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Students double down at Kirby Moot

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The Bond runner-up team with the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG (centre): Tess Cann, Matthew Leskiw, Alice Marshall and Jess Wilson.

Bond University was the only university to place two teams in the final rounds of the Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot, with one team reaching the grand final and the other advancing to the quarterfinals. 

The grand final team of Tess Cann, Matthew Leskiw, Alice Marshall and Jess Wilson finished runners-up to an Australian National University team.

The team also won the award for Best Written Claimant Memorandum, recognising the quality of their written advocacy.

Bond's second team, comprising Ethan Amos, Brooke Lane, Lina McCoy and Michael Ting, was the second-highest scoring team in the general rounds before advancing to the quarterfinals.

Ms Lane was named the second-highest scoring oralist in the general rounds, while Ms Wilson won the award for the second-highest ranking oralist in the final rounds.

Faculty of Law Deputy Dean and mooting co-coach Louise Parsons said the results reflected the depth of talent within Bond's mooting program.

“We are extremely proud of our teams,” Dr Parsons said.

“Not only have they excelled in the competition, but their demeanour has distinguished them." 

The teams’ co-coach Assistant Professor Jo Hintz said: “They have demonstrated everything that we value in our students and they make us feel that the future of the profession is in very safe hands.”

Named after former High Court Justice Michael Kirby, the moot is regarded as one of Australia's leading advocacy competitions, testing students on both written submissions and oral advocacy before senior members of the legal profession. The moot was hosted by Victoria Law School at Victoria University.

The result continues a strong run of mooting success for Bond law students.

A Bond team won the 2026 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition, defeating competitors from 94 universities worldwide.

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