 The outbreak of the First English Civil War led to a complete suspension of legal education , and from November 1642 until July 1644 no Pension meetings were held . Only 43 students were admitted during the four years of the war , and none were called to the Bar . Meetings of Pension resumed after the Battle of Marston Moor but the education system remained dormant . Although Readers were appointed , none read , and no moots were held . In 1646 , after the end of the war , there was an attempt to restore the old system of readings and moots , and in 1647 an order was made that students were required to moot at least once a day . This failed to work , with Readers refusing to read , and the old system of legal education completely died out . 
