The Silken Thomas National Moot Court Competition 2018

Friday, April 13, 2018 - 17:00 to Saturday, April 14, 2018 - 23:30
South Campus Maynooth University & Carton House, Maynooth

The Maynooth Law Society is delighted to host the eighth annual Silken Thomas Moot Court Competition.

Each year this competition has drawn teams from both national and international universities to showcase their adversarial abilities. This year the competition will be held over the course of Friday the 13th, and Saturday the 14th of April 2018. It will take place on Maynooth University's South Campus, with the final and gala dinner taking place in Carton House.

The final panel will include Mr Justice John MacMenamin of the Supreme Court. There will also be a best speaker award entitled the “Mr Justice Carney Best Speaker Award” in memory of the late Mr Justice Paul Carney who had judged the competition for many years.

This year’s question concerns issues arising in Criminal Law and the Law of Evidence, focusing on the area of common design.
 
Please see  Competition Pack  for full event details.

Registration 

  • The registration fee is €85 per team.
  • The registration fee is non-refundable.
  • The closing date for registration is Thursday, 5th April 2018 by 6pm.
  • Each team is required to complete the online registration form
  • Written submissions are due Wednesday 12 April 2018 at 6pm.

Further information available from Maynooth University Law Society's Moot Court Convenor, Ciara McCarthy: mootcourtnuim@gmail.com

Maynooth University Department of Law proudly supports this event.