The Howard Hunter Moot, founded in 2009, is SMU's oldest internal moot. Named after former SMU President and SOL professor Howard Hunter and sponsored by Rajah & Tann since the first edition, this moot is aimed at lower-year students and the subject matter typically deals with criminal law and tort law.
The 2019 Howard Hunter moot finalists
Latest Highlights
The 12th edition of this internal moot pitted Nur Liyana and Jill Tan against Chan Jia Fen and Samuel Chan. This year's problem was about the regulation of online falsehoods and the final was judged by Professor Chan Wing Cheong, Assistant Professor Benjamin Ong, and Paul Tan from Rajah & Tann. Liyana and Jill won, with the former winning Best Speaker.
Previous Results
2021 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Duncan Lim, Ryan Baptista |
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| Finalists: | Jordan Chia, Chong Kai Sheng |
2020 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Dawn Wee, Elizabeth Wee |
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| Finalists: | Emelyn Aw, Ethan Lee |
2018 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Sean Lee, Theodore Toh |
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| Finalists: | Ian Mah, Jodi Siah |
2017 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Khalisah bte Ishak, Lee Chuan |
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| Finalists: | Shaun Ou, Lloyd Tan |
2016 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Shriram Jayakumar, Dominic Liew |
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| Finalists: | Claire Lim, Aaron Yoong |
2015 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Gursharn Singh Gill, Saw Teng Sheng |
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| Finalists: | Grace Goh, Alexander Lee |
2014 Howard Hunter moot
| Winner: | Tan Jun Hong |
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| Finalists: | Li Kun Hang, Wong Yan Yee, Darren Chye |
2013 Howard Hunter moot
| Winner: | Nicholas Liu |
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| Finalists: | Jeremy Yeap, Sui Yi Siong, Jitr Vilaivongse |
2012 Howard Hunter moot
| Winner: | Qabir Sandhu |
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| Finalists: | Annabelle Teo, Nicholas Liu, Kenneth Lim |
2011 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Ng Cheng Wei, Al-gene Tan |
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| Finalists: | Ang Kai Wen, Lin Chunlong |
2010 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Jane Lim, Elycia Koh |
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| Finalists: | Ang Kai Wen, Sruthi Boppana |
2009 Howard Hunter moot
| Winners: | Asiyah Arif, Nicholas Poon |
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| Finalists: | Jane Lim, Eunice Lim |