The Student Guide to Mooting.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to Mooting -- What is a Moot? -- The Importance of Mooting -- The Layout of the Room -- 2 Counsel -- Introduction -- Procedure for Counsel -- Brief Overview of the Role of Counsel -- Summary -- 3 Stage 1: The Problem and Moot Point -- Introduction -- Read the Problem and Identify the Field -- Research -- Identifying the Central Moot Points -- Allocation of Points of Law and Team Work -- Summary -- 4 Stage 2: Making a Legal Argument -- Introduction -- A Good Introduction -- Outlining the Facts -- Putting a Question to the Court -- Submissions -- Structuring an Argument -- Forming a Concrete Conclusion -- Making a Rebuttal -- Hypothetical Situations -- Summary -- 5 Use of Authority -- Introduction -- Definition of Authority -- Citing Authority -- Etiquette when Citing Authority to a Judge -- Relevance of Authority -- Different Types of Authority -- Providing a List of Authorities to the Judge, Clerk and Opposing Team -- Putting Authority in a Folder for the Clerk -- Citation Guide -- Summary -- 6 Use of Time -- Introduction -- Time Management -- Factors Affecting Time -- Good Methods of Time Management -- Summary -- 7 Court Etiquette -- Introduction -- Addressing the Judge -- Referring to Counsel -- General Court Address -- Taking and Leaving the Lectern -- Senior Counsel's Introduction -- Junior Counsel's Offer of the Facts -- Summary -- 8 Team Tactics and Strategies -- Introduction -- Choosing which Counsel Makes which Submissions -- The Red Herring -- Conceding Submissions -- Reversing the Order of Submissions -- Summary -- 9 Body Language and Presentation Skills -- Introduction -- Public Speaking -- Body Language -- Summary -- 10 The Judge -- Introduction -- What to Expect from the Judge -- Etiquette for Addressing the Judge -- Questions.

The Judge's Marking Criteria -- The Judgment -- Summary -- 11 Procedure on the Day of the Moot -- Introduction -- Preparation -- The Moot -- Summary -- 12 Advice for the Judge -- Introduction -- Receiving Authority -- The Facts of the Case -- Timing -- Interruptions -- Questioning Counsel -- Judgment -- Summary -- 13 Advice for the Clerk -- Introduction -- The Role of the Clerk -- Assisting the Judge -- Management of Authorities -- Timing -- Summary -- 14 Mooting Competitions -- Introduction -- Internal Scottish University Mooting Competitions -- Scottish National Mooting Competitions -- English National Mooting Competitions -- International Competitions -- Summary -- 15 Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Appendix: Mooting Example: Criminal Law -- Index of Examples -- Index of Figures -- Index.

A textbook introduction to planning law in Scotland.

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