King & Wood Mallesons Open Mooting
The King & Wood Mallesons Open Mooting Competition is Melbourne Law School’s premiere mooting competition.
The Competition has three preliminary rounds, which are followed by the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and Grand Final. Students from all year levels of the JD are encouraged to compete in this high-calibre competition.
Competition rounds are judged by lawyers from sponsor firms, practitioners and experienced students. Problems are written by Melbourne Law School faculty and on occasion, past students. Problems will cover vastly different areas of the law, including: Contracts, Torts, Property, Trusts, Corporations Law and Constitutional Law.
The Semi-Final of the Competition will be held at an external venue and teams are judged by a panel of lawyers from a sponsor firm. Members of the public are welcome to attend this event.
The Grand Final of the 2024 competition will be held at the Federal Court. Members of the public are also encouraged to attend this event.
Competition Details
Teams must consist of a Senior and Junior Counsel. An Instructing Solicitor who assists in legal research and preparation of the written submissions (and does not speak during the oral submissions) is optional, but encouraged. Team members may rotate positions during the course of the competition so that everyone gets a chance to make oral submissions.
Time commitment: For ALL competitors, the moot problem will be released 10:00 AM, two days prior to your moot. As mooting is research based, expect to spend some time reading the problem, undertaking some research and preparing for the moot.
Team size: 2–3 members
Number of rounds: 6
Semester 1 Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays
Week 3: 13/03 and 14/03
Week 5: 27/03 and 28/03
Week 9: 01/05 and 02/05
Semester 2 Schedule: Thursdays, with the exception of 17/09
Week 1: 25/07 | Quarter-Final
Week 4: 15/08 | Semi-Final
Week 9: 17/09 | Grand-Final
Attire: Business
Delivery: All internal competitions in 2024 will follow an in-person format.
If you have any further questions, please contact Amelia Liu and Ivy Chen at mooting@mulss.com.
Documents & Recordings
2024 Competitor Training Workshop Recording - Click here to view.
2024 Competitor Training Workshop Slides - Click here to download.
2024 Competitors’ Guidebook - Click here to download.
2024 Scoresheet - Click here to download.
Example Written Submission - Click here to download.
Written Submission Template - Click here to download.
2023 Results
Winners – James Cafferky, Edie McAsey and Rose Jowett Smith
Runners Up – Jessica Xia, Amy Leembruggen and Joseph Wilczer
Judges – Ian Paterson (KWM), Frances Gordon KC and Judge Kristen Walker
Congratulations to James Cafferky, Edie McAsey and Rose Jowett Smith for winning the 2023 King & Wood Mallesons Mooting Competition!
Congratulations to Jessica Xia, Amy Leembruggen and Joseph Wilczer who were the runners up of the competition.
Thank you to our Co-opt George Parker and to all those who participated this year!
Past winners
2023 – James Cafferky, Edie McAsey and Rose Jowett Smith
2022 – George Parker, Jesse Loudovaris, and Arden Yeh
2021 – Cavan Fairall, Mimi Belhaj and Rachael Kelly
2020 – Jennifer Ngo, Andrew Herrmann and Darcy Powell
2019 – Stephanie Douvos, William Harris and Mairead O’Connor
2018 – Eloise Culic, Tom Diaz and James Hogan
2017 – William Connolly and Julian O’Donnell
2016 – Jennifer Keene, Harry Hill-Smith and Tim Higgins
2015 – Alexandra Harrison-Ichlov, Kathryn Wright and Kirsten Sugden
2014 – Nicholas Kotzman, Raoul Renard and Matthew Psycharis
2013 – Nicholas Boyd-Caine, Shawn Rajanayagam and Doug Porteous
2012 – Lewis Cohen, Joshua Anderson and Alex Bicknell
2011 – Nicholas Tam and Paul Annabell
2010 – Brendan Fitzgerald, Sam Naparstek and Jess Chiu
2009 – Daniel Kinsey and Sarah Zeleznikow
2008 – Laura Bellamy and Katherine Payne