Sample Roadmap For Moot Court
Sample Roadmap For Moot Court
Sample Roadmap For Moot Court
/Madame Chief Justice, Your Honors, and may it please the Court,
my name is , and I, along with my Esteemed Colleague, , are
appearing in this matter on behalf of the Petitioner/Respondent, .
I will address the issue of , while my colleague will address the issue
Would your Honors like a summary of the facts? [This is only for the 1st Petitioner to say. It
should be no more than q seconds]
This Case Is About . [Keep it short and pithy. What is the main point of the
case?
The judgments against the Petitioner/ Respondent should therefore be reversed/affirmed for the
Following reasons [or just state your one reason]:
FIRST:
SECOND:
TO MY FIRST POINT:
Relevant cases, applying standards/rules if any
TO MY SECOND POINT:
Same as above
THANK YOU.
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MOOT COURT PHRASES
Your Honor, I respectfully disagree. [You can disagree. Don’t fall into the trap of
agreeing with everything the judges say!]
To answer your questions in turn ... [If judges ask you more than one question at a time.]
To answer your questions concurrently ... [If judges ask you more than one question but
the questions are similar enough that you think you can give a satisfactory answer in one
statement.]
Can you please rephrase/restate your question? [If you are confused or if you have
forgotten the question.]
Is that answer satisfactory/does that answer your question? [If you are unsure if you
answered the question.]
Your Honors, I do not have this case [information, etc] at the moment. Can brief you on
this matter at a later time?
Your Honors, I see that my time has elapsed. May I briefly conclude/answer your
question? [You say this if the TIME card comes up as you are speaking. This does not
mean launch into your conclusion. Simply finish the point that you were making when
you were interrupted and move bow out].
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