Equity in motion

Introduction Participation in Moot Court Competitions consists of an oral and a written part, the memorials. Through the years, many counsels and researchers have lost vital points on editorial technicalities in their memorials even though these memorials were of a very high legal quality. Considering the fact that the memorials make up 50% of the total score, a proper presentation of the written arguments, in conformity with the Rules of Procedure, is vital. Why such an emphasis on presentation? Is the legal reasoning not the most important issue in this competition? Certainly so, but you should also realize that in legal practice, solidly and neatly presented legal documents are a " must ", a well-written submission, a logically built-up argument is easier for a judge to understand. He or she is more likely to pick up counsel's line of argument and, hopefully, its submission. Uniformly used editing rules make it easier for a judge to find the documents, refer...

LEGAL MAXIMS A legal maxim is an established principle or proposition.  Maxims were originally quoted in Latin, and many ofthe Latin phrases continue to be familiar to lawyers in the early 2000s. Themaxims were not written down in an organized code or enacted by legislatures,but they have been handed down through generations of judges. As a result, thewording of a maxim may vary from case to case. Here are 20 selected and most commonly used legal maxims (compiled by Toheeb and Olaitan) ;   Res ipsa loquitur The fact speak for itself. When to use it:  When after an abdominal surgery, the surgeon leaves a scalpel in your tummy, his/her negligence would be res ipsa  loquitur Ubi jus ibi remedium  This translates as there is no right without remedy. This means that if there is any right for the violation of which the law has not prescribed any remedy, than that right doesn't really amount to a real right at all.   Stare d...