Southampton Law School students have won their way through to the grand final of the inaugural Landmark Chambers Property Moot. Having beaten strong teams from the University of Reading and University College London in the first two rounds, Dan Anghelache and Fareed Anees faced teams from Cambridge, Durham and Oxford in the final held at Landmark Chambers in London.
The students were judged by two top QCs, David Holland and Timothy Morshead. Against this stiff competition, Fareed was declared a joint winner along with Imogen Dodds from the University of Cambridge. As part of his prize Fareed will undertake a mini pupillage at Landmark Chambers along with a cash prize of £500.
Professor Sarah Nield and Research Fellow Mark Jordan from the Southampton Law School attended the Moot. Sarah commented: “The Moot was demanding and Dan and Fareed did very well in responding to intense questioning and very stiff competition”.
Dan said of his experience “Participating in the Landmark Chambers Property Moot was definitely one of the most enjoyable experiences throughout the course of my degree. Not only did I manage to brush up on my property law acumen, but I also developed my advocacy, a skill which is essential regardless of whether one is looking to train as solicitor or barrister. The Final was extremely challenging, given that we were quizzed on our propositions by two leading silks specialised in property litigation..”
Fareed commented “To moot against top students from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham was already a privilege and a challenge that I relished; to go on and win the competition for Southampton is almost beyond belief.”
Carolyn Entwhistle of Landmark Chambers added: “The students were fantastic and clearly have bright futures as stellar advocates ahead of them.”
Head of Southampton Law School, Professor Hazel Biggs expressed her congratulations to Fareed and Dan: “It is really impressive for the team to reach the final against such stiff competition, and an outstanding achievement for Fareed to win. The students have been fantastic ambassadors for the Law School and should be proud of their success.”
Following Fareed and Dan’s success, students from the Southampton Law School also received first prize at the Southern regional mooting finals in March. The competition was sponsored by 3PB, a top 30 ranked UK Chambers.
Lucie Taylor, Tom Davies, Jason Yan Zixiang and Harry Roffey’s combined performance secured Southampton’s position at the top of the competition. The event, which took place over a whole day in Winchester, saw them outshine teams from Winchester, Portsmouth and Bournemouth universities in four separate rounds, handling tough questioning from the judges with precision and aplomb.
