The annual Birmingham IV usually takes place on the last weekend of term in December. It has a fantastic reputation for featuring top quality debaters and lively motions.
Pinsent Masons LLP Birmingham IV 2011
Our prestigious IV will start on Friday the 16th of December with a social at the Bristol Pear (situated next to the Selly Oak train station), continue with 4 rounds of debating and a Christmas dinner on Saturday, and finish on Sunday with the 5th round, the semi finals, the final, and then the pub!
This is ideal Worlds preparation, and boasts Richard Lau as the CA, and James Dixon as the DCA.
£45 in advance, £50 on the day, £30 international teams (that includes the Irish!)
Schedule:
Friday night – Social at the Bristol Pear
Saturday – 4 rounds of debating. Christmas dinner!
Sunday – 5th round, semis, and grand final. Pub.
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This IV is kindly sponsored by Pinsent Masons LLP.
Pinsent Masons is a full service international law firm with over 1000 lawyers globally. Headquartered in London we have offices in all the major UK business centres (including Leeds) and more recently have been developing our overseas network of offices in the Asia-Pacific and Gulf regions. Pinsent Masons provides legal services to a wide variety of clients including multi-national corporations, government departments and public sector institutions.
At Pinsent Masons you can expect a constant flow of stimulating assignments. The aim is to develop not just your legal expertise but also your market knowledge and commercial awareness. The firm is organised into five key practice areas: Corporate & Tax, Financial Institutions & Human Capital (which includes Banking, Employment, Financial Services and Pensions) Projects & Construction, Property and Strategic Business Services (which includes Competition, Dispute Resolution, Information & Communications Technology and Intellectual Property).
Each year we recruit 60 trainee solicitors, in recent years these have included a number of Birmingham University Students.
To find out more please visit our graduate website www.pinsentmasons.com/graduate, or download a copy of our graduate brochure.
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The 2010 Birmingham IV
This was held on the 17th to the 18th of December. It was a very successful event: Despite the country-halting snow, 32 teams from all over the world came to compete and the standard was very high. The IV also involved popular socials in the evenings, courtesy of The Gun Barrels and The Soak. Amanda Moorghen was the competition convener, and we were privileged to have Sam Block as our Chief Adjudicator. As Amanda, put it “Debating 1, Nature 0″.
Winners of the Allen & Overy Birmingham IV 2009: King’s Inn
Winners of the Allen & Overy Birmingham IV 2008: Manchester
Winners of the Allen & Overy Birmingham IV 2007: Galway
Winners of the Allen & Overy Birmingham IV 2006: TBC
Winners of the Birmingham IV 2004: Lincoln’s Inn
Winners of the Virgin One Account Birmingham IV 2002: Middle Temple
I want to participate !
Hi, my name is Shoaib, I’m 11 years old and I am being homeschooled. I would like to know more about your debating society and how I can get involved in your workshops.
I would love to hear from you.
Thanks,
Shoaib.