Goodbye October and Hello November!
- Nov 2, 2014
- 2 min read
Well October has gone ! And so has Halloween! How was your halloween guys? I know I definitely went all out and partied like there was no tomorrow! I would like to stress the message also Lesson no. 6 =
'Work Hard! Play Hard!'
Okay, we are now in November! Also known as Movember! This is the month where all the guys grow out moustaches, beards or a combination of both in cool styles to raise awareness for prostate cancer and other charities! So be on the lookout for bizarre facial hair styles it should be amusing :)
Other than Movember we have a lot of events coming up within the bar society!
So this Thursday we have our Mooting Masterclass with Inner Temple Barrister, Alastair Hodge!
Having attended his mooting session last year I can tell you guys are in for a real treat (the pun would have had more effect perhaps if this blog was released on Halloween..)
For those of your first years who have chosen 'Mooting & Advocacy' as an optional module, I can only say you have made the best choice ever (talking from experience!) It is a fun and fantastic module which allows you to engage with the practical aspect of applying the law to a formal audience. So I would advise those of you who have chosen this option to go to the mooting masterclass! And for those of you law students who are not doing the module you should still go anyway as it is an invaluable experience.
But wait wait wait... some of you may not know what a moot really is!
Allow me to elaborate! (with a little help from the University of Westminster Mooting and Advocacy Handbook 2014 - I do not own any rights to the following material written below..)
"Mooting began in England at least five centuries ago, at the Inns of Court (which provided, and continue to provide, training for would-be barristers). It was invented to develop advocacy skills, although lost popularity over the centuries as books became more prevalent. More recently, mooting has enjoyed a resurgence and is now seen as a crucial part of educating lawyers who intend to work in litigation (see next section).
A moot is the argument of legal issues in a hypothetical case. It is not concerned with disputing the facts of the case, thus mooting does not involve examining witnesses and other evidence - it focuses on pairs of participants being able to construct a logical and well-presented argument as to why their interpretation of the law should be followed. A moot is a formal competition in which teams of two people are given a fictional case and are asked to support each side."
All the helpful hints and tips will be provided by Alastair at the Mooting Masterclass so do come along!
With that said, I leave you guys with a fun video on how NOT to moot!
Author: Asha Mistry (Magazine Editor of the Bar Society - LLB Law, Second Year)
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