When writing your Moot Problem you should adhere to the following guidelines:

• The Moot Problem submitted should be of sufficient difficulty for university undergraduates. It is expected that it will be primarily second year students who enter the competition.

• The Moot Problem must be approved and signed by a teaching member of the Law Department at the entering institution.

• The Moot Problem should deal with a mainstream legal topic that will not require expertise in an obscure area. The core subjects are as follows: EC Law; Constitutional and Administrative Law; Criminal Law; Contract Law; Land Law; Law of Equity and Trusts; Law of Tort.

• The Moot Problem should be a fictional case heard either on appeal to the Court of Appeal or a case heard in the House of Lords (although this is only a guideline and is not always the case). The Moot Problem should deal with precise elements of the law and should state 2 grounds for appeal (more grounds of appeal can be included but two is the most advisable).
  
  PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE ARE GUIDELINES ONLY, AND EVERY MOOT PROBLEM WILL BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERIT
  
  Please do not forget to send in the OMP Registration Form with your Original Moot Problem
  
  

• Skeleton Arguments must be exchanged by fax or e-mail at least 3 working days before the Moot. It is suggested that skeleton arguments are exchanged at the same time as the Authorities. Receipt must be confirmed by telephone or email.

• The judge should also be supplied with copies of authorities and skeleton arguments at the same time as they are exchanged by the teams.

• In the Semi-Finals and Final Skeleton Arguments from both teams must be exchanged, and arrive with Lists of Authorities at the Council’s offices at Megarry House, 5 working days before the Moot is to take place.
  
  
• If an unsual case is cited that a judge is unlikely to be familiar with then teams must provide the judge with a photocopy for reference unless agreed otherwise.