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Essex Court Chambers

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Oxford Brookes University wins the 2022 competition

Oxford Brookes University wins the 2022 competition

The semi-finals took place at 10.00am on 13th July 2022 at Dartmouth House, the home of the English-Speaking Union. They were between Oxford Brookes University v King’s College London and Queen’s University Belfast v Cambridge University. The finalists, Oxford Brookes...

King’s College London wins the 2021 Competition

King’s College London wins the 2021 Competition

The semi-finals took place at 10.00am on 11 June 2021. They were between BPP London v King’s College London and University of Oxford v University of Salford. The judges, Sir Bernard Eder, Louise Hutton QC, Eric Baskind and Richard Ridyard declared King’s College and...

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