Rosamond Smith Mooting Competition

Every year Middle Temple hosts a mooting competition for its student members. It is open to both BPTC and CPE/GDL students. The competition is run on a 'knock-out' basis, and students compete in pairs. The pair that wins the moot will go through to the next round. Whilst the initial rounds are not open to spectators, the semi-finals and final take place in Hall in front of an audience. At every round, the judge of the moot will be a senior barrister or a judge.

The four students who reach the final will take part in a mooting visit to the United States; visits alternate between the Universit of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Each finalist will also receive a wig and gown.

Middle Temple aims to provide some training to mooters taking part in the competition. An introductory evening, a talk on 'presenting legal argument' and mooting workshops give students guidance on how to prepare and deliver their argument.

Other Mooting Opportunities

A further competition may be arranged for those who were knocked out in the opening round of the Rosamond Smith Mooting Competition, details of which will be published as they are made available.

In addition, Middle Temple organises moots on an ad hoc basis, for example against Pepperdine University, an American college based in London. The Pepperdine moot takes place in the RCJ every year and provides the mooters with a truly memorable experience.

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