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OULS Mooting Workshop 2006 Our first ever OULS Mooting Workshop was held on the 28th of January 2006 in Milton Keynes; the perfect beginning to the 2006 mooting year. The workshop was designed to help students understand the basics of mooting. The day was laid out in three parts. Part One : Introductions A brief introduction to OULS and OULS mooting was given by Ian Beeby, Chairman of the OU Law Society.Afterwards, a talk given 
by Mr Leslie Cuthbert, OU law tutor and Solicitor Advocate about the
trials and tribulations of a law career and how mooting fits in with the
pursuit of a law degree. Following this enlightening and informative talk was OULS member and OU LLB graduate Richard Deery with a discussion on mooting procedures and guidance. Part Two : Sample Moot 
In the second part of the day, workshop attendees were given the opportunity to
see the beginning of a moot.
OULS member Nicholas Everitt gave a very convincing
and well prepared argument and Leslie Cuthbert gave him an equally convincing
and grueling judging. Part Three : Workshop In the last part of the day, OULS members were given problems to work through
in mooting terms. We first looked at a mooting problem and talked it through in
terms of the legal points we would look for when preparing a legal argument.Members then broke into groups where each took on the role of advocate. They were taught how to formulate a rudamentary skeleton argument, prioritise their arguments and were given the opportunity to stand up and show the rest of the group a simple moot in front of a judge.  Attendees were given a mooting handbook and encouraged to sign-up for either internal and/or external moots for the 2006 mooting year. Email the Events Coordinator for information about mooting. Check out the Mooting Pages for more information about mooting. |
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