Law students at Queens University Belfast (QUB) have come second in a UK-wide mediation competition.

The mediation team at QUB Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) competed at the annual competition, which took place this year in the School of Law at University of Central Lanarkshire.

The QUB team was one of nineteen teams taking part in the contest and was placed second overall.

The team was made up of trainee solicitors Mary-Jane Byrne, Brigid Moore, Elise Quigley and Ruth Erwin.

They were coached by IPLS director of education, Barbara Jemphrey.