RULE CLARIFICATION REQUEST #1:
My school is sending two teams to the upcoming moot court
competition. Does the prohibition on outside assistance apply
to discussions of the issues between team members from the same
school?
RULE CLARIFICATION RESPONSE #1:
Yes, the rules prohibit teams from the same school working together
BEFORE the brief is submitted. That is clear in Rule
V.(b). The only exception before briefs are submitted is that
“preliminary general discussion of the issues” is permitted “before
beginning to write the brief.” The prohibition is relaxed
after the briefs have been submitted. At that point teams may
hold oral practice sessions together and teams may discuss the
issues and obtain critiques from anyone “provided that the
finalized substance of the oral argument is the work product of the
team members.”