University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Who We Are
The University of Cape Town is a public university founded in 1829. They joined the Africa in the Moot initiative for the 2022 Willem C. Vis Moot which represented their first time participating in the Moot. The team is excited to be participating in the 31st edition of the Vis Moot.
Jay Krok
Jay is currently completing his law degree at the University of Cape Town. He is excited to learn about international commercial arbitration and meet other law students from across Africa and the globe.
Lizwi Majola
Lizwi is a Graduate LLB student in the Intermediate year at the University of Cape Town. Before law school, Lizwi worked in the private sector and has a degree in politics. Lizwi is excited about the Vis Moot in how it intersects international commercial arbitration to other sectors using the law.
Haydon Anderson
Haydon Anderson is a 3rd year LLB student at the University of Cape Town.
He is deeply passionate about constitutional litigation domestically and abroad, with a particular interest in human rights.
He grew immensely as both a mooter and a legal student having participated in numerous pre-moots and workshops that were, in no small part, facilitated by Africa in the Moot.
After challenging his mooting ability before a number of esteemed tribunals, he is excited to utilise these skills to build towards new heights in this year’s competition.
Serena Bayne
Serena is a Bachelor of Arts graduate from the University of Cape Town. She is currently studying a Law Degree, to be completed in 2024.
Nicola van Tellingen (Coach)
Nicola van Tellingen is the Chairperson of the UCT Moot Society and has been involved in UCT's collaboration with Africa in the Moot for the last three years (first as a competitor in the 2021/2022 Willem C. Vis and Deakin Moots and thereafter as a team administrator).
Nicola holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Law and Politics (with distinction), and is currently pursuing her postgraduate LLB.
She is an Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Candidate Fellow, and has served in a variety of leadership positions in a variety of organisations, including as Chairperson of UCT Women in Law.
Finally, aside from the law, Nicola spends a considerable amount of time working in the electoral reform space in South Africa and campaigns to elect independent candidates to positions of governance.