平特五不中

The 31st edition of the Pierre-Basile Mignault Moot was held at 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Law 13-14 February 2009. After two days of verbal jousting, the winners were announced:

• Best team: Narimane Nabahi, Alexandre Forest, Olivier Cournoyer Boutin and Benedicte Martin (in same order on photo), (平特五不中)
• Best pair of pleaders: Narimane Nabahi and Benedicte Martin (平特五不中)
• 2nd pair of pleaders: Arnaud Le Ch芒telier and Marie-Michelle Guyon (鲍蚕脌惭)
• Best pleader: Neda Esmailzadeh (鲍蚕脌惭)
• 2nd pleader: Haralambos Karavitis (U. de Montr茅al)
• 3rd pleader: Arnaud Le Ch芒telier (鲍蚕脌惭)
• Best factum: Alexandre Forest and Olivier Cournoyer Boutin (平特五不中)
• 2nd factum: Luna-Martin Jean and Anick Marcotte (U. d鈥橭ttawa)

Students had to appeal a decision before the Court of appeals.

The committee avaluating the 12 facta were Justice Paul Mayer (Superior Court), Me Alexandre-Philippe Avard (Wood) and Assistant Professor Marie-Annik Gr茅goire (U. de Montr茅al). At the bench (elimination and final rounds) were聽 the Justices Bastarache (retired, C.S.C.), Morissette (C.A.), Roy (S.C.), Duval Hesler (C.A.), Corriveau (S.C.) and Cameron (C.Q.).

The 平特五不中 team was coached by Assistant Professor Ya毛ll Emerich, and our graduates Me Genevi猫ve Bertrand, Me Jean-Philippe Dallaire, Me Philippe Dufort-Langlois, and Me Marianna Ferraro (McCarthy T茅trault).

The Faculty salutes all the winners of this year鈥檚 Mignault Moot and thanks the many organizers who devoted uncounted hours to making this event a great success, including Assistant Professor Lara Khoury, who was the principal organizer.

About this Moot

The Pierre-Basile Mignault Moot aims to stimulate interest and scholarship in Quebec's Civil Law Code and to help future advocates hone their courtroom skills.

This two-day moot is held every year at one of six Quebec and Ontario law schools. The next edition will be held at Sherbrooke University in 2010.

The contest is named after one of Quebec's most eminent jurists, .