UNC vs. UK in London!

It was an epic throw down between two powerhouse teams on Monday in the heart of London. I don’t mean basketball. I certainly don’t mean football. I mean the moot court competition between UNC’s School of Law students and Middle Temple’s barristers-in-training (see earlier post this fall about Middle Temple). No winner was declared, to the disappointment of my students who were rooting on their fellow Tar Heels. But, the teams racked up the legal and educational points. Every other year UNC Law School and the Middle Temple Society have participated in an exchange program culminating in a moot court competition. In odd-numbered years, British law students come to UNC. In even-numbered years, UNC law students come to London. In addition to the good fortune of being here in an even-numbered year, I also knew the “chief justice” of the moot court, Ken Broun, who was my evidence professor and law school dean way back in, well, you don’t need to know. He was kind enough to extend an invitation to my class. I was delighted to see another familiar face on the bench, “associate justice” and current UNC Law School Dean Martin Brinkley. As an added bonus, the moot court was held at the old Old Bailey, built in 1907—not that old by London standards but older and certainly grander than the modern annex where we watched criminal court a few weeks ago. This picture of the halls at the hall of justice should give you an idea of what [...]