Mooting
What is mooting?
A ‘moot’ is a mock Appeals Court hearing in which students take on the roles of the advocates, representing an appellant or a respondent and submit arguments as to points of law.
As such, it forms the other half of the advocacy skills set which students require and complements the mock trial activities by providing experience of the next stage of the litigation process.
Competitions in mooting
We enter 3 national competitions each year and also take part in the London University Mooting Shield where we have just won an award in our first year of entry. This award comes on the back of:
- Winning the ESU/Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition in 2008
- Runners-up in the OUP/BPP Mooting Competition in 2009
- Third highest score in the Commonwealth Mooting Competition, for which our students travelled to Hong Kong in 2009 to represent the UK
Our continued success in recent years in these competitions means that the University can rightly claim to be one of the best Universities in the country for mooting. This provides our students an excellent platform from which to build their future careers.
Industry exposure
Alongside the practical and academic benefits of participating in mooting, it is also a great way to meet members of the legal profession and our students have met through mooting, amongst others:
- The Lord Chief Justice
- The Master of the Rolls
- The head of the Bar Council
- The head of Commercial Bar Association
- The head of Chancery Bar Association
This has also led to our students gaining valuable work experience with solicitors, barristers and members of the judiciary.
