Subjects:

Legal Skills and Method, Advocacy

Contents:

Introduction

PREPARING

Moot Problems

Legal Research

Skeleton Arguments

Notes for Oral Submissions

Authorities and Bundles

Practising Oral Submissions

APPEARING

Getting your Bearings

Moot Court Etiquette

Oral Submissions

Judicial Interventions

ORGANISING

Organising Moots

Appendices

Index

This book provides a complete guide for those participating in and those organising mooting competitions. It takes students through the principles and practical applications of mooting step-by-step. It shows how to prepare arguments and practise them before a moot. It explains courtroom etiquette, and deals with speaking techniques.

It shows how to respond to opponents' submissions and deal with judicial intervention. It includes worked examples and exercises to help build students' ability. It also sets out how to organise a mooting competition.