Mooting and Advocacy Competition

Mooting is the oral presentation of a legal issue against opposing counsel before a judge, tribunal member, or arbitrator.

It simulates the experience that law students can expect in court proceedings after qualifying as lawyers.

This practical exercise develops essential skills in legal research, critical thinking, oral advocacy, and written submissions.

Why Mooting Matters

Mooting offers numerous benefits to law students:

• Develops crucial legal skills in research, analysis, and advocacy

• Builds confidence in public speaking and courtroom presentation

• Teaches courtroom decorum and professional etiquette

• Enhances employment opportunities in the legal profession

• Provides networking opportunities with legal professionals

• Improves ability to think critically and respond under pressure

My Coaching Approach

My coaching approach is based on a simple pedagogy that I developed for the unit LAW4805 at Monash University.

I also adopt a whole-of-advocate approach in training advocacy to Monash LLB/JD law students, with award winning success.

I have also assisted law students studying at universities in India and Ukraine requesting coaching for international moots when Monash is not competing in those moots.

Recent Achievements

2025

• 22nd Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot - Quarter Finalists (top 8 out of 32 teams). Joint 4th place Best Individual Mooters in Preliminary Rounds)

• Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Moot – Semi Finalists and Joint Best Oralist in the semi-final rounds (International moot held online from London)

• Philip C. Jessup Public International Law Moot – Quarter Finalists (International moot competition held at ANU, Canberra)

• Assisting National Law University Delhi law students for their practice moots in the final oral proceedings of the Philip C. Jessup Public International Law Moot in Washington D.C.

2024

• Philip C. Jessup Public International Law Moot – Quarter Finalists and Joint Best Applicant Memorial (International moot competition held at ANU, Canberra)

• International Bar Association International Criminal Law Moot – Quarter Finalists (International moot held in Den Haag, Netherlands)

• Sir Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot – Grand Final winner. Monash student won best oralist in the Grand Final.  Another Monash team Quarter Finalists and had Honourable Mentions for Claimant and Respondent Memorandums

• 12th Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot – Semi Finalist with team ranked 3rd out of 27 teams. Another Monash team Quarter Finalists. Monash student won the best individual oralist in the general rounds (National Law moot held at Victoria University)

• Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Moot – Runner up, Grand Final (Victoria moot. Grand Final held at the Federal Court of Australia)

• VWL Warren Moot – Quarter Finalists (Victoria moot opened to law students and solicitors/barristers under 5 years call)

• Baker McKenzie National Women’s Moot – Top 8 out of 12 teams (National moot held in Sydney)

• Victorian Bar Equality & Diversity Moot – 3rd place (Victoria moot. Held at the Victorian Bar)

• Assisting international teams in their practice moots for the 21st Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and National Law University Delhi (making to Semi Finals and student being place joint 5th place for Best Individual Mooters in Preliminary Rounds)

2023

• Nica.team world mooting ranking – Monash ranked no. 2 in Australia and Oceania, and no. 21 in the world

• Philips C. Jessup Public International Law Moot – Monash student adjudged Best Oralist (International moot competition held at ANU, Canberra)

• 20th Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot – Runner up, Grand Final (International moot held in Oxford, UK).  Monash won Best Speaker and Best Second Speaker, Best Team in the Preliminary rounds

• Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot – Quarter Finalists (International moot held online from London)

• International Bar Association International Criminal Law Moot – Semi Finalists (International moot held in Den Haag, Netherlands)

• 19th Administrative Appeals Tribunal Moot – Grand Final winner, Monash student adjudged best advocate for the Grand Final (National moot held online from Victoria)

• Sir Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration – Monash teams ranked 8, 11 respectively with three students ranked 9, 16, and 23 out of 105 oralists (International moot held online from Deakin University)

• 11th Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot – Monash student won the best individual oralist in the general rounds National Law moot held at Victoria University)

• Victorian Bar Equality & Diversity Moot – Grand Final winner (Victoria moot. Held at the Victorian Bar)

2022

• Nica.team world mooting ranking - Monash ranked no. 1 in Australia and Oceania, and no. 4 in the world

• Philip C. Jessup Public International Law Moot – Monash ranked 9th, with two students ranked 4th and 5th best oralist, and runners-up for the Best Applicant Memorial (International moot competition held online from Canberra)

• Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Moot - Grand Final global winner (International moot held online from London). Monash student won best individual mooter for both the semi-final and grand-final rounds.  Monash and Singapore National University were joint runners-up for the written submissions. Monash was the first Australian team to win this moot since its inception in 2017

• 18th Administrative Appeals Tribunal Moot - Grand Final winner (National moot held online from Victoria). Monash is the only University in Victoria that have won this national competition since its inception 18 years ago

• Sir Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot – Semi Finalists and Best Respondent Memorandum and Honourable Mention for Claimant Memorandum. Monash ranked 5th and 6th in the competition. Monash individual students were ranked 5th and 6th best oralists (International moot held online from Deakin University)

• Nuremberg Moot Court – Semi Finalists (International moot held online from Germany)

• Herbert Smith Freehills Computational Law e-Moot – Semi Finalists, Monash student adjudged best speaker for the semi-final (International moot held online from NSW)

• UNSW Private Law Moot – Semi Finalists (International moot held online from NSW)

• ADC-ICC Asia Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition – Monash ranked 7th (International mediation moot held online from NSW)

• GD Goenka International Virtual Law and Technology Moot Competition in association with Cyber Law University (India) – Quarter Finalists (International moot held online from India)

• VWL Warren Moot – Semi Finalists (Victoria moot opened to law students and solicitors/barrister under 5 years call)

• 10th Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot – Best Respondent Memorandum (National Law moot held at Victoria University)

• Baker McKenzie National Women’s Moot – Semi Finalists (National moot held in NSW)

2021

• Philip C. Jessup Public International Law Moot, the world’s largest moot competition on public international law  – Monash student ranked top 30 in the world (International moot held online from USA)

• Sir Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot – Both teams made to Elimination Rounds. Honourable Mention for Written Memorandum. Monash student ranked 7th of 104 oralists (International moot held online from Deakin University)

• 9th Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot – Semi Finalists and Best Written Respondent Memorandum. Another team Quarter Finalists (National moot held at Victoria University)

• Hugo Law Group University of Wollongong Intervarsity Criminal Law Moot – Grand Final winner. Monash student adjudged best advocate for the Grand Final (National moot held online from NSW)

• Baker McKenzie National Women’s Moot – Runner up, Grand Final. Another team Quarter Finalists (National moot held online from NSW)

• ANU Gender Identity + Sexuality Law Moot – Runner up, Grand Final. Joint Best Oralist (International moot held online from Canberra)

• VWL Warrant Moot – Grand Final winner (Victoria moot opened to law students and solicitors/barrister under 5 years call)

• Herbert Smith Freehils Computational Law Moot – Semi Finalists. Monash student won best speaker

• Nuremberg Moot Court - Semi Finalists (International moot held online from Germany)

2020

• Herbert Smith Freehils Computational Law Moot  – Grand Final winner (International moot held online from NSW)

• Sir Alfred Deakin International Commercial Arbitration Moot – Quarter Finalists. Best Respondent Memorandum (International moot held online from Deakin University)

• ADC-ICC Asia Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition – Best Mediation Plan (International mediation moot held online from NSW)

• Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Moot – Quarter Finalists (National moot held online from University of Melbourne)

• Younes Espiner Criminal Law Moot – Semi Finalists (National moot held online from NSW)

• Melbourne University Negotiation Moot – Runner Up (Victoria moot held online from Victoria)

2019

• Nuremberg Moot Court – Quarter Finalist, Best Respondent Memorial (International moot held in Nuremberg, Germany)

• International Criminal Justice Victoria Moot – Runner Up, Grand Final. One Monash student was adjudged best oralist in Grand Final and another was Best Oralist in Semi Final. Grand Final held at the Federal Court of Australia

• 15th Administrative Appeals Tribunal Moot – Semi Finalists (National moot held in Victoria)

• ANIMAL Law Moot – Semi Finalists (National Law moot held at University of Melbourne)