Bar Mock Trial Competition National Final Edinburgh Court of Session 23rd March 2019 Bar Mock Trial Competition

Welcome to the National Final of the Bar Mock Trial Competition 2018/19

I am delighted to welcome you to the National people’s first contact with the legal profession Final of the Bar Mock Trial Competition in and those involved with the administration of Edinburgh. The competition has been running justice is a positive one. If you would like to for 27 years, helping to educate young people volunteer see details on the back page. about their legal rights and responsibilities, the criminal justice system, and the legal I hope that all finalist schools have enjoyed process and profession generally. At the same preparing for the competition. Congratulations time, it helps improve their public speaking, on getting this far in the competition and I analytical and team-working skills. wish you all the very best of luck. One of the most satisfying aspects of my I hope you enjoy the day. job is to meet people who tell me that they decided to pursue a career in the legal justice system because of their experience in the Mock Trial Competition when they were at school. Today, at the final, we will see in action the most successful teams from the Tom Franklin various regional heats during 2018/19. CEO, Young Citizens

Thank you I would like to thank of those who help to make the Bar Mock Trial Competition such a success. That includes all of our sponsors, and especially the Bar Council of and , and Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for allowing us the use of court facilities. Last but by no means least, a very big thank you to the hundreds of volunteers involved. Over 160 /advocates and 110 judges volunteer in the competition every year. Without their help, we would not be able to introduce young people to the criminal justice system in such an engaging and inspiring way. We are incredibly grateful for the time and effort that barristers/ advocates and judges up and down the country commit to ensuring that young Timetable 9.00 Schools and guests arrive 9.30 Welcome speeches 9.45 Round 1: All teams present R v Forrester 10.55 Round 1 ends 11.15 Round 2: All teams present R v Hardy 12.25 Round 2 ends. Lunch break 13.15 Round 3: All teams present R v Forrester 14.25 Round 3 ends. Prize giving and Finalists announced Join the conversation 14.45 Grand Final: Finalists present on social media: R v Hardy @YoungCitizensUK 16.00 Closing speeches and #MockTrials prize-giving ceremony #NationalFinal Bar Mock Trial Competition

Finalist Schools In this competition cycle, 197 schools competed in 24 regional heats held across England, Wales, Scotland and during November and December 2018. Each team from the finalist schools performed to a very high standard in order to make it to the national final.

Belfast: Banbridge Academy : Glenlola Collegiate School : King Edward VI School Bristol: St. Laurence School : Ysgol Bro Dinefwr : Wirral Grammar School for Girls : St. Mary’s Grammar School : Boclair Academy Guildford: Bishop Luffa School Inner : Watford Grammar School for Girls Ipswich: Saffron Walden County High School : Ripon Grammar School Maidstone: : Queen Elizabeth’s School Truro and Penwith College : Preston: Wilmslow High School Runshaw College Newcastle: Reading: Ponteland Community High School Luton Sixth Form College Norwich: Snaresbrook: The Sixth Form College Colchester Presdales School : : Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School Plymouth High School for Girls : Stafford: Royal Latin School King Edward VI Handsworth School Bar Mock Trial Competition

Draw Please note that the first school mentioned will be the prosecuting school and the second school will be the defending school. (Eg. In “School A v School B” A will act as prosecution and B will act as defence.)

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Court (R v Forrester) (R v Hardy) (R v Forrester)

King Edward VI School Ripon Grammar School King Edward VI Handsworth School A v v v Saffron Walden County High School Royal Latin School Ysgol Bro Dinefwr

Wilmslow High School The Sixth Form College Colchester Bishop Luffa School B v v v Truro and Penwith College Banbridge Academy Plymouth High School for Girls

Plymouth High School for Girls King Edward VI School The Sixth Form College Colchester C v v v King Edward VI Handsworth School Wilmslow High School Royal Latin School

Ysgol Bro Dinefwr Saffron Walden County High School Banbridge Academy D v v v Bishop Luffa School Truro and Penwith College Ripon Grammar School

Ripon Grammar School Plymouth High School for Girls Saffron Walden County High School E v v v The Sixth Form College Colchester Ysgol Bro Dinefwr Wilmslow High School

Royal Latin School King Edward VI Handsworth School Truro and Penwith College F v v v Banbridge Academy Bishop Luffa School King Edward VI School

Glenlola Collegiate School Ponteland Community High School Runshaw College G v v v Boclair Academy Presdales School Boclair Academy SUBSTITUTE TEAM Wirral Grammar School for Girls Luton Sixth Form College Queen Elizabeth’s School H v v v Watford Grammar School for Girls St. Mary’s Grammar School Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School

Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School Glenlola Collegiate School Luton Sixth Form College I v v v Runshaw College Wirral Grammar School for Girls Presdales School

Boclair Academy Banbridge Academy St. Mary’s Grammar School J v SUBSTITUTE TEAM v Queen Elizabeth’s School v Ponteland Community High School Watford Grammar School for Girls Ponteland Community High School Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School Plymouth High School for Girls K v v SUBSTITUTE TEAM Luton Sixth Form College Boclair Academy v Wirral Grammar School for Girls Presdales School Runshaw College Watford Grammar School for Girls L v v v St. Mary’s Grammar School Queen Elizabeth’s School Glenlola Collegiate School Jury rota Please can the members of the jury from each team go to the courts indicated below at the start of each round.

Jury for Round 1 Jury for Round 2 Jury for Round 3 School go to court… go to court… go to court…

King Edward VI School C E A

Saffron Walden County High School C F B

Wilmslow High School D E B

Truro and Penwith College D F A

Plymouth High School for Girls E A C

King Edward VI Handsworth School E B D

Ysgol Bro Dinefwr F A D

Bishop Luffa School F B C

Ripon Grammar School A C E

The Sixth Form College Colchester A D F

Royal Latin School B C F

Banbridge Academy B D E

Glenlola Collegiate School I K G

Substitute Team I L H

Wirral Grammar School for Girls J K H

Watford Grammar School for Girls J L G

Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School K G I

Runshaw College K H J

Boclair Academy L G J

Queen Elizabeth’s School L H I

Ponteland Community High School G I K

Luton Sixth Form College G J L

Presdales School H I L

St. Mary’s Grammar School H J K

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The Court Reporter and The Court Reporter winner is: Robyn Gallard, Court Artist Competitions Calday Grange Grammar School The Court Reporter and Court Artist Below is an extract from Robyn’s report: Competitions run alongside the main mock trial competition. They provide a unique “Moore described to the jury how immediately opportunity for students to learn about the after the assault she had chased the attacker work of other professionals working in court down the street towards the Mayberry town reporters and court artists. centre. Whilst she had been unable to see the face of the assailant, the clothes they had been wearing, blue jeans and brown jacket, Court Reporter Competition were an ‘exact match’ for Forrester’s attire earlier that evening”. The Court Reporter Competition was judged this year by Joshua Rozenberg QC, one of the UK’s top legal commentators and Court Artist Competition journalists who has previously written for the BBC and the Guardian, and The winner was selected by professional currently writes for the Law court artist Julia Quenzler, who regularly Society Gazette and appears on BBC News. Legal Cheek. The Court Artist winner is: Jarlath Swail, St. Patrick’s Academy More from Young Citizens Magistrates’ Court Mock Trials If you have students keen to be involved who aren’t old enough yet, we have a sister competition for 12-14 year olds. It follows a very similar format, but in magistrates’ courts across the UK. An extensive range of legal professionals - including volunteer magistrates, legal advisers and local solicitors support the competition. Applications open in September 2019.

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Introducing our judges been elected Leader of the South Eastern Circuit (2019-2020). He is regularly called to Jonathan Austin studied French and other comment on criminal and civil justice matters languages at University before pursuing a for national newspapers, television and law degree. He taught English in Brussels radio. and has interned for a member of Congress in Washington D.C. He currently works as a Niall Hunt QC is a Faculty Member of criminal in Cardiff and Chester and the Advocacy Training Board of the Bar a part-time judge dealing with Immigration of Northern Ireland. He was called to the and Asylum cases in Manchester. He lives Bar of Northern Ireland in 1987, the Bar of in Cheshire and has three daughters, four Ireland in 1997, and took silk in 2014. He ducks and chickens. He supports Leeds has experience in a variety of practices United FC. including criminal, family, and commercial and engages in Tribunal work. For many The Hon. Lady Alisa Carmichael was years Niall has supported the Bar Mock Trial standing junior counsel to the Home by mentoring colleges, judging the Bar Mock Office in Scotland from 2000 to 2008. She Trial competition in Northern Ireland, and worked with cases relating to immigration judging the 2018 National Finals. and asylum. She specialises in public and administrative law and took silk in 2008. His Honour Judge Andrew Jefferies From 2011 to 2014, Carmichael was a tutor QC was called to the Bar in 1990 and took in human rights at Edinburgh University. In silk in 2009. In 2016 he was appointed 2016, Lady Carmichael was appointed to the as a Recorder of the Crown Court and in College of Justice. 2018 he was appointed to Circuit Bench in Lincoln House Chambers. He has almost 30 Michael Duck QC is the leader of the years of experience as a criminal barrister. Midland Circuit and is a member of the He spent nine years as Queens Counsel International Bar Association. He was where he worked on a variety of high profile shortlisted in Legal 500’s Regional Silk of cases. He has also taken private clients to the Year in 2015 and the Birmingham Law the Magistrates, Crown Court, and Court of Society’s “Barrister of the Year” in 2016. Appeal. Michael has worked on high profile, multiple defendant cases in the field of fraud and Herbert Kerrigan QC is an experienced complex crime over the years. counsel appearing at the Criminal Bar and also the English Bar. Kerrigan lecturers Mark Fenhalls QC regularly appears in around the United Kingdom and the United the most serious and complex of criminal States with a particular interest in forensics cases, ranging from large scale Fraud and in criminal and civil litigation. He is Chair of Corruption cases to Murder. He is ranked Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Samaritan Society as a leader of the Bar in both Legal 500 and and a member of the Board of Citizen’s Chambers & Partners. Mark is Deputy Head Advice Edinburgh. He has been a long-time of Chambers at 23 Essex Street. He took supporter of Young Citizens’ Mock Trial silk in 2014. He was Chair of the Criminal Competitions. Bar Association (2015-16) and has recently His Honour Judge Christopher Kinch QC independent Bar, specialising exclusively in has been the Resident Judge at the Crown crime. She became Head of Chambers at Court at Woolwich since 2013. He served as New Park Court (Newcastle) in 2015, making a silk for 13 years prosecuting and defending her the first female head of Chambers in the in cases of murder, fraud, and other serious city. In 2006 she began training advocacy crimes. He has served as Head of Chambers to pupils and new practitioners, something at 23 Essex Street and as Chair of the she continues and enjoys still. She was Criminal Bar Association. He has been appointed to the Circuit Bench in March 2016 involved in the Bar Mock Trial Competition and sits at Crown snice the early 1990s. Court.

The Rt. Hon. Sir Brian Leveson has The Hon. Lady Sarah Wolffe immigrated to practised on the Northern Circuit across the United Kingdom in 1987 from the United a variety of common law, crime, and States. She became a solicitor in 1992 and a commercial work. In 2006 he was appointed member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1994. Senior Presiding Judge for England and For 12 years she was standing junior counsel Wales and in 2011 the Prime Minister to the Department of Trade and Industry. In appointed him as a chairman investigating 2008 she was appointed a Queen’s Counsel the relationship between the press and and became a member of the Outer House the public, police, and politicians. He was in March 2014. She is currently a judge of appointed President to the High Court the Court of Session. Queen’s Bench Division in 2013. He is the Chancellor of John Moores University and has judged the National Mock Trial competition previously.

The Hon. Lady Rita Rae was admitted as a solicitor in 1974 and has since been a junior counsel at the Faculty of Advocates and appointed QC. She was a member of the Sentencing Commission for Scotland for three years and is a member of Glasgow University “Legal 40,” mentoring students. She served as a temporary sheriff for a number of years and a temporary judge at the Court of Session. In 2014 she was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Courts.

Her Honour Judge Amanda Rippon was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1993. For the following 23 years she practised at the Bar Mock Trial Competition

Our sponsors the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Their remit is to deliver justice effectively and efficiently The competition is run in partnership with to the public. They are responsible for the Bar Council of England and Wales, the managing the Magistrates’ Courts, the Bar Council of Northern Ireland and the Crown Court, County Courts, the High Faculty of Advocates of Scotland. Together, Court and the Court of Appeal in England these bodies represent members of the Bar and Wales. across the UK. We are extremely grateful for the support we receive from barristers and advocates across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Law Society has supported the Citizenship Foundation since its inception. The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with The competition is also supported by the and lobbying the profession’s regulators, four Inns of Court: Lincoln’s Inn, Inner government and others, to offering training Temple, Middle Temple and Gray’s Inn. and advice, they exist to help, protect and The Inns are professional associations promote solicitors across England and for barristers in England and Wales. They Wales. provide support for barristers and students through a range of educational activities, lunching and dining facilities, access to common rooms and various grants and scholarships. All barristers in England and Wales must belong to one of the Inns. We are also grateful for the support the Circuits.

HM Courts & Tribunal Service We are grateful to Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) for providing court facilities for our regional heats and the national final of the competition. HMCTS is an executive agency of With thanks to… All those who make the competition possible through their generous support: The Bar Council of England and Wales, The Bar Council of Northern Ireland, the Faculty of Advocates, the Circuits, the four Inns of Court and HM Courts & Tribunal Service. All of the regional coordinators who volunteered to recruit barrister/advocate mentors and judges for the regional heats of the competition. As well as those who have volunteered to be barrister/advocate mentors and judges in this year’s competition. Edinburgh Court of Session, Elaine Reid, Dawn Fleming, Michael Rafferty the other court staff, catering, cleaning and security staff today – in addition to all the court across the country who help make this UK-wide competition. Special thanks must also go to our judges, guest speakers Richard Atkins QC, the Bar Council Chair and Malcolm Cree, the Bar Council CEO. Most importantly, thank you to all the students, teachers, staff, and parents who have put a huge amount of time and effort into preparing for this year’s competition. About Young Citizens

The Mock Trials Competition is just one of many programmes which Young Citizens runs. All of them are aimed at helping young people become active, engaged and motivated citizens, who are able to contribute positively to their communities – whether those communities are local, national or global.

At Young Citizens, we believe that by helping young people play a full part in their communities, we can help strengthen democratic society. At a time when so many of our democratic institutions are under threat, our work is more important than ever.

Our work ranges from immersive learning projects such as the Mock Trials, through to programmes which empower children to take action on social issues they care about most. We also empower teachers and volunteering professionals with specialist training and resources for classroom delivery. All of our work has a single aim: to help young people be active citizens for life. Young Citizens is an education charity working in primary and secondary schools to help educate, inspire and motivate the active citizens of tomorrow. The need for our work has never been greater.

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