Presentation

This module provides, in a practical context, experience and practise in mooting and advocacy. The following areas will be covered during the formal sessions:

• Understanding the legal grounds of appeal
• Correct and appropriate ways to address a court
• Correct ways to cite judgments and other material
• The hierarchy of law reports
• Public speaking
• Mooting skills
• Skeleton Arguments

Mooting - 6113LAWSL

Mooting

Demonstrate an ability to evaluate and rank unfamiliar arguments in the light of established statute law, judicial decisions and authoritative legal commentary.

Demonstrate a firm grounding of the basic concepts, values, principles and rules of the English legal system and EU law.

Organise, prioritise their time and to work so as to meet strict deadlines.

Demonstrate an ability to use appropriate legal terminology and language both orally and in writing.

Demonstrate a well-developed ability to use a wide variety of standard and legal and other electronic sources of information.

Demonstrate an ability to present an argument in a way which is comprehensible to others and which addresses their particular concerns or questions.

Demonstrate an ability to apply gained legal knowledge to complex problems, to reflect upon and evaluate this application and to draw logical reasoned conclusions that are supported by argument and legal authority.

Demonstrate an ability to select key research issues and to identify relevant primary and secondary sources of information.