A Report on

“Moot Memorial and Mooting Etiquettes”

1^st April, 2022

Organized by: Maharishi Law School in coordination with IQAC

Objective of the Event: The aim of the event was to prepare students for litigation practice by exposing them to court decorum, argumentation, and legal research. Knowledge of Memorial Drafting persuasive memorials sharpens legal writing skills, which are valuable in legal practice.

Maharishi Law School organized a workshop on “Moot Memorial and Mooting Etiquettes” on 1^stApril, 2022. The workshop was organized by the Moot Court Society of Maharishi Law School, Noida, at the auditorium of the Noida Campus. The resource person for the workshop was Mr. Siddharth Agarwal. Siddharth is a senior associate in the Law Links Delhi office.

Mr. Siddharth Agarwal elaborately discussed the meaning, role, and importance of memorial drafting. He enunciated the importance of fact sheets and emphasized how to form issues from the fact sheets and present them in the moot court. After that, he emphasized how to present the issue in front of the judge in a moot court. He asked the students not to assume anything and asked them to build the entire memorial only from the facts mentioned in the fact sheet. Then he also asked the students to form five groups and gave each group a case on which they were asked to form their own issues and argue. This practical learning made students understand the entire procedure of memorial drafting in a better way.

The workshop was more of a dialogue exchanged between our esteemed guest, Mr. Siddharth, and our students. It was a quality-driven, activity-based workshop rather than just a monologue. The students were intrigued by the intricate details shared by Mr. Siddharth on ways to enhance their drafting skills and form issues, which will not only help them in moot court but also in the practical field of law.