Contestants from 24 schools will be heading to Edinburgh’s Court of Session on 23 March for the national final of the Young Citizens’ Bar Mock Trials. The pupils, aged 15-18, have fought their way through several months of regional heats. The competition immerses students in all aspects of a criminal trial, as they take on the roles of barristers, witnesses, clerks, ushers and jury members. Students appear in real crown courts in front of real judges and are assisted in their preparations by professional barristers. Lord Leveson, president of the Queen's Bench Division and head of criminal justice, will oversee the final.
20 March 2019
Mock Trials: the final
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