Product Description

Author:  Dr Edana Richardson | ISBN: 978-1-911611-18-9  | Series: The Legal Skills Series | Format: Paperback | Extent: Approx 250 pages |  Price: €35 | Publishing:  January 2019

About

A Guide to Mooting in Ireland provides a user-friendly handbook on mooting that is specifically tailored for those involved in mooting in Ireland. Mooting can help to build important skills in research, drafting and the construction of persuasive arguments that are relevant both to academic study and professional life, within and outside of law. This book uses worked examples and practical tips to help to build those skills by examining in detail each stage of a moot. It addresses techniques for understanding a mooting problem question, how to structure and enhance written and oral submissions and what to expect in a moot court scenario. It also discusses the organisation of mooting modules and competitions. In this way, the chapters of A Guide to Mooting in Ireland can be read sequentially or referred to individually where specific guidance is needed.

Contents include

Chapter 1: Introduction to Mooting

Introduction to A Guide to Mooting in Ireland

What is mooting and how it differs from debating and mock trials

Benefits of mooting

Mooting competitions in Ireland

Outline steps of a moot

The mooting problem question

Chapter 2: Relevant Aspects of the Irish Legal System

Difference between public and private law

Sources of Irish law

Precedent and the hierarchy of courts in Ireland, England and Wales, Australia and the United States of America

Chapter 3: Legal Research for a Moot

Stages of researching a mooting problem question

How to find authorities

Reading authorities — what to look for in a case and legislation in the context of a moot

How to choose your authorities

Chapter 4: Written Submissions

What are written submissions?

Memorials and list of authorities

What to do following exchange of written submissions

Template — written submissions

Legal writing skills for a moot

Chapter 5: Oral Submissions

What are oral submissions?

Each party’s role and timing

Expressions to be used throughout oral submissions by all parties

Structure of, and expressions used in, your oral submissions — opening remarks, submissions on each ground of appeal, conclusion

Template — expressions to be used in oral submissions for each party

Making your oral submissions persuasive

How to deal with judicial comments and questions

Rebuttal

Chapter 6: Helpful Mooting Skills and What to Expect on the Day of the Moot

Speaking techniques

How to present yourself at a moot

How to control your nerves

What to do if something goes wrong during a moot

The day of the moot

Step by step guide on how to attend an appeals case in the Irish superior courts

Chapter 7: Organising a Mooting Module or Competition

Difference in approach between a mooting module and a mooting competition

Things to consider when organising a mooting module or a mooting competition

Templates

Chapter 8: Sample Mooting Problem Questions

Irish law-specific mooting problem questions

About the Author

Dr Edana Richardson is a lecturer in law and Maynooth University