Mooting
Mooting offers you the opportunity to practise and improve oral advocacy skills in a simulated appellate court or arbitration for academic credit. Our extensive mooting program is led by current student members of the Moot Court Committee.
Competitive mooting
Students hone their oral advocacy skills and prepare a factum. Students who prefer not to compete for spots on teams that engage with teams from other Canadian law schools can participate in the lower-key Upper Year Moot. (Some veterans of the non-competitive upper year moot find out they like it, and opt to join a Competitive Moot the following year.) Either choice fulfils the law school's oral advocacy graduation requirement.
Upper-year students with a particular interest in mooting, are eligible for selection to competitive moot teams that represent the law school on both a national and an international level. These competitive moot teams are consistently among the best in the country, bringing home both national and international honours. Upper year students can participate in try-outs during September to join competitive mooting teams.
In order to allow as many students as possible to participate in competitive mooting, students are limited to participating in one competitive moot, with some exceptions. The in-house Grand Moot, the Kawaskimhon consensus moot, the Arnup Cup trial level advocacy competition, the Walsh Family Law Negotiation competition and any progressive moots that flow from a first appellate moot – such as the championship round of the Jessup – are all excepted from this cap.
'Learning to embrace discomfort'
For Ema Ibrakovic (JD 2022) mooting was the key to discovering her calling and honing her oral advocacy skills.
Grand Moot
A U of T Law tradition and highlight of the moot court calendar is the annual Grand Moot, a demonstration event where you can witness four of our most skilled mooters appear before a distinguished panel of Canadian jurists, such as those from the Ontario Court (General and Appellate Divisions) and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Charter Applicability and Double Jeopardy in
Self-Governing Indigenous Communities
Monday, September 29, 2025
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room (Jackman Hall, Room 250)
Watch the livestream on YouTube
A U of T Law tradition and highlight of the academic year — four of the law school's most skilled mooters make their submissions to a distinguished panel of Canadian jurists.
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Justice Sheilah Martin
Supreme Court of CanadaThe Honourable Chief Justice Renee Pomerance
Ontario Court of AppealThe Honourable Justice Robert Centa
Ontario Superior Court of JusticeGrand Mooters
Counsel for the Appellant Counsel for the RespondentAkash Jain Ikran Jama
Sarah Zaitlin Matthew Farrell
Moot Court Committee Co-Chief Justices
Kate ShackletonNavya Sheth
2025 Grand Moot Problem (PDF)
Appellant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Federal Invocation of the Notwithstanding Clause in the Criminal Context
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room (Jackman Hall, Room 250)
A U of T Law tradition and highlight of the academic year — four of the law school's most skilled mooters make their submissions to a distinguished panel of Canadian jurists.
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Justice Suzanne Côté
Supreme Court of CanadaThe Honourable Chief Justice Michael Tulloch
Ontario Court of AppealThe Honourable Justice Ira Parghi (LLB 1997)
Superior Court of Justice of OntarioGrand Mooters
Counsel for the Appellant Counsel for the RespondentJoshua Schwartz Brynne Dalmao
Navya Sheth Emily Chu
Moot Court Committee Co-Chief Justices
Riya ThomasVidit Desai
2024 Grand Moot Problem (PDF)
Appellant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Thursday, October 5, 2023
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room / Room Jackman 250
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Justice Nicholas Kasirer, Supreme Court of CanadaThe Honourable Justice Jill Copeland, Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Justice Andrew Pinto, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Grand Mooters
Counsel for the AppellantOlivia O’Connor
Julia Cappellacci
Counsel for the Respondent
Emma Danaher
Ryan Reid
Moot Court Committee Co-Chief Justices:
Ben GrondinSanghyun Park
2023 Grand Moot Official Problem (.pdf)
Appellant Factum (.pdf)
Respondent Factum (.pdf)
Thursday, September 29, 2022
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room / Room J250
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Justice Julie Thorburn, Court of Appeal for OntarioThe Honourable Justice Lorne Sossin, Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Justice Rita J. Maxwell, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Grand Mooters
Counsel for the Appellant Counsel for the RespondentBenjamin MacLean-Max Ivy Xu
Laura Goldfarb Adrianna Mills
Moot Court Committee Co-Chief Justices:
Mackenzie FaulknerCharles Ma
2022 Grand Moot Official Problem (PDF)
Appellant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Police Surveillance and the Charter
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Live in the Moot Court Room (Jackman 250) or YouTube live stream
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Justice Rosalie Abella
Supreme Court of CanadaThe Honourable Justice Andromache Karakatsanis
Supreme Court of CanadaThe Honourable Justice Mahmud Jamal
Supreme Court of Canada
Grand Mooters
Mackenzie Faulkner and Madeleine Andrew-Geevs.
Militza Boljević and Ema Ibraković
Student Co-Chief Justices
Sophie Zhao and Ainslie PierrynowskiGrand Moot Problem (PDF)
Factum of the Appellant (PDF) Factum of the Respondent (PDF)Watch: 2021 Grand Moot: "Police Surveillance and the Charter"
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Online via Zoom or YouTube live stream
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Justice Sheilah Martin (SJD 1991)
Supreme Court of Canada
The Honourable Justice Lorne Sossin (PhD 1993 Political Science)
Ontario Court of Appeal
The Honourable Justice Edward Morgan (LLB 1984)
Ontario Superior Court
Grand Mooters
Teodora Pasca and Olivia Eng
vs.
Geri Angelova and Hana Awwad
Student Co-Chief Justices
Saambavi Mano and Alina Yu
Factum of the Appellant (PDF) Factum of the Respondent (PDF)
Watch: 2020 Grand Moot: "Mandatory vaccinations and the Charter"
2020 Grand Moot: "Mandatory vaccinations and the Charter" 2020 Grand Moot: "Mandatory vaccinations and the Charter" 2020 Grand Moot: "Mandatory vaccinations and the Charter" 2020 Grand Moot: "Mandatory vaccinations and the Charter" Correctional Segregation & the Charter
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room (J250)
Jackman Law Building, 78 Queen’s Park Crescent
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Chief Justice Richard Wagner
Supreme Court of Canada
The Honourable Chief Justice George Strathy
Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Justice Breese Davies
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Grand Mooters
Spence Colburn
Eileen Church Carson
and
v.
and
Julie Lowenstein
Will Maidment
Student Co-Chief Justices
Alysa Holmes and Suhasini (Su) Rao
Factum of the Appellant Factum of the Respondent
Watch: 2019 Grand Moot: "Correctional Segregation & the Charter"
Jury Representation and the Charter
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Doors Open at 4:30 p.m.
Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room (J250)
Jackman Law Building, 78 Queen’s Park Crescent
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
The Honourable Justice Rosalie Abella
Supreme Court of Canada
The Honourable Justice Kathryn Feldman
Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Justice Edward Morgan
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Grand Mooters
Nicholas Martin
Julia Kirby
and
vs.
and
Holly Kallmeyer
Meena Sundararaj
Documents
Grand Moot Fact Pattern (PDF)
Appelant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Assisted Human Reproduction and the Charter
Thursday, September 28, 20175:00 pm.
Watch the Grand Moot video here (YouTube)
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
Russell Brown, Supreme Court of Canada
Robert J. Sharpe, Ontario Court of Appeal
Elizabeth Stewart, Ontario Superior Court of JusticeGrand Mooters
Jessica Kras and Madeline Lisus
(For the appellants)vs.
Ashley Bowron and Catherine Fan
(For the respondent)Documents
Grand Moot Problem (PDF)
By Stephanie Lewis and Kerry SunAppellant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
R v Cameron: Access to Justice
For the opening of the spectacular new Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room, the Faculty of Law is honoured that our judicial panel for the Grand Moot is comprised of all 3 of our Supreme Court Justice alumni.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
5:00 pm. Doors open at 4:00 pm.
Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room
Jackman Law Building
78 Queen's Park Cres.
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Members of the Panel
Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court of Canada
Michael Moldaver, Supreme Court of Canada
Russell Brown, Supreme Court of Canada
Grand Mooters
Zachary Al-Khatib and Sarah Bittman
vs.
Victoria Hale and and Giorgio Traini
Documents
Grand Moot Problem (PDF)
Appelant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Freedom of Expression and The Right to be Forgotten
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Victoria College Chapel
(Room 213, Second Floor)
Victoria College, 91 Charles Street West
University of Toronto
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Watch the video of the 2015 Grand Moot (YouTube)
(also embedded below)
Members of the Panel
Justice Michael Moldaver (Supreme Court of Canada)
Justice Robert Sharpe (Court of Appeal for Ontario)
Justice Julie Thorburn (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)
Grand Mooters
Joe Bricker & Veenu Goswami
vs.
Dave Marshall & Hana Dhanji
Documents
Invitation (PDF)
Grand Moot Problem (PDF)
Appellant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Tracking Data, Privacy and the Charter
Thursday, October 2
4:30pm
Victoria College, Alumni Hall
73 Queen’s Park Crescent
Members of the Panel
Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court of Canada,
Honourable Madam Justice Gloria Epstein, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Honourable Madam Justice Bonnie Croll, Superior Court of Justice
Grand Mooters
Danny Urquhart (3L) and Lauren Harper (3L)
vs.
Kathleen Elhatton-Lake (3L) and Samuel Greene (2L)
Documents
Problem (PDF)
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault
Video
Watch the full video of the 2014 Grand Moot
Positive Rights to Health Care on Aboriginal Reserves
Thursday, October 3, 2013
4:30 p.m.
Victoria College Chapel (VC213), Victoria University, University of Toronto
Reception to follow in Room 119 of Emmanuel College
Members of the Panel
Justice Moldaver, Supreme Court of Canada
Justice Sharpe, Ontario Court of Appeal
Justice Swinton, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Grand Mooters
Jordan Katz and Ljiljana Stanic
vs.
Hani Migally and Meghan Bridges
Student Co-Chief Justices
Ashvin Singh and Megan Strachan
Documents
Problem (PDF)
Appelant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
McCarthy Tétrault LLP and the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law invite you to join us at the 2012 Grand Moot
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Citizen’s Arrest, Child Pornography and the Charter.
Full problem (PDF)
Members of the Panel:
The Honourable Madam Justice Gladys Pardu, the Ontario Superior Court
The Honourable Madam Justice Kathryn Feldman, Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Madam Justice Katherine Swinton, Ontario Supreme Court of Justice
Grand Mooters:
Joshua Stark, Megan Strachan
vs.
Richard Lizius, Anisah Hassan
Appellant Factum (PDF)
Respondent Factum (PDF)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
"Meth Labs, Public Safety and the Charter"
Watch the webcast of the 2011 Grand Moot
Members of the Panel:
The Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court of Canada
The Honourable Madam Justice Eileen Gillese, Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Mr. Justice John McMahon, Superior Court of Justice
Co-Chief Justices:
Nathaniel Read-Ellis
Allison Worone
Grand Mooters:
Crown
Michael Portner Gartke
Emily Shepard
vs.
Defence
Joe Ensom
Kate Southwell
September 28, 2010
The Problem
A curious onlooker to the "C20" protests in the fictitious city of Falconer, Flavelle (with a constitution identical to Canada’s) was swept up with a crowd of violent protestors. She was forced to wait at the site of the protests for an hour, then kept in a detention centre for 20 hours before being released without any charges laid. She brought an action in tort and for breach of her s. 9 Charter rights against the Police for her detention, arguing that by detaining her, the Police had committed the tort of wrongful imprisonment. She also moved to have the court declare that the mass arrest and the conditions in the detention facility violated her rights under s. 9 of the Charter, and requested that the court exercise its power to grant damages under s. 24(1).
The Judges' Panel
Justice Marshall Rothstein, Supreme Court of Canada
Justice Robert Blair, Ontario Court of Appeal
Justice Julie Thorburn, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
The Mooters
Helen Burnett
Mike Laskey
Padriac Ryan
Sinziana Tuglea
The Co-Chief Justices of the Moot Court Committee
Sabrina Bandali
Lauren Posloski
October 5, 2009
A distinguished panel of judges considered the following questions in the 2009 Grand Moot:
Do members of social networking websites have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the information they post on those websites? How much do “privacy settings” matter in an analysis of the Charter’s right to protection against unreasonable search and seizure? Can electronic information obtained through an unreasonable search be admitted as evidence without bringing the administration of justice into disrepute?
The Panel
The Honourable Madam Justice Louise Charron of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Honourable Mr. Justice John Laskin of the Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Code of the Superior Court of Justice
The Grand Mooters
Karen Ensslen
Jeremy Opolsky
Kristen Pollock
Kim Potter
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Given the threat of terror and need for international cooperation, should members of our government be allowed to cooperate with foreign officials whose practices violate the Charter?
The distinguished panel:
Hon. Justice Rosalie Abella
Hon. Justice Michael J. Moldaver
Hon. Justice Todd Ducharme
The Grand Mooters:
Laura Best
Stephanie Couzin
Mark Graham
Mabel Lai
What are the limits of police investigative powers when firearms threaten the lives of police officers and public safety?
Monday, September 24th, 2008
Distinguished Panel:
Hon. Justice Louis LeBel
Hon. Justice Warren Winkler
Hon. Justice Gertrude Spiegel
Grand Mooters:
Brian Duong
Nicole Henderson
Andrea Harrington
Fredrick Schumann
On Sept. 28, 2006 the annual Grand Moot was held in the newly-named Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room.
This year's team of highly accomplished student mooters included third-year students Rachel Kent, James Renihan, Chris Graham and Kim Haviv (president of SLS). A distinguished bench comprised of justices Rosalie Abella (Supreme Court of Canada), Robert Armstrong (Court of Appeal for Ontario) and Gloria Epstein (Ontario Superior Court of Justice) graced the stage and charmed a packed audience of students and faculty. Justice Abella praised the mooters for the quality of their arguments. While the court reserved decision, she added that the "future of our profession is in excellent hands" and that "again the University of Toronto law school has demonstrated why it is the greatest."
In 2006, for the first time, the Grand Moot was broadcast over the web.
Grand Moot Delights Packed Moot Court Classroom
On September 22, 2005, the law school celebrated one of its finest annual traditions - the Grand Moot. Each September, the Faculty's top student "mooters" participate in a celebration of excellence in oral advocacy. This year, the highly anticipated event topped off a banner year for the Faculty's competitive mooting program, which saw U of T take top prizes in the Jessup, Gale, Wilson, Callaghan and Securities moots. Third year students Nader Hasan, Paul Alexander, Tamara Kagan and Michael Kotrly presented arguments before a distinguished panel of judges that featured the Honourable Mr. Peter Cory, former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Honourable Madam Justice Kathryn Feldman, justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the Honourable Mr. Justice Todd Ducharme, justice of the Superior Court of Justice. In addition to their vast legal knowledge and many years of experience on the bench, the justices brought with them sharp wits and a refreshing sense of humour. In a spirited dialogue, the justices and students explored the questions of the state's obligation to its citizens with respect to the provision of health services, and the existence of a positive Charter right to life, liberty and security of the person.
Persuasive, articulate, and a sense of humour - these qualities characterized the participants in the 2004 the Grand Moot. On September 28, the Supreme Court of Flavelle convened at the Faculty of Law. Presiding were the Hon. Mr. Justice Stephen Goudge of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Hon. Mr. Justice Michel Proulx, recently retired from the Quebec Court of Appeal, and the Hon. Mr. Justice James M. Spence of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
The Justices engaged the law school's top mooters in a lively dialogue. Third-year law students Hilary Book, Nadine Harris, Sidney McLean, and Jeff Shafer showed that they were equal to the task. This year's moot problem raised administrative law and Charter issues, particularly with respect to the boundary between the powers of the judiciary and those of the executive. Hilary Book and Nadine Harris represented the appellants, a fictional Flavellian citizen who had been extradited to the United States and subsequently transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba suspected of being involved with terrorist activity. Sidney McLean and Jeff Shafer, on behalf of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, defended the government's decision not to intervene following the extradition.
Following the submissions, Justice Spence said that the Grand Moot was "very much like the real thing" and praised the mooters for their sharpness and thoroughness.
Preparation and Composure Shine at Grand Moot By Ben Perrin
"This is a showcase of a classic legal art," said Acting Dean Brian Langille to kick-off the 2003 Grand Moot. McCarthy Tétrault sponsored the annual event on September 23rd which was organized by the Moot Court Committee headed up by Co-Chief Justices Sana Halwani and Alex van Kralingen.
Acting Dean Brian Langille with Justices Lax, Arbour and Sharpe
Acting Dean of Law Brian Langille (left) with Justices Joan Lax, Louise Arbour and Robert Sharpe
Mooters Burkhardt, Jones, Perkins and Morris
Mooters Keith Burkhardt (left), Sarah Perkins, Brock Jones and Ryan Morris
Mooter Keith Burkhardt appears before the judges
The appellate level trial centred on two key issues. First, whether the Minister of Corrections owed a fiduciary duty to a prisoner who was sexually assaulted allegedly due to his being forced to share a cell with another inmate. Second, whether a provision prohibiting a clean needle exchange program in prisons was a violation of Section 7 of the Charter.
Keith Burkhardt and Brock Jones appeared on behalf of the appellant, the Minister of Corrections. Sarah Perkins appeared on behalf of the respondent, an inmate named Thomas Trailblazer, and Ryan Morris appeared as intervener for an organization advocating clean needle exchange programs.
"Every government decision will have a negative impact on some part of the population," submitted Burkhardt who stated that the remedy for poor government decisions is to be found in the electoral process and not in the courts in these instances. Burkhardt argued that the expansion of the government's fiduciary duties to this new class of persons, inmates, would be a "slippery slope".
"There is no consensus in the medical community that these [needle exchange] programs work," said Jones. In several light-hearted moments, Jones drew laughter from the audience through a series of arguments in the alternative when he introducing each by saying "But if that doesn't work, we have another argument."
Madam Justice Joan Lax intervened during Jones' submissions to question him on a source relied on in the respondent's factum. "Are you relying on an article from the Kingston Whig-Standard for that submission?" asked Justice Lax, drawing laughter from the standing-room only audience topping two hundred people. Without missing a beat, Jones replied "We'll have to check that with our articling student."
"Trailblazer was totally dependent on the government," said Perkins in arguing that the government owed the inmate a fiduciary duty. Perkins argued that based on analogous situations where the courts have recognized fiduciary relationships, the facts of this case called for a similar response. Perkins, like the other mooters, faced an interventionist bench that raised pointed questions.
"You're asking us judges how to run the prisons," said Mr. Justice Robert Sharpe. Discussing other areas where fiduciary duties could appear based on Perkins' reasoning, Madam Justice Louise Arbour asked: "Are sick people in a fiduciary relationship towards government?"
Morris argued that two principles of fundamental justice were impugned by the government's prohibition on needle exchanges in prisons: the harm principle and so-called "manifest unfairness". Standing his ground, Morris tried to defend his submissions on the principles of fundamental justice from attack by Justice Arbour.
"It is extremely problematic to identify such a broad-based principle as one of fundamental justice," said Justice Arbour.
As is customary, the panel of three judges reserved judgment and did not render a decision. However, they did have plenty to say after the event about the performance of the mooters.
"The composure that the mooters demonstrated was impressive," said Justice Lax.
"Mooting is not just about advocacy skills, but also about learning the law," said Justice Sharpe, "What struck me was the level of preparation of the mooters which is absolutely essential."
Ben Perrin is a student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Grand Moot Welcomes Home Three Justices of Canada's Top Court
For law students, the art of courtroom advocacy and persuasion can be a daunting experience. But the stakes get higher still when they are expected to appear before three all-stars of the Canadian judicial system.
That's what four third-year law students discovered when they participated in the Faculty of Law's annual Grand Moot on Sept. 24, 2002.
Each year, four of the school's top oralists present legal arguments before three members of the Canadian judiciary who volunteer their time to sit as judges for the event. This year three of the nation's top justices from the Supreme Court of Canada participated in the event. The presence of Justices John Major ('57), Ian Binnie ('65), and Frank Iacobucci (LL.D. 1989) - law school dean from 1979 to 1983 - had a profound effect on student mooters.
"It was quite a thrill in a lot of ways," said David Patacairk, a third-year student and Grand Moot appellant. "In the normal course of our careers, most of us will be lucky if we ever stand before the judges of the Supreme Court, and those of us who do likely won't be doing so for a decade or two."
The collegiality and good natured humour of the esteemed judges marked this special occasion. Praising the students for their handling of the overzealous questioning from the bench, Justice Iacobucci read the final verdict to the mooters: "You are a credit to yourselves, a credit to the law school, and a credit to your fellow law students. Congratulations to all of you."
This article was first published in the Fall/Winter 2002 issue of Nexus.
Mooting competitions
We have teams participating in the competitions listed below. We will reimburse our mooters for expenses related to attending oral advocacy competitions (economy travel and hotel/double occupancy). For more information, see the JD Academic Handbook.
The Arnup Cup is an annual trial advocacy competition for Ontario law schools, organized by The Advocates’ Society and sponsored by WeirFoulds LLP. The Cup bears the name of the Honourable John D. Arnup, O.C., Q.C., who for many years sat as a distinguished member of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
The Callaghan Memorial Moot, named in memory of former Chief Justice of the Ontario Court (General Division), Frank W. Callaghan, is an in-house for 16 students on a topic in the area of criminal or constitutional law.
Sponsored and hosted by Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg LLP, students participating in this competition debate issues of corporate and securities law.
The Bowman Tax Moot is Canada’s first competitive moot on taxation and is administered by a committee of judges and practitioners. The Moot is named after the Honourable Donald G.H. Bowman, former Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada.
The Fanaki Moot, formerly the Competition Law Moot, is organized by the Competition Bureau, the Competition Tribunal and the Canadian Bar Association. You will delve into regulatory/commercial litigation to balance private economic incentives with the public interest.
The Fox IP Moot promotes the advancement of education in the intellectual property field and is named in honour of the late Harold G. Fox, one of Canada’s leading intellectual property scholars and advocates.
Dedicated to the promotion of international law, The Jessup is the world’s largest moot court competition with nearly 700 law schools represented across 100 countries. The winner from Canadian rounds attend the finals held in Washington, D.C.
Founded in 1974, The Gale Cup Moot is national moot focusing on a constitutional/criminal law issue and held in Toronto each year at the Osgoode Hall Law Courts.
The Isaac is a held at the Ontario Court of Appeal and is named after the late chief justice of the Federal Court of Appeal, Julius Alexander Isaac, the first Black judge to sit on the Federal Court of Canada. Since 2008, this moot has focused on an area of law in which issues of equity and diversity arise.
Kawaskimhon (Cree for "speaking with knowledge") is a national consensus-based, non-adversarial moot that incorporates Indigenous legal traditions alongside federal, provincial and international law.
The Laskin is an annual national bilingual moot court competition in Canadian administrative and constitutional law. The competition is named in memory of one of Canada’s greatest legal scholars and jurists, the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin.
Organized by Mathews, Dinsdale & Clarke LLP, students prepare both management and union-side argument on a labour law issue.
The American College of Trial Lawyers honoured its former member The Honourable Justice John Sopinka, by joining his family, colleagues and associates to develop the annual Sopinka Cup competition, inaugurated in 1999 as the national trial advocacy competition for Canadian law schools.
It is one of two moots administered by The Advocates’ Society is honoured, offering Canadian law students the chance to formulate arguments and present their cases in front of distinguished members of the bench and bar.
The Walsh Family Law Moot and Negotiation Competition recognizes the late Supreme Court of Canada Justice George Tucker Walsh and his contributions to the growth and development of family law.
Willms & Shier Environmental Law Moot is Canada's first and only national moot court competition devoted to environmental law. The competition takes the form of an appeal before a Canadian court of last resort, bringing together law students, judges, leadings lawyers and legal academics to explore cutting-edge environmental law issues.
Honouring the outstanding contribution to Canadian law made by the late Hon. Bertha Wilson and, in the spirit of this contribution, to promote justice for those disempowered within the legal system. The Wilson Moot explores legal issues concerning women and minorities, and thereby promote the education of students and the legal profession in these areas of pressing concern.
Class action lawsuits are litigated on behalf of hundreds, or potentially, thousands of plaintiffs, providing access to justice while influencing policy change. Named in recognition of former Chief Justice, Warren K. Winkler, the Winkler Moot presents students with the unique challenge of a mock class action proceeding.
Join a moot
Visit the Bora Laskin Law Library's Mooting Resources Guide, including how to prepare factums and briefs.
See the current course list for academic credit moots.
