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Moot Court

Civil Litigation & Appellate Advocacy

The firm’s involvement in law school moot court competitions, including its lawyers serving as judges for advocacy and trial moots.

2026 Legate Injury Lawyers' Medical Malpractice Moot

Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP Participates as a Judge in the 2026 Legate Injury Lawyers’ Medical Malpractice Moot

For the third year running, Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP served as a trial judge at the medical malpractice moot run by Legate Injury Lawyers and the Western Health Law Association. This year’s problem turned on an emergency physician’s alleged failure to diagnose a pre-term, premature rupture of membranes.

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Navy and gold title card reading "The 2026 OTLA Cup, Supporting the next generation of Ontario trial lawyers," with the Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP name and the green OTLA logo, from dcmlaw.ca.

Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP Sponsors the 2026 OTLA Cup

Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP was proud to sponsor the 2026 OTLA Cup, held March 5 at the Hamilton Superior Court of Justice. Ontario law students argued a layered negligence trial arising from a residential gas explosion, before a three-judge panel. Congratulations to this year’s award winners.

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Hudson Chalmers Judging Medical Malpractice Mock Trial

Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP Participates in Medical Malpractice Mock Trial at University of Toronto

At the 8th Annual University of Toronto Mock Trial Cup, Hudson Chalmers of Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP volunteered as a trial judge. The hypothetical: a 13-year-old boy who suffered an ischemic stroke in the waiting room while a blood test that should have taken 30 to 45 minutes took two and a half hours. The problem turned on standard of care and causation, the two questions at the heart of most medical malpractice litigation.

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Hudson Chalmers and Alex Wolfe

Hudson Chalmers Judges Western Law’s Medical Malpractice Moot Trial

On February 25, 2025, Hudson Chalmers volunteered as a judge at Western Law’s Medical Malpractice Moot Trial, organized by Legate Injury Lawyers and the Western Health Law Association. The hypothetical turned on whether an emergency physician met the standard of care in a delayed stroke diagnosis. He reflects on advocacy, expert evidence, and this year’s exceptionally strong students.

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