Mallesons Stephen Jaques Open Mooting
Sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Mooting is a competition in which UWA has a long history of excellence at national and international levels. It offers students an opportunity to develop oratorical skills, confidence, and to research areas of the law with which they would be otherwise unfamiliar. Mooting presents law students with a means to learn the formal procedures involved in presenting argument to the court, such as when and how to address the bench. Learning how to prepare a list of authorities and outline of submissions means students are familiar with documents which they might not have otherwise seen before undertaking vacation clerkships or casual work at law firms.
The 2011 Mallesons Stephen Jaques Open Mooting Competition involves a simulated hearing before an appellate court in which individual counsel argue particular points of law. The focus of the competition is the research and preparation of a List of Authorities and a brief Outline of Submissions and the presentation of oral argument. Given the significant degree of familiarity with the law required, mooters tend to devote themselves to preparation for the three days before the moot.
The problems, set before the Full Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeal, the Full Federal Court and – occasionally – the High Court, are designed to promote argument in areas of the law that are unsettled or subject to recent developments. The competition aims to provide students with an opportunity to develop their research and analytical skills, as well as their skills of persuasive argument, in the formal environment of an appellate court.
The Coordinator of the 2011 Mallesons Stephen Jaques Open Mooting Competition is Davina Hunter. Please direct all queries to email hidden; JavaScript is required.
Competition Dates
Round 1: Monday 28th & Tuesday 29th March, Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th April 2011
Round 2: Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th May 2011
Quarter-Final: Monday 23rd May 2011
Semi-Final: Monday 8th August 2011
Grand-Final: Wednesday 24th August 2011
Competition Materials
