Shipping and Trade 2025 Mooting Final Hosted in London

On 18 June, our Shipping & Trade students went head-to-head in the Swansea University IISTL Moot 2025 final, which took place in London and was generously hosted by DWF. The finalists were made up of speakers Claudia Fana, Ezhilarasu Sivakumar, Angel Akinro and Shreya Chowdhury, and researchers Suay Agaoglu and Nishaan Shetty. This moot proved to be a rigorous test of legal shipping knowledge and was judged by a prestigious panel, including Mr Ian Gaunt of the LMAA and Mr Bibek Mukherjee of Essex Court Chambers. In the end, Respondents Angel, Shreya and Nishaan very deservedly won the day, but it was a close call. Congratulations to the winners!

Speaking after the event Professor Soyer said:

"We'd like to thank DWF for hosting this event, which is so important for the students' learning experience. This was a unique opportunity for them, and we are grateful that the moot judges took the time out of their busy schedules to participate. At Swansea, we are committed to preparing our students to their professional lives and I like to thank all my colleagues as well for contributing mooting activities carried out throughout the year at Swansea. I would also like to offer my sincere congratulations to the winners. Both teams worked incredibly hard to make this a memorable moot of very high quality."