MOOTING COMPETITION
Competition Finalists 2008: Iman Kara-Ali and Sarina Worley.
In June/July 2008 the Mooting Competition involved the subject area of 'necessity and duress' - with some specially developed moot cases (the special study materials on which the competition will be based can be found in Appendix 4 of 'Criminal Law for A2' by Jacqueline Martin). The Grand Final of the Mooting Competition took place in Coopers' Hall at 9.30am on Wednesday 16th July 2008.
All students knocked out of the competition will be required to produce a detailed written legal opinion related to one of the moot cases (students who reach the Semi-Final or Grand Final will be exempt from the requirement to provide a written legal opinion). One of the Judges will assess the written legal opinions and a prize will be presented at the Grand Final of the Moot to the student who produces the best written legal opinion.
The purpose behind the Mooting Competition is to have some fun, while developing research/analytical skills and thereby establish a detailed understanding of the core elements necessary for the special study examination (which takes place in June).
Please note that all rounds of the 2008 Mooting Competition were held in the Court of Appeal, with the Grand Final held in the mooting equivalent of the proposed UK Supreme Court (see link for valuable information) before Ms Jenny Rowe - Chief Executive Designate of the UK Supreme Court.
The Mooting Competition Grand Final for July 2008 was held in Coopers' Hall with the winners being Roberto Kehinde and Pascal Cibrario. Runners up, and finalists, were Iman Kara-Ali and Sarina Worley.
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Mooting and Legal Tips - [Powerpoint] - [PDF Print File]
The cases for the Mooting Competition 2008
General Rules for the 2008 Moot
Criminal Law Introduction - [PowerPoint] & [PDF Print File]
Prior to the next lesson - on Duress etc - you should read and precis pages 183-197 of 'Criminal Law for A2' by Jacqueline Martin.
Necessity, Duress of Circumstances and Duress [PowerPoint] & [Pdf Print File]
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Textooks that may help in preparing for a Moot (See the College Library)
'Criminal Law for A2' by Jacqueline Martin
'Criminal Law' by Diana Roe
'Criminal Law' by Storey and Lidbury
Use any 'Criminal Law Cases and Materials Textbook'
'Blackstone's Guide to Moots' - Written by Kaye and Townley (1996)
'How to Moot: A Student guide to Mooting' - Written by Snape and Watt (2004)
Look up a case online - Search http://www.bailii.org/ for case and statute law.
Some useful Videos and Podcasts of Dr Jepson's `Necessity' lectures and a Moot Final(s) are available on the College intranet - see https://media.strodes.ac.uk/
The 2008 Mooting Competition: Fixtures/Results
The 2007 Mooting Competition: Fixtures/Results
The 2006 Mooting Competition: Fixtures/Results
The 2005 Mooting Competition: Fixtures/Results
The 2003 Mooting Competition: Finalists in 2003
The Moot Cases used in the 2006 Competition