About Mooting

What is a moot?

A moot is an argument of the legal issues raised by a fictitious case. The Internal Mooting Competition involves a team of students made up of a Lead and a Junior Counsel arguing their points before a Judge in an imaginary court, either representing the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court. In order to win the moot, the judge will look at the quality of the legal arguments presented, the skills of advocacy deployed and responsiveness to legal questioning. It is therefore entirely possible to lose the legal arguments but still be declared the winner of the moot.

Mooting develops core skills necessary to be successful in any career, particularly law, as it requires, amongst other things, esteemed analytical ability, clear judgement and teamwork.

Competitions

Mooting at Warwick gives students the opportunity to participate in three types of mooting competition. The first is the Internal Mooting Competition, which is always highly successful with over 130 competitors every year. This is for people of all levels - from those who have never mooted to those who may have some experience. This is always great fun, everyone should get involved- especially freshers!

We will also be sending teams to compete in External and International Mooting Competitions for more experienced mooters, please see the respective application forms for more details.