Mooting and advocacy skills
- London Sweet & Maxwell 2007
- 173p vii
Contents: Forward; Preface; 1 Introduction; What is a moot?; Why should you moot?; Where can you moot?; A (very) brief history of mooting; Preparing; 2 Moot problems: What is a moot problem?; The illustrative moot problem: Cecil v Dickens; The anatomy of moot problems; How to read moot problems; Discussing the moot problem with your team-mate; When you have the weaker case; 3 Legal research; The ultimate objective: persuasive arguments Overview of the research process; Phase 1: understanding the legal context; Phase 2: conducting detailed research; Phase 3: finalising arguments and authorities; Phase 4: refuting your opponents' case; Taking effective notes; Five common mistakes; A worked example; Primary sources for research; 4. Skeleton arguments: What is a skeleton argument?; Basic structure of skeleton arguments; Introduction; Submissions; Conclusion; Presentation of skeleton arguments; Mistakes and how to deal with them; The finished article; 5 Notes for oral submissions: Some myths about notes; Functions of notes; Styles of notes; Tips for improving your notes; Media for notes; 6 Authorities and bundles; Options for presenting; How to prepare; Additional considerations specific to bundles; 7 Practising oral submissions: Objectives of practice; How to practice; Appearing: 8 Getting your bearings; Lay-out of moot courtrooms; What to take to the moot (and what not to take); Travelling to the moot; Coping with nerves; 9 Moot court etiquette: Dress; Forms of address; A few points of vocabular etiquette; Standing up and sitting down; Good manners; 10 Oral submissions : Basics of speaking in court; Order and length of speeches; Structure of oral submissions; Opening remarks; Developing your positive case; Refuting your opponents' arguments ; Concluding remarks ; Tips for making oral submissions ; Time management ; Non-speaking mooters; 11 Judicial interventions: What is a judicial intervention?; Preparation, preparation, preparation; Tips for answering judicial questions; Sample questions; "Um.. Um ...I don't know, My Lord"; Organising: 12 Organising moots; Initial considerations; Drafting rules for mooting competitions; Obtaining sponsorship; Publicising mooting competitions; Selecting and briefing the judges; Mooting masterclasses; Logisties in the run-up to the moot; Day of the moot; After the moot; Selecting and writing moot problems; Appendices: Appendix I: Leading intervarsity competitions; Appendix II: Format of "knockout" competition; Appendix III: Format of "Champions League" competition; Appendix IV: Specimen mooting competition rules; Appendix V: Specimen judge's score sheet; Appendix VI: Specimen pre-launch poster Appendix VII: Sample text for freshers' fair brochure; Appendix VII: Specimen post-launch poster Appendix IX: Sample text for judge's guidance note; Appendix X: Specimen moot problem: Huggins v Hobdell; Appendix XI: Specimen moot problem: Smith v Designer Fashions Limited; Index.