Mooting competition program

UTS Law supports an extensive mooting competition program both nationally and internationally as an opportunity for students to gain an international perspective on their courses and careers.

Mooting is an exciting way to gain high level courtroom skills and research experience, and is fully funded by the Faculty (including airfares, accommodation and competition expenses).

Mooting is a mock-court experience where students argue questions of law. Coveted by top law students and future employers scoping talent, mooting augments your ability to persuasively argue a case in court and become intimately familiar with relevant law through research.

UTS Law offers an award-winning mooting program. As a new law student, you will be encouraged to sharpen your mooting technique through junior level competitions run by the UTS Law Students’ Society. As your talents develop, you will have the opportunity to apply for a range of competitive-entry, merit-based national and international inter-varsity moots coached by experienced UTS Law academics. This includes the much sought-after Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot and the Oxford Intellectual Property Mooting Competition held at the University of Oxford.

UTS Law celebrates the achievements of our mooting teams at our annual Awards Ceremony. Mooting may also be counted as a credit toward your degree.

UTS wins at Oxford

Congratulations to the Faculty of Law's mooting team who won the 2022 Oxford Intellectual Property Mooting Competition at the University of Oxford. The team included Madeleine Sherbon, Sam Guzman and Andre Murrell (a mix of Bachelor of Law and Juris Doctor students), coached by Evana Wright and Isabella Alexander.

The moot took place from 17 – 19 March 2022 at Oxford University and involved 30 teams competing from around the world. The Grand Final was judged by Lord Kitchin of the UK Supreme Court and Lord Justices Arnold and Birss of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

In addition to winning the Grand Final, Madeleine Sherbon won 4th best speaker in the preliminary rounds and Andre Murrell equal 5th best speaker from the preliminary rounds. The team also won second prize for written submissions.