The University of Southampton wins the 2023 competition

The University of Southampton wins the 2023 competition

The semi-finals took place at 10.00am on 20th June 2023 at Dartmouth House, the home of the English-Speaking Union. They were between Oxford Brookes University v London Metropolitan University and the University of Southampton v Dundee University. The finalists, the...
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...
Oxford Brookes University wins the 2022 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...
Oxford Brookes University wins the 2022 competition

Queen Mary, University of London wins the 2020 Competition

The finals day of the 48th English-Speaking Union – Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition was held on 4th January 2021. Due to Covid-19, the event was held on-line. The two semi-finals were between University of Hull and University of Salford, judged by...
Oxford Brookes wins the 2018-2019 competition

Oxford Brookes wins the 2018-2019 competition

The mooting finals of the prestigious ESU-Essex Court National Mooting Competition took place in the Royal Courts of Justice, London, on 10th June 2019. Competing in the finals were University of Leicester and Oxford Brookes University. The winners were Oxford Brookes...
Competition Advisory Board

Competition Advisory Board

The National Mooting Competition is advised by a Competition Advisory Board, chaired by Eric Baskind of Liverpool John Moores University.
Salford win the 2017-2018 competition

Salford win the 2017-2018 competition

Left to right: Adam White and Emma Clarke (Salford), Eric Baskind (semi-final judge and chair of the competition), Lord Saville of Newdigate (presiding finals judge), Daniel Oudkerk QC (finals judge), Charles Ciumei QC (finals judge), Sophie Newby and Peter Kennedy...
Newcastle win the 2016-2017 Competition

Newcastle win the 2016-2017 Competition

The mooting finals of the prestigious ESU-Essex Court National Mooting Competition took place in the Royal Courts of Justice, London, on 20th June 2017. Competing in the finals were Newcastle University and Liverpool John Moores University. The winners were Newcastle...

Honorary President named

We are delighted to announce that The Right Hon. Lady Arden of Heswall DBE, Justice of the Supreme Court, has kindly accepted our invitation to be the Honorary President of the ESU-Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition.
Oxford Brookes retain their trophy in 2016

Oxford Brookes retain their trophy in 2016

Congratulations to James Fennemore and Jonathan Goddard of Oxford Brookes University in winning the coveted Silver Mace trophy at the Royal Court of Justice on June 22nd 2016. Worthy runners-up and winners of the Scarman Shield were Abhishek Lalji and Ben Wilkie of...