A quartet from SMU School of Law edged out an NUS team in the inaugural Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot Competition held in Sydney, Australia. SMU's team comprised students Benedict Chan, Goh Yong Ngee, Gary Leow and Pang Weng Fong. Mr Benedict Chan was named the best mooter in the competition. He said the award was “a pleasant surprise" and thanked his teammates and others for providing helpful feedback.

SMU School of Law’s international moots programme head Assistant Professor Chen Siyuan said: "The win is significant as cross-border insolvency is one of the areas of law that is growing and our Government has also expressed an interest for Singapore to develop an expertise in it." Meanwhile, in the Price Media Law Moot Court competition held in Oxford last week, SMU became the first university to snag the winning trophy for the third time, after bagging it last year and in 2010. The competition revolves around issues of human rights - specifically freedom of expression - and draws about 100 teams from around the world each year. The SMU team comprised students Chia Chen Wei, Lyndon Choo, Tracy Gani, Kara Quek, Jacintha Gopal and Saw Teng Sheng. Prof Chen thanked local law firm WongPartnership for supporting its teams.