1. How to establish a Moot Court Competition
LXVIII International Council Meeting, Batumi, 18-25th October 2015

2. What is a Moot Court Competition (MCC)?
A simulated hearing or trial, in which students plead a case in front of a panel of judges

3. ELSA and Moot Court Competitions
- The purpose of ELSA:
To contribute to legal education
- Our means:
to provide opportunities for law students to learn about other cultures and legal systems
and
to assist law students to be (…) professionally skilled

4. What is the added value of participating in a MCC?

5. How to start? Structure Subject Research of Judges and Sponsors
Target Groups
Timeline
Academic Suppourt

6. Structure Mock trial? One day simulation? Written Part and Oral Part
2 parties of the dispute
Pleading: preliminary, quater-finals, semi-finals, finals
Clarification questions

7. Pleading Main pleading + rebuttal/sur-rebuttal
Questions from the Judges
Time extension
PANEL
COMPLAINANT
Seat 1
1st Presenter
Seat 2
2nd Presenter
Seat 3
3rd Presenter
Seat 4
4th Team Member
RESPONDENT
TIMEKEEPERS
COACHES and GUESTS

8. Dividing the tasks – the OC
Head of the Organizing Committee
Logistic
Teams
Judges
Marketing
Fundraising
Materials (Rules,Case)

9. Dividing the tasks – the OC
What
Who
When
Good tasks division
Flexibility
Updates
Make everyone aware of their tasks

10. Rules
What needs to be included: - The structure - Information about the teams (team members, criteria, exceptions) - Scoring procedure - Elimination procedure - Time of the pleadings
Clear structure, easy interpretation

11. Case Think about the case while picking the subject Well balanced case
Bench Memorandum
Finding it online?
Database?

12. Participants Team hunting Registration process
Reminders about the deadlines
Answering the questions-communication
Guidelines for the teams
Moot Court Academy

14. Judges Law experts People involved in mooting Sponsors representatives
PhD students
Marking guidelines
Brief
Explain the Rules

15. Mareketing & Fundraising
Make it attractive!
Fairy tale MCCs
Face to face approach
Marketing materials – brand
Information during the lectures
Project Partners
Fundraising opportunity

16. What to offer?
Logo distribution: marketing materials, rollups, posters, website
Rollup of the law firm during the pleadings
Stand
Sponsor’s Fair
Sponsor’s event, reception, prize
Career’s opportunities
Serving as a Judge
Exlusive sponsorship

17. Timekeepers Control of the time
Questions from the Judges do not stop the clock
Signs with numbers
Time extension
Team and each orator time

18. The BIG day Arrival, registration and accommodation Score sheets
Certificates, prizes
Social programme

19. Timeline Task for you – complete the exepamlary timeline!
6 months before the event
3 months before the event
month before the event
oral Rounds
after Competition

20. Working groups Group 1 & 2: Fundraising (both financial and in kind)
Marketing (both getting participants and audience)
Group 5 & 6:
Human resources (recruiting OC and teams)
Group 7 & 8:
Style of the MCC (structure, topic, additional events)

21. International Working Group on MCC
Database
Template
MCC Organizer’s Manual - update

22. Roundtable
If you have MCCs in your country, or if you are planning to organize MCCs or not?
If yes:
On what topic(s)?
Structure (written/oral/local/national rounds)?
Approximately how many teams?

23. Q&A