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Prof. Peter Rhodes and Vis Moot Student Coaches Deliver Invited Keynote Address at The Austrian Supreme Court, Vienna

Posted on 16 April, 2019

On 12 April 2019, Prof. Peter Rhodes and the CUHK Vis Moot student coaches, Toni Chan, Tommy Chung, Jeremiah Lau and Matthew Suen, delivered the keynote address at a Pre-Moot event in the Austrian Supreme Court in Vienna. The CUHK Presentation was titled “Seeking Success and Enjoyment: The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Vis Moot Experience”. Prof. Peter Rhodes discussed the building of a mooting culture at CUHK and taking the Vis Moot team from humble beginnings in 2006 to champions in 2016. The student coaches talked about their Vis Moot participation as “Their Best Law School Experience”.  The Presentation was well received and attended by Austrian Supreme Court judges, leading international arbitrators, distinguished lawyers and invited students.