Gale Cup

The annual Gale Cup Moot Court Competition began in 1974 when the Canadian Bar Association-Ontario agreed to sponsor the competition in recognition of the Honourable George Gale, former Chief Justice of Ontario. The Competition is held annually at Osgoode Hall in Toronto.

In 1991, the American College of Trial Lawyers, in recognition of Mr. Justice Brian Dickson’s outstanding contribution to Canada’s common law jurisprudence, donated the Dickson Medal honouring former Chief Justice Dickson. Chief Justice Dickson was a particularly devoted friend of the College and an Honorary Fellow. The medal was created by Kenneth Jarvis, Q.C., former Secretary of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and is awarded annually to the student or students who demonstrate excellence in oral advocacy at the Gale Cup Moot Competition.
Upcoming Competitions

2025 Gale Cup
February 28 – March 1
Toronto, Ontario

Winners of the Gale Cup

2024
Winning School: University of Toronto
Team Members: Julia Campbell, Brynne Dalmao, Elizabeth Hicks, Nina Patti
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Marie de Guise, Université de Montréal

2023
Winning School: University of Toronto
Team Members: Emma Danaher, Mackenzie Faulkner, Benjamin MacLean-Max, Adrianna Mills
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Nassima Kaddoura, Western University

2022
Winning School: Université de Montréal
Team Members: Raphael-Elie Kazandjian, Lukas Gagnon-Dragon, Jacob Gauthier, William Leduc
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Jacob Gauthier

2021
Winning School: Université Laval
Team Members: Sophie-Camille Bélanger, Ariane Filion-Thériault, Sarah Garneau, Sophie Racine-Berthiaume
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Shailaja Nadarajah, Queen’s University

2020
Winning School: University of Alberta
Team Members: Bonita Arbeau, Alec McIlwraith-Black, Aidan Paul, Zachary Wilson
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Aditi Gupta, University of Windsor

2019
Winning School: University of Alberta
Team Members: Dylan Hanwell, Leah Strand, Leigh Acheson, Nate Gartke
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Leah Strand, University of Alberta

2018
Winning School: University of Alberta
Team Members: Heather Cave, Daniel Jachna, Sarah Offredi, Kritika Sharma
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Heather Cave, University of Alberta

2017
Winning School: Université du Québec a Montréal
Team Members: Daphnée Drouin, Valérie Kelly, Marie-Ève Tremblay
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Daphnée Drouin, Université du Québec a Montréal

2016
Winning School: McGill University
Team Members: Vallery Bayly, Greg Elder
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Michelle Psutka, University of Ottawa

2015
Winning School: University of Toronto
Team Members: Joseph Bricker, Samuel Greene, Ada C. Keon, Ethan Schiff
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Fraser L. Genuis, University of Alberta

2014
Winning School: Université de Sherbrook
Team Members: Fanny Dubois-Grondin, Fany Forest, Gabriele Harvey, Jessica Drolet, Julient Ruchon, Samuel Manfette-Tessier
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Annie-Claude Authier, Université du Québec de Montréal

2013
Winning School: Osgoode Hall Law School
Team Members: Ian Perry, Chris Kinnear Hunter, Lara Kinkartz, Phi Nguyen
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Phi Nguyen, Osgoode Hall Law School

2012
Winning School: University of British Columbia
Team Members: Bryan Badali, Lisa Jørgensen, Patrick Williams, Guy Patterson
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Lisa Jørgensen, University of British Columbia

2011
Winning School: University of Toronto
Team Members: Wayne Cunningham, Lauren Epstein, Jay Potter, Akash Toprani
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Chloé de la Durantaye, Université de Montréal

2010
Winning School: Osgoode Hall Law School
Team Members: Brent Kettles, Jesse Sherrett, Christopher Harris, Marc Rodrigue
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Brent Kettles, Osgoode Hall Law School

2009
Winning School: University of Calgary
Team Members: Jocelyn Stacey, Christy Elliott, Carol Crosson, Alex Dutton
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Kendra Naidoo, University of British Columbia

2008
Winning School: University of Ottawa
Team Members: James Tausenfreund, Andrea Skinner, Paul Bryant, Sara Glassman
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: James Tausenfreund, University of Ottawa

2007
Winning School: Osgoode Hall Law School
Team Members: Jason Reynar, Will Hutcheson, Christopher Tucker, Geoff Grove
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Jason Reynar, Osgoode Hall Law School

2006
Winning School: Université de Sherbrooke
Team Members: Dominic Martin, Daniel Laine, Jean-Michel Labrosse, Jean-Emmanuel Beaufrun
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Aida Shahbazi, Osgoode Hall Law School

2005
Winning School: University of Toronto
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Pinta Maguire, Osgoode Hall Law School

2004
Winning School: University of Victoria
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Daniel Bach, University of Toronto

2003
Winning School: Université de Montréal
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Ryan Breedon, Osgoode Hall Law School

2002
Winning School: University of Toronto
Team Members: Noah Klar, Dena Varah, Stephanie Wakefield, Karen Park
Dickson Medal for Exceptional Oralist Performance, Final Round: Karen Park, University of Toronto