Enter the Candidates!!!

Dear Warriors,

You are invited to come, watch and question the five candidates of the week who have been selected, at random, to attempt to defend the following positions on Thursday 27th November at 6pm in the Courtroom:

1. Revenge is never sweet – Conor Eccleston

2. All is unfair in love and war – Simran Srinivasan

3. What goes around does not come around – Abdul

4. Opposites do not attract – Mohammad Sammour

5. Every cloud does not have a silver lining – Motunrayo

NB. Candidates are picked at random: (i) If a candidate has requested a position that is not available, he/she has been assigned a different position; (ii) If you have requested to participate and were not picked, please apply for the next WoW taking place on Thursday 4th December – positions will be advertised a few days prior, as usual.

Don’t forget that there will be the weekly law social at Club DeHavilland straight afterwards at 7pm.

See you Thursday!

Dan

Last week’s ‘RJ Special’ winners and photos!

Dear Warriors,

A highly competitive WoW this week, with four winners from the six candidates – two of which picked up special prizes from the Police and Crime Commissioner for their position defences of restorative justice themes.

The list is:

Katie Emms (also the PCC prizewinner)

Muhammad Ali

Faisal Ul Din

Tayla Robinson (also the PCC prize runner-up)

Here are the photos of the event:

See you on Thursday for the next ‘Death to Clichés’ WoW,

Dan

It’s ‘Death to Clichés’ week!!!

Dear Warriors,

next week’s WoW at 6pm on Thursday 27th November in the Courtroom, is ‘Death to Clichés’ week! If you have ever wanted to vent about how some of our most tired, well-worn, inaccurate phrases should never had made it into popular usage, this is your chance…

The following positions are available – if you would like volunteer for one, please confirm your participation using the ‘comments’ in this post, and I will randomly assign you a position, subject to availability:

1. Revenge is never sweet

2. All is unfair in love and war

3. What goes around does not come around

4. Laughter is not the best medicine

5. Opposites do not attract

6. Every cloud does not have a silver lining

You will need to consider the position, research it carefully and then defend it for one minute – then be subjected to questions from the audience. You will be marked on three criteria; (i) content – what you say initially and in response to questions; (b) presentation – how you say it; (c) popularity – the public vote. The judge’s decision is final – and I will be your judge!

As usual, the weekly law social in Club DeHavilland will take place straight afterwards from 7pm onwards.

See you on Thursday!

Dan

Enter this week’s ‘RJ Special’ UHWoW Candidates!

Dear Warriors,

You are invited to come, watch and question the six candidates of the week who have been selected, at random, to attempt to defend the following positions on Thursday 20th November at 6pm in the Courtroom:

1. That restorative justice allows criminals off the hook – Katie Emms

2. That ‘an eye for an eye’ is the only true restorative justice – Muhammad Ali

3. That calling me a ‘victim’  is actually an insult – Motunrayo

4. Restorative justice? Isn’t the UK criminal justice system soft enough already? – Faisal Ul Din

5. That the only true remorse a criminal ever feels is that of being caught – Mervin Ojukwu

6. That without restorative justice, offenders will never actually understand the impact of their actions – Tayla Robinson

NB. Candidates are picked at random: (i) If a candidate has requested a position that is not available, he/she has been assigned a different position; (ii) If you have requested to participate and were not picked, please apply for the next WoW taking place on Thursday 27th November – positions will be advertised a few days prior, as usual.

Don’t forget that there will be a special drinks reception and the weekly law social at Club DeHavilland straight afterwards at 7pm.

See you Thursday!

Dan

Last week’s winners and pics!

Dear Warriors,

last week’s WoW was of an incredibly high quality. The winners were:

Daniella

Daniel Russell

Faisal Ul Din

…with commendations given to the other candidates who, although not picking up points, still made brilliant attempts.

Here are a few pictures of the evening (thanks Sandra Olufsen!):

See you this Thursday 20th November for the ‘Restorative Justice Special’ WoW!

Dan

UHWoW ‘Restorative Justice Special’ positions released!!!

Dear Warriors,

Restorative Justice  brings those harmed by crime, and those responsible for the harm, into communication – hopefully enabling everyone affected to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward.

16 – 23 November 2014 is International Restorative Justice Week. Across the world, people will be highlighting the impact of restorative justice.

Ministry of Justice research shows that restorative justice reduces reoffending by 14%, and delivers 85% victim satisfaction. Department for Education research showed that teachers say restorative justice is the most effective approach to dealing with bullying in schools.

So we are marking restorative justice week by doing a Restorative Justice-themed WoW on Thursday, 20^th November at 6pm in the Courtroom, DeHavilland campus. There will be prizes and certificates for the winner and runner-up this week!

If you would like to defend any of the following positions, please volunteer, using the ‘comments’ box below, and I will assign you a position at random (subject to availability):

1. That restorative justice allows criminals off the hook

2. That ‘an eye for an eye’ is the only true restorative justice

3. That calling me a ‘victim’  is actually an insult

4. Restorative justice? Isn’t the UK criminal justice system soft enough already?

5. That the only true remorse a criminal ever feels is that of being caught

6. That without restorative justice, offenders will never actually understand the impact of their actions

You will need to consider the position, research it carefully and then defend it for one minute – then be subjected to questions from the audience. You will be marked on three criteria; (i) content – what you say initially and in response to questions; (b) presentation – how you say it; (c) popularity – the public vote. The judge’s decision is final – and I will be your judge!

Afterwards, there will be a drinks reception in the Courtroom building, and the weekly law social, thereafter, at Club DeHavilland, as usual.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Dan

ENTER THIS WEEK’S UHWoW CANDIDATES!!!

Dear Warriors,

You are invited to come, watch and question the six candidates of the week who have been selected, at random, to attempt to defend the following positions on Thursday 13th November at 6pm in the Courtroom:

1. That human beings are generally selfish – DANIELLA

2. That Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are heroes – MERVYN OJUKWU

3. That we must ban the burqa – MEHWISCH KHAN

4. That criminals are no longer members of society – JAYNAND JOSHI

5. That, like Scotland, university tuition should be free – DANIEL RUSSELL

6. That voting in general elections should be compulsory – FAISAL UL DIN

NB. Candidates are picked at random: (i) If a candidate has requested a position that is not available, he/she has been assigned a different position; (ii) If you have requested to participate and were not picked, please apply for the next WoW taking place on Thursday 20th November – positions will be advertised a few days prior, as usual.

Don’t forget that there will be the weekly law social at Club DeHavilland straight afterwards at 7pm.

See you Thursday!

Dan

Next week’s Weekly UHWoW positions released!

Dear Warriors,

after this week’ short break, WoW will be back next Thursday at 6pm on 13th November in the Courtroom.

The following positions are available – if you would like volunteer for one, please confirm your participation using the ‘comments’ in this post, and I will randomly assign you a position, subject to availability:

1. That human beings are generally selfish

2. That Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are heroes

3. That we must ban the burqa

4. That criminals are no longer members of society

5. That, like Scotland, university tuition should be free

6. That voting in general elections should be compulsory

I look forward to hearing from you – 5 credits await those Warriors who accrue two competent defences, while ten credits await the Warriors who make it through to the knockout stages of WoW later in the academic year.

Good luck!

Dan

Weekly WoW last week, and the week after this… BUT NOT THIS WEEK!

Dear Warriors,

A brilliant WoW last week, with the following candidates picking up those vital points:

Amelia Jong

Conor Eccleston

Jason Tang

Nehal Mangrio

Simran Srinivasan

Here are some photos of the event – can you tell from the audience that the Hallowe’en party was straight afterwards?! (photo credits: Sandra Olufsen)

There will be no WoW this week (Thursday 6th November), but there WILL be WoW the following week on Thursday 13th November at 6pm in the Courtroom.

If you would like to take part in the next WoW on the 13th, please reply to this post. The available positions are:

1. That human beings are generally selfish

2. That Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are heroes

3. That we must ban the burqa

4. That criminals are no longer members of society

5. That, like Scotland, university tuition should be free

6. That voting in general elections should be compulsory

See you on the 13th. Have a good week!

Dan