On Wednesday 16 March, St Patrick’s College hosted students from Chevalier College to participate in the practice round of the competition. Our College had the Prosecution role for this round, presenting a case involving a charge of assault on a police officer. 

As this was the very first time in the competition for most of the girls, it was a very exciting, yet nerve-racking day. Despite being new to the competition, the team displayed incredible strength in their roles and were confident and professional throughout the court proceedings. 

This day was the result of several weeks of hard work and planning, which was evident in the quality of each student’s contributions. In particular, the following students put forward an amazing performance on the day:

Ellie C as 1st barrister
Amelia M as 2nd barrister
Mbali J as the solicitor
Megan W as the first witness for the prosecution 
Alana F as the second witness for the prosecution
Alissa P as the magistrate’s clerk. 

Well done to all of the girls who worked behind the scenes, as support in the practice sessions and for managing the procedures on the day. This round was a great introduction to the competition and the girls received valuable feedback from the magistrate, Anthony Gordon from Marsdens Law Group. 

Although the St Patrick’s team did not win, each student enjoyed being able to work together to present their case and to develop their bargaining and advocacy skills.

The next round will be taking place in Week 1 of Term 2 and is bound to be even better. Congratulations to the Mock Trial team on your performance so far - bring on round two!

Cassandra Iler - HSIE Teacher