Last month in Paris, the LSE team qualified for the semi-finals of the 2024 edition of the Theoretical cross-examinationafter placing second in the general rounds. The four-person team included Clarissa Wong, Shanaya Kapoor, Asia Campagna and James Ma.

Organized by the Sciences Po Law School, the Cross Examination Moot is a competition for university teams focused on cross-examination in international arbitration. It was established in 2021 by a distinguished group of practitioners and academics to train the next generation of arbitration lawyers.

This year’s mock case involved a dispute over the coding of software for the life sciences industry, including accusations of improper use and misappropriation of intellectual property rights. Participants had to cross-examine witnesses and economic experts.

“It was an incredibly rewarding experience” » said the team. “Reading a 300+ page problem set was challenging at first, but working together to develop case theories and cross-examine witnesses was incredibly satisfying. It was especially fun to interview real quantum expert witnesses, as this is a role usually reserved for lawyers after many years of career!

The LSE team was generously supported by the expertise of Richard Trinick, lawyer at Three Crowns LLP and a recommended lawyer for international arbitration in The Legal 500 UK’s 2023 and 2024 guides. Several other Three Crowns lawyers are supporting LSE Law School by leading a Masterclass on the practice of international arbitrationincluding a session on the art of cross-examination.