Omar Ha-Redeye was a judge in the 2013 UCLA Cyber Crimes Moot Competition.
The problem this year focused on the Wiretap Act and a search incident to arrest of a smartphone. The event is sponsored by Norton by Symantec, and hosted by the UCLA Moot Court Honors Program.
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Justice Omar Ha-Redeye at the UCLA Cyber Crimes Moot
The Ontario Bar debated the LSUC Articling Task Force report, Pathways to the Profession: A Roadmap for the Reform of Lawyer Licensing in Ontario, at Convocation on October 25, 2012. The debate attracted considerable attention, as it was the first time the law society held it online.
The debate will continue to November Convocation.
Omar Ha-Redeye live-tweets from the LSUC Articling Debate on October 25, 2012
Omar Ha-Redeye live-tweets from the LSUC Articling Debate on October 25, 2012
The motion debated was:
That Convocation approve the following pilot project respecting the transitional training component of the Law Society’s licensing process, the integrated components of which are as follows and the details of which are set out in this
Report.
Omar Ha-Redeye was one of the social media panelists participating in the debate. For more information visit the LSUC website.
The final report follows.
Omar Ha-Redeye was a judge in the preliminary and final rounds of the UCLA Cyber Crimes Moot Court Competition in Los Angeles, California, from April 6-8, 2012. The winners of the 2012 competition was GW School of Law.
The nationwide competition is possible through the support of the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB) and Norton by Symantec.
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The February 27, 2012 issue of the Law Times covered the Twitter Moot,
STUDENTS COMPETE IN FIRST TWITTER MOOT
West Coast Environmental Law has held a moot competition that allows students to argue their cases entirely through Twitter.Billed as the world’s first Twitter moot court, the competition featured five teams from law schools across Canada that argued a mock appeal of a recent precedent-setting environmental case, West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines)…
The competition took place on Feb. 21 and featured judges William Deverell, Omar Ha-Redeye, and Kathleen Mahoney. The Osgoode team won first place in the competition.
Michael McKiernan of Canadian Lawyer 4Students interviewed Omar Ha-Redeye on articling tips for law students in the Spring 2012 issue,
1. Think small
Bay Street firms run their articling programs like a well-oiled machine and provide a large chunk of the available spots, so it’s no surprise that they’re front of mind for law school career counsellors, says Toronto lawyer Omar Ha-Redeye. But the 2011 Ontario call advises more students to think small. “I think for people who are going into litigation, smaller firms are better options. I was in court more than anybody I know. I was really thrown into the mix and was on my feet the whole time,” he says.
Zafira Rajan of The Ubyssey covered the Twitter Moot,
The poll shows votes for people's choice award. Courtesy of twtpoll.com
UBC Law students argued the first mock course case using tweets and a hashtag on Tuesday…
The teams were judged on their presentation and clarity of argument organization, use of social media and ability to answer questions by the panel of judges following the case.
Omar Ha-Redeye, a lawyer from Toronto, was one of the judges. While compiling the results, he tweeted, “It’s tough, very close match.”
A people’s choice award was also given to the team from UVic, who received 211 votes out of 515 on a poll at www.twtpoll.com.
Ryan Flaherty of the Oak Bay News covered the Twitter Moot in Ontario students win first ever Twitter moot.
David MacLean of Skunkworks covered the Twitter Moot in History Made in Twitter Moot,
…the informal atmosphere and peculiar affectations of twitter invariably played a part in the way the case was discussed. Judge Omar Ha-Redeye began proceedings with the tweet, “Let’s get down,” which is an effective and lexically economical way to begin a Twitter Moot, but unlikely to catch on in the Supreme Court of Canada. At one point, Mathew Kalkman (tweeting for Team UBC and representing the Province of Alberta in the moot), argued his side by stating that an alternative interpretation of the discussed case would constitute a “hashtag fail.” Kalkman, the most comedic advocate on the day, also managed to include tweets referencing the Vic Toews/Vikileaks story, his own book on liberalism, blatant (and funny) pandering to a couple of the judges, and a great in-character rant all within his team’s 10-minute time allotment.
Heather Gardiner of Canadian Lawyer covered the results of the Twitter Moot in Osgoode Tweets to Victory.
Ryan McNutt of Dal News covered the Twitter Moot in Tweeting before the courts.
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