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Registrations for the 2025 UTS LSS KWM Open Contract Law Moot has officially OPENED! Whether you’re a first-timer or have competed at a junior or senior level, this is the best time to refine your Contract Law knowledge.
Registrations close on Saturday, 5 July 2025.
General Rounds will take place on Saturday, 2 & Sunday, 3 August, the Semi-Finals on Monday, 4 August 2025 and the Grand Final will be held on Wednesday, 6 August 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact the Subject Mooting Director, Ollie Crawford at subject.mooting2@utslss.com, Vice-President (Competitions) Georgia Mitchell at vpc1@utslss.com, and Vice-President (Competitions) Youngone Oh at vpc2@utslss.com.
Missing the law over the break? Put your legal mind to work by participating in the 2025 UTS LSS Sparke Helmore Lawyers Affidavit Drafting Competition!
How does this competition work?
Competitors will receive a recording of a new client’s intake meeting, requiring an affidavit of its contents to be created. This will require competitors to exclude irrelevant and inadmissible evidence, tell the client’s story in a logical/sequential order and ensure all formatting is correct.
Register here to secure your place in the competition. Registrations close on Saturday, 5 July 2025: Link to Register
All UTS Law Students are strongly encouraged to apply! This competition is purely reliant on research and does not require any prior knowledge.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Director of Written Skills, Daniel Hayes, at writtenskills@utslss.com.
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We offer a great place to Do What Matters to you. By joining our clerkship and graduate programs at Maddocks, you gain first-hand experience working on interesting, often high-profile matters, for a range of clients.