The competition sees
teams of teenagers from schools across the North West putting on legal robes and wigs and testing each other’s arguments in mock trial proceedings.
In total, 12 teams took part in the 2015 competition, but it was the group of girls from Loreto Grammar School who took the honours. One fictional case they were required to defend involved a man called Dixon Turpin, who was accused of stealing a horse.
Over 120 pupils from the various schools acted as court reporters, clerks, ushers, witnesses, defendants, jury members and barristers, while local professional judges watched their performances.
The social sciences head at Loreto Grammar School, Sarah Millington, told Messenger Newspapers that:
“It’s a unique opportunity for young people thinking of entering the Law to work alongside professional lawyers and judges and get an insight into the working life of the courts.”
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The Sir Rhys Davies Schools Mock Trial competition takes its name from a celebrated Manchester judge and was held at Minshull Street Crown Court in the city.