Mooting Resources
Everything you need to excel in mooting competitions
Your Mooting Toolkit
Whether you're preparing for your first moot or competing in the Grand Final, this comprehensive collection of resources will help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed. From understanding the fundamentals of mooting to perfecting your persuasive techniques, we've curated the best materials to support your journey.
Intro to Mooting Videos
What is Mooting
Source: Bond University
Researching Your Moot
Source: Bond University
Structure of a Moot
Source: Bond University
Prepping to Present Your Moot
Source: Bond University
Tips from Other Students
Source: Bond University
Answering Judicial Interventions
Source: UNSW Law Society
Demonstration of Moot
Key Differences in Our Competition
Please note the following differences that apply specifically to the NCL Bar Society competition. These guidelines will differ from standard mooting formats and are essential for your preparation.
NCL Bar Society Competition Guidelines
Addressing the Judges
Judges should be addressed as "My Lord" or "My Lady" throughout.
Time Limits by Round
Round 1
- • Senior Counsel: 10 minutes
- • Junior Counsel: 7 minutes
Semi-Final
- • Senior Counsel: 15 minutes
- • Junior Counsel: 10 minutes
Grand Final
- • Senior Counsel: 20 minutes
- • Junior Counsel: 15 minutes
Appearances
The Appearances at the start of the moot will be structured slightly differently from a standard competition.
Senior Counsel for the Appellant (Example)
May it please the Court.
I appear on behalf of Mr Kendall Troy, the Appellant in this case concerning the remoteness of damage in negligence.
The appeal arises from the learned judge's incorrect application of the test of foreseeability at first instance, holding that Mr Troy's £75 million loss resulting from the delayed launch of "TROY Coin" was too remote to be recoverable.
My learned junior, Mr Max Linton, will be resisting the cross-appeal in this matter.
Before I move on, may I ask whether your Lordship has had sufficient time to familiarise yourself with the relevant facts, or whether a brief summary would assist?
Subsequent Appearances
Appearances from Junior Appellant, Senior Respondent, and Junior Respondent should be shorter and more focused.
Junior Respondent Example:
May it please the Court.
I appear on behalf of the Respondents, resisting the Appellant's second ground of appeal concerning the apportionment of liability.
My submission is that the trial judge was correct to allocate seventy per cent liability to the Appellant, Ms Michaels. That decision properly reflected both the causative potency and the blameworthiness of her actions, and it falls squarely within the range of reasonable judicial discretion.
The structure of my submissions will be threefold…
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