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Read
the case carefully again.
Read the rules carefully again.
Respect yourself: get enough sleep and eat propperly.
Be sure to know whether your team is going to prepare a pleading
as an Advocate General or a Commission Representative.
Know the battlefield - bear in mind the sender/receiver situation
when proceeding.
15 minutes are not enough time to explain exotic legal points,
SO KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Be ready to be interrupted by judges during your oral arguments.
The ELMC Executive Secretaries will encourage the Bench to
pose several questions during your pleadings, interrupting
your pleading presentation.
Try to make a plan or your oral arguments that lasts about
8 minutes.
Do yourselves (and the judges) a favour and learn the basics
of rhetoric.
Make your presentation vivid and interesting to hear.
If you were a judge, what would you expect a pleading to be?
Be sure to do repeated rehearsals in the weeks up to the competition.
Try filming the rehersals and see the film. You will learn,
laugh, and get memories to last a lifetime.
Know your oral pleadings by heart - if your coach wakes you
in the middle of the night you should go: "Mister President,
honoured members of the court……..".
You are going to convince judges that might not share your
view of the world, SO KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Know the fundamental rules of EC Law - the judges love to
pose questions about them.
Have a plan B prepared if the time is running out.
Remember that you are a representative of your University
and your Country, so behave!
Do not forget your oral pleadings at home or at your hotel
(but if you do, it should not matter, as you know your oral
pleadings by heart).
Dress as you would for a real Court hearing. Formal clothing
is very appreciated by the judges. The ladies should dress
conservatively in respect to the Court, and the gentlemen
should wear business suit and tie.
KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Remember that the Moot Court is about meeting and competing
- so remember to have a good time.
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