The Centre for Child Law's moot competition was held last weekend in Pretoria and the UCT team of Amy Williamson and Jonathan Singh finished as runner-up finalists to Tuks, with Amy taking Best Speaker of the competition.

The finals were argued in Room C ('the Peace palace') of the North Gauteng High Court with Judge Jody Kollapen, Adv Chris Woodridge and Adv Irene De Vos presiding.

Judge Kollapen reminded the court that many important Apartheid cases were heard in that very room, such as the Delmas 4. Counsel who had argued from those same chairs included names such as Bizos and Chaskalson.

'It was a fantastic sense of occasion, and the mooting was at a great level,' commented James Newdigate, a tutor in the Department of Private Law and the team coach.