Practical Guide to Mooting. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Hill, Jeffrey
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Table of statutes; Table of cases; Part 1 Introductory issues; 1 An introduction to mooting; 1.1 Structure of chapter 1; 1.2 What does mooting involve?; 1.2.1 Legal submissions on behalf of the appellant; 1.2.2 Legal submissions on behalf of the respondent; 1.2.3 A reply by counsel for the appellant; 1.3 Mooting, mock trials and debating compared and distinguished; 1.4 The moot problem; 1.5 A sample moot problem; 1.5.1 Guidance on R v Owen Owens; 1.6 Before the moot takes place; 1.6.1 Exchange of authorities. 1.6.2 Submission of skeleton arguments1.7 The format of a moot; 1.8 The timing of mooting submissions; 1.9 The chronology of a moot; 1.10 The origins of mooting; 1.11 The benefits of mooting; 1.11.1 Useful practice; 1.11.2 Confidence; 1.11.3 Pleasure; 1.11.4 Career enhancement; 1.11.5 Teamwork; 1.11.6 Engaging with primary sources of law; 2 Knowledge of key aspects of the legal system; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 The aims of this chapter; 2.2 Sources of English law; 2.2.1 Principal or primary sources of law; 2.2.2 Secondary sources of law; 2.3 The court hierarchy and appeals structure. 2.3.1 Knowledge of the types of judge who heard the case in the lower court(s) and the types of judge that will preside over the moot2.3.2 Knowledge of the routes of appeal and bases upon which appeals can be allowed; 2.3.3 Knowing who the appellants and respondents are, and what they were at the earlier hearing(s); 2.3.4 The jurisdictions of lower courts; 2.4 When is a precedent binding?; 2.4.1 The courts and the court hierarchy; 2.5 Which part of a precedent is binding?; 2.5.1 Ratio decidendi; 2.5.2 Obiter dicta; 2.6 Ways of avoiding precedents: reversing, overruling and distinguishing. 2.6.1 Reversing2.6.2 Overruling; 2.6.3 Distinguishing; 2.7 Interpretation/construction of statutes; 2.7.1 Aids to statutory interpretation: what can be consulted?; 2.8 Approaches to statutory interpretation; 2.8.1 The literal rule; 2.8.2 The golden rule; 2.8.3 The purposive or mischief rule; 2.9 Principles and presumptions on statutory interpretation; 2.9.1 The principle that statutes should be read as a whole; 2.9.2 The ejusdem generis principle; 2.9.3 Expressio unius est exclusio alterius; 2.9.4 The Interpretation Act 1978; 2.9.5 The presumption against no fault criminal liability. 2.9.6 The presumption against deprivation of liberty2.10 Statutory interpretation and the Human Rights Act 1998; 2.11 Conclusion; Part 2 The assessment of moots; 3 Style and presentation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Use of notes and scripts in court; 3.2.1 Having no notes and speaking "off the cuff"; 3.2.2 Mooting with a verbatim script; 3.2.3 A unified approach; 3.2.4 Cards; 3.3 Eye contact with the judges; 3.4 Pace of delivery; 3.5 Volume; 3.6 Intonation; 3.7 Accents and the use of slang; 3.8 Politeness and respect; 3.9 Body language; 3.10 Awareness of your surroundings.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 340.071141; Legal skills & practice; Moot courts -- Great Britain; Trial practice -- Great Britain; Moot courts; Trial practice; LAW / Essays; LAW / General Practice; LAW / Jurisprudence; LAW / Paralegals & Paralegalism; LAW / Practical Guides; LAW / Reference; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1137068701; 9781137068705
• Related ISBNs: 9780230220683; 0230220681
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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