2022 Moot underway

Monday 24 October 2022

Guernsey's sixth form students are taking part the 15th annual Collas Crill Moot with a mock trial part of the experience.

The Moot provides students from Grammar School, Blanchelande College, Elizabeth College and the Ladies' College with the chance to participate in legal processes.

Pairs of students will study real-life legal case notes across criminal, employment and defamation situations, and apply them to a mock court situation. They'll be mentored and coached by Collas Crill lawyers throughout the competition and judged by some of the firm's partners during the mock trials. 

The finalists will be marked on their court etiquette, persuasiveness, clarity, body language, legal argument and time-keeping.

Last year 67 students took part in the competition with Elizabeth College taking home the Moot trophy.

Students taking part this year will be coached by a team of ten trainee lawyers, some of whom took part in The Moot themselves including Trainee Solicitors Jessica Bell and Laura Smith who are organising this year's competition.

"It's such a great opportunity to be able to take part in something like the Moot whilst still at school – not many people outside of Guernsey get the chance to 'try out' being a lawyer like this – and I would recommend it to any students who are even remotely considering it.

"In a nutshell, it's fun, brilliant experience, looks great on your CV and gives you something to talk about at interviews," said Miss Smith.

Pictured: Collas Crill Trainee Solicitors Jessica Bell and Jessica Burgess speaking to the year 12 students at the Grammar School about the Moot.