ALBA is delighted to announce details of this year’s mooting competition, with the finals to be held on Thursday 11 December 2025 from 5pm at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. There will be three judges drawn from members of the Senior Judiciary.
The annual ALBA Moot has been renamed the “Catherine Callaghan Moot” to honour the memory of Catherine Callaghan KC, who was Chair of ALBA from 2022 to 2023, having previously served as Vice-Chair. Catherine was a widely respected public lawyer and a cherished friend and colleague to many at the public law bar. She died in August 2025, at the tragically young age of 54.
The competition is open to current law students, including LLB, GDL, LPC / SQE and Bar Course students, and also to those who have completed the LLB / LLM / GDL / Bar Course / LPC / SQE in the last 5 years but not yet secured pupillage or a training contract as at 5 November 2025.
Mooters should enter in teams of two (please note that those wishing to participate are responsible for arranging their own teams and the ALBA Mooting Sub-Committee are unable to assist in pairing individuals with potential team members).
Those wishing to participate should refer to the detailed instructions to candidates here:
A copy of the Liberty case is available here.
Entries for the competition should be submitted via the following Google Form, where you will be asked to enter your team’s details and upload a copy of your skeleton argument. Entries should be submitted by 5.00pm on Wednesday 5 November 2025.
The prizes are £1000 for the winning team; £500 for the second-placed team. The four members of the winning and second-placed team will also each be entitled to a free place at the ALBA summer conference in 2025.