Congratulations to the HKU Jessup Moot Team, who brought home excellent results in the 2026 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

The Team consists of Ms Cherie Cheung (PCLL), Mr Jonathan Ho (PCLL), Mr Evan Robinson (PCLL), and Mr Matthew See (LLB 3). After prevailing as the Overall Champion in the Regional Rounds, the Team represented Hong Kong in the White & Case Jessup International Rounds, held in Washington DC, USA, from 28 March to 4 April 2026.

This year, the Team captured the M. Cherif Bassiouni Award (known until 2025 as the Hardy C. Dillard Award) for ranking 9th worldwide out of more than 700 teams for its excellent combined scores of both the Applicant and Respondent memorials. This is the first time HKU has won the M. Cherif Bassiouni Award (or its predecessor) since 2006.

The Team would like to express their sincerest gratitude to the coaches, Mr Fergus Tam and Mr Thomas Lam, for their valuable feedback and support in their final year of coaching HKU’s Jessup Team. The Team would also like to thank the guest judges, Ms Natalie So, Mr Ryan Cheung, Mr Raphael Leung, Mr Jason Louie, Ms Holly Leung, Mr Alex Chan, Mr Ambrose Yu, Ms Tiffany Ng, Ms Faith Lee, Ms Ally Chan, Mr Leo Pang, Mr Chung Hin Yue, and Ms Veronica Yu for their kind assistance, helpful advice and rigorous advocacy training before the Hong Kong Regional Round, as well as in preparation for the International Rounds.