Held at the University of Dundee last month, the Strathclyde team beat the host university’s Alex Anderson and Saul McGivney in the final.

The Lord Jones Moot Competition is an annual inter-varsity event which is hosted by the University of Dundee Mooting Society. Previously known as the Scottish Inter-varsity Moot, the competition was renamed in 2016 in commemoration of the late Lord Jones, an alumnus of the University of Dundee Law School and honorary president of the mooting society.

Now in its seventh year, the competition follows the Inner Temple style with teams preparing both sides of the problem and being given just 10 minutes’ notice of which side they will advocate on behalf of in each moot.

This year, eight universities in Scotland attended, with a total of 24 competitors taking part from Dundee, Abertay, Aberdeen, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Stirling and Glasgow.

The competition was sponsored by Shepherd and Wedderburn and judged by academics from each law school, with the final being judged by Lord Malcolm.

The winners will enjoy a day of work experience at Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Edinburgh office.

Event organiser Robyn Mearns, University of Dundee Mooting Society vice-president, said it was “a challenging and rewarding event for all involved”.

She added: “Thank you to everyone for all their hard work and dedication, and congratulations to Strathclyde on such an impressive moot, and a well-deserved win. A special thank you also goes to the University of Dundee staff for making the day possible, as well as to Lady Jones for her attendance on the day.”