Canadian Corporate and Securities Law Moot

(Four Upper Year Students / 3 Credits in winter term )

Selection Process: Ten minute oral argument before panel of judges at general tryouts

The Canadian Corporate and Securities Law Moot is of particular interest to students interested in business law. It is the only moot exclusively devoted to corporate and securities law in Canada. This prestigious competition uses the court rooms of the Federal Court of Canada in Toronto and is held in late February/early March. The moot includes a Friday evening cocktail reception and a gala dinner on the Saturday at which participants are able to meet with leading corporate and securities law judges, regulators, practitioners and academics from across Canada. Teams from most Canadian law schools participate, although the moot is in English only.

The moot problem for the Canadian Corporate and Securities Law Moot is distributed in late December or early January. The problem which, in the past, has been prepared by Michael Disney and the research group at Davies, generally consists of a trial decision, an appellate decision, and the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada granting leave to appeal. The problem is invariably based on cutting edge legal issues expected to end up in the Supreme Court of Canada. The moot is judged by a panel of three judges (five for the final round). The preliminary round judges are leading practitioners, regulators and academics. The final round judges generally include members of the Supreme Court of Canada and/or Ontario Court of Appeal and the Chair of Vice-Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission. Each team prepares a factum for the appellant and a factum for the respondent. The team is divided into pairs of mooters, with each pair arguing twice in the preliminary round, once for the appellant and once for the respondent. Should the team make it to the final round, two of its members will be selected to represent the team. Prizes are awarded for the top two teams, the top three factums, and the top three oralists.

Co-requisite: A passing grade, or enrollment in Business Associations.
Highly Recommended: Passed, or enrolled in Securities Law during the fall term

Course Evaluation: Letter grade based upon research, written factum, performance and participation during preparation and at the competition.  

Previous to 2006 and as of 2012, participation is made possible through a grant from the Law Foundation of Ontario.

From 2006-2011, participation was made possible through the generous support of Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, LLP

2012 Team: Gannon Beaulne, Christine Dowling, Patrick Louch, Ekaterina Perchenok, Todd Ji (researcher)
2012 Coach: Justin Connidis
2012 Location: Toronto, March 2-3, 2012

Participation History