LAWS MOOTING COMPETITION
Winners of the 2010 Competition - Charlotte and Kerry after the Grand Final.
The Grand Final of the 2010 Mooting Competition will take place in Coopers' Hall on Thursday 15th July at 10am. There will also be prizes given to Law, Citizenship and Politics students - so ALL Laws students are required to attend this event (get an EXEAT).
The Mooting Competition will involve an area of law that will be 'Involuntary Manslaughter' which is the subject of the 2011 Special Study Materials - with some specially developed moot cases. The successful team will need to display teamwork, with creative and analytical legal arguments.
All students will be required to produce a detailed written legal opinion on their first Moot case for Monday 28th June 2010. Any students knocked out of the competition will then be required to produce detailed written legal opinions related to the other moot cases to be handed in each Monday. 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 2010 Mooting Competition will be held in the mooting equivalent of the Court of Appeal, with the Semi-Finals and Grand Final held in the UK Supreme Court (see link for information).
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Students should read and precis Chapters 2 and 5 of 'Criminal Law' by Diana Roe prior to the 21st June 2010.
(1) Mooting and Legal Tips - [Powerpoint] - [PDF Print File]
(1a) The cases for the Mooting Competition 2010 + plus + Tips on how to argue the cases
(1b) Special Study Materials 2011 (these will aid your manslaughter arguments)
(1e) General Rules for the 2010 Moot
(2) Judicial Precedent Exercise
(3) Prior to the delivery oof the 'Non-Fatal Powerpoint' students should produce read read & precis notes for Chapter 5 of 'Criminal Law' by Diana Roe (3rd edition) . Students should also read another text - such as 'OCR Criminal Law for A2' by Jacqueline Martin - for comparison and consolidation purposes. Take your precis notes to class so they can be checked at the start of the lesson.
(3a) Criminal Law basics - [PowerPoint] & [Pdf Print file] & Podcast
(3b) Involuntary Manslaughter [PowerPoint] & [Pdf Print file] & Podcast
(4) Quizzlet - Test your knowledge on Involuntary Manslaughter
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Textooks that may help in preparing for a Moot (See the College Library)
'OCR 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.
Hayley Taylor addressing Dr Jepson, and Mrs Lindley, in the 2003 Moot Final.
All names are published via implied consent. Any name/entry will be removed on request.
The 2010 Mooting Competition: Fixtures/Results
The 2009 Mooting Competition: Fixtures/Results
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
The Moot cases used in the 2007-8 Competition
All names are published via implied consent. Any name/entry will be removed on request - email Dr Peter Jepson