Writing a good mooting problem is quite an art. Fear not. MootingNet have put together a user-friendly guide to writing a mooting problem and it is available here.
Example problems
If you don't want to write your own problem, here are some prepared earlier.
The problems are sorted by legal area, and most are available both as HTML and Portable Data Format (PDF) files. We recommend that you use the PDF files wherever possible. More information on viewing / printing PDF files is available here.
The problems available in PDF format below may be freely reproduced for use in mooting competitions.
Contract Law
- Alright - v - Black - (PDF)
- Eric Pollard -v- Viv Windsor - (PDF)
- Gallagher & Gallagher - v - Gerald Spice Ltd - (PDF)
- Hathaway Technology Limited -v- Picard Industries Limited (PDF)
- Hurley - v - Grant - (PDF)
- Lucy - v - Drew - (PDF)
- McDougalls Ltd. - v - Branson - (PDF)
- Regina - v - Jones - (PDF)
- Regina -v- Ola James - (PDF)
- Regina -v- Stubbs - (PDF)
- Regina -v- Torch - (PDF)
Property Law
- Re: Leonard Brown - (PDF)
- Billy Bunter -v- St Basham’s - (PDF)
- International Gay and Lesbian Alliance Co. Ltd - v - Bigotshire County Council - (PDF)
- R - v - The Bird Preservation Commission ex parte English Country Holidays - (PDF)
- Collins -v- Andrews - (PDF)
- Fairytale Footsie Company Limited - v - Ben Batten (Mayfair) Limited - (PDF)
- Fussy - v - Tremens - (PDF)
- J.R. Scabbingham (Engineering) Ltd - v - C.L. Publications Ltd - (PDF)
- King - v - Rotten Contractors Ltd - (PDF)
- Large and others - v - Haggis - (PDF)
- Neville -v- Trafford - (PDF)
- Re Souzy - (PDF)
- Wyatt -v- Chief Constable of Countryshire Police - (PDF)
Other problems available online:
England and Wales
- Additional problems from the ESU Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition are available from the Essex Court website here.
- The Jessup International Law Moot Court competition problems are available online at the ILSA web site
MootingNet is extremely grateful to the English Speaking Union, Dan Collacott at the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting, Rory O'Connell of Lancaster University and Lynne Townley for supplying the above problems, and to the authors who have agreed to MootingNet making the problems available.
Submissions of additional problems are always very welcome. Where not specified, MootingNet would be happy to credit the original authors of the above problems on request.
Last updated: 20/05/06
