The ANU Law Students’ Society is proud to host the 2025 Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Moot — Australia’s leading national constitutional law mooting competition for university students.

Registrations open 10 June 2025 for universities wishing to compete in the competition, which will be held in October at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Since its inception in 2002, the Gibbs Moot has earned a reputation as a premier forum for aspiring advocates to engage with complex and often topical questions of constitutional law.

Each year, the competition challenges students to prepare both written and oral submissions on a hypothetical case grounded in live constitutional issues. Many moot problems have been authored by current and former High Court Justices and Solicitors-General, ensuring the competition’s continued rigour and relevance. This year, the current Solicitor-General of Australia, Dr Stephen Donaghue KC, has once again kindly agreed to draft the problem question.

Named in honour of Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs GCMG AC KBE QC, who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1970 and as Chief Justice from 1981 to 1987, the moot celebrates his enduring legacy in Australian constitutional jurisprudence.

Have a query? Email registration@gibbsanu.com.

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Relevant Dates

Registration Closes: 10 August 2025
Anticipated Problem Question Release:18 August 2025
Written Submissions Due: 18 September 2025

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Note for ANU Law Students Wishing to Compete:
Course credit is available for participation in the Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Moot. Accordingly, team selection and registration will be managed by the ANU School of Law.

For further information, please refer to the details provided here: https://law.anu.edu.au/application-sir-harry-gibbs-constitutional-law-moot-competition.