(*Canadian) This short book goes through various parts of mooting, including preparation, opening remarks, delivering submissions, phrases and terminology, and dealing with questions. Appendices include marking guides for facta and oral presentations as well as tips for drafting a motion.
(*Canadian) Chapter 8, "Stand and Deliver: Doing a Moot" guides you through researching and writing for a moot. It also also gives practical tips for oral argument and dealing with questions during the moot.
The Hon. Justice Ian Binnie, “In Praise of Oral Advocacy,” 21 The Advocates' Society Journal no. 4, 3-18.
The Hon. Justice Marvin Catzman, “The Wrong Stuff: How to Lose Appeals in the Court of Appeal,” 19 The Advocates' Society Journal no. 1, 1-5.
The Hon. Justice George Finlayson, “Appellate Advocacy in an Abbreviated Setting,” Court of Appeal for Ontario, Archives, Speeches.
John Sopinka and Mark Gelowitz, The Conduct of an Appeal, 3d ed. (Markham: LexisNexis Canada, 2012), especially chapter 9, "Preparing for and Presenting the Argument".
KE8585 .S66 2012 (3-hour Reserve)
The Hon Justice Michael Kirby, Ten Rules of Appellate Advocacy. Speech given by the former president, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW (1984 - 1996) to the Australian Advocacy Institute - Appellate Skills Workshop, May 5, 1995.
The Hon. Justice Ian Binnie, “In Praise of Oral Advocacy,” 21 The Advocates' Society Journal no. 4, 3-18.
The Hon. Justice Marvin Catzman, “The Wrong Stuff: How to Lose Appeals in the Court of Appeal,” 19 The Advocates' Society Journal no. 1, 1-5.
The Hon. Justice George Finlayson, “Appellate Advocacy in an Abbreviated Setting,” Court of Appeal for Ontario, Archives, Speeches.
John Sopinka and Mark Gelowitz, The Conduct of an Appeal, 3d ed. (Markham: LexisNexis Canada, 2012), especially chapter 9, "Preparing for and Presenting the Argument".
KE8585 .S66 2012 (3-hour Reserve)
The Hon Justice Michael Kirby, Ten Rules of Appellate Advocacy. Speech given by the former president, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW (1984 - 1996) to the Australian Advocacy Institute - Appellate Skills Workshop, May 5, 1995.
Watch the video of the 2013 Queen's Moot Camp