courts organised by the DIFC and attracted teams from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Lebanon, the Maldives, and Benin. The HBKU team participated in seven rounds of the two-day moot. Each of the teams conducted pleadings in a mock trial before a panel of 25 judges, which focused on a dispute involving cryptocurrency. They were graded on their persuasiveness, legal reasoning, teamwork, and organisation.

Ahead of the competition, the students were coached by Dr. Hilary Bell, Assistant Professor at the College of Law, who teaches dispute resolution and legal skills courses at HBKU.

Dr. Bell said: “Participating in a moot court is the single-best legal educational experience available to prepare future lawyers. The live simulation of legal processes teaches students invaluable lessons