How long is an Oral Pleading Session?
A30: Under normal circumstances an Oral Pleading Session lasts between one and a half to two hours. However, this depends on the number of questions asked by the Panel and how a team performs during the session. The Panel is instructed by the Academic Supervisors that deliberations during the Preliminary Rounds of either the Regional Rounds or Final Oral Round should not take more than 15 to 20 minutes, where are the Semi-Finals may take up to 1 hour. There is no limit on the deliberation period of the Grand Final Panels.
A30: Under normal circumstances an Oral Pleading Session lasts between one and a half to two hours (each team is allocated 35 minutes maximum for main arguments and 5 minutes maximum for rebuttal/sur-reguttal). However, this depends on the number of questions asked by the Panel and how a team performs during the session. The Panel is instructed by the Academic Supervisors that deliberations during the Preliminary Rounds of either the Regional Rounds or Final Oral Round should not take more than 15 to 20 minutes, where are the Semi-Finals may take up to 1 hour. There is no limit on the deliberation period of the Grand Final Panels.
