Moot court

 Previous cases
 Look for precedents, reasoning, and principles established in previous cases that support your
arguments
 paying attention to any amendments or updates
 textbook of that law
 Published articles in various journals
 An article by a renowned scholar of a field of law will be more convincing to the bench than an
article from an obscure source.
 Close, concentrated reading surely is required, but speed reading will help you go through a text
quickly, and then know which portions to focus on.

Methology

 An article by a renowned scholar of a field of law will be more convincing to the bench than an
article from an obscure source.
All the facts should be at your fingertips.
 Use headings, subheadings, and paragraphs to structure your arguments and enhance
readability.
 “SMALL THINGS LIKE FOOTNOTING, EDITING MIGHT COST YOU MARKS”
 At the very beginning itself, mention the time that you would be reserving for your arguments
and for rebuttal/surrebuttal
 For example: If the total time allotted to each team is 30 minutes, then you can say; ‘With the
due permission of the bench, I along with my co-counsel would like to reserve 14 minutes each
for our respective arguments and would like to reserve the rest for rebuttal.’.
 One should be prepared for arguments made by one’s opposite side. Because, one can challenge
those in rebuttals or surrebuttals.
 Look for as many questions as possible because a large chunk of marks is devoted for the same.
 Don’t get irritated if you are not able to answer anything. Because maintaining your calm is part
and parcel of this entire exercise.

General