P7’s day in court finally arrived as we took part in Mock Court Junior Trials. After a lovely treat of pizza and chips in the hall, we boarded the coach and headed to CBC House in Edinburgh City Centre.
One half of the class formed the Pursuers team, and the other the Defenders, and we had to compete against other P7 classes from different schools to try and win our court case!
In our team were two lawyers, a researcher, court artist, journalist, gown designers and three witnesses. We have been working for months to familiarise ourselves with the court case including writing a legal writ, preparing questions, productions and designing our gowns.
In the Pursuers court room, Advocate Mr Markie said that he was inclined towards our team to sustain the plea in law (which means we won) and awarded us £4,000! In the Defenders court room, our team ensured the competing Pursuers from the other primary school were denied any damages at all! They cross examined the other school’s witnesses so skilfully that the judge had no option but to award us a complete victory! In other words both our teams completely smashed it!
We have since been writing about our Mock Court trip in class and have been discussing how it enabled us to find out more about the world of work and what it might be like to work in court or as a lawyer.
The project is not over yet! We are now preparing our court artistry and newspaper front pages and will wait to hear how we’ve been marked, and if we will progress to the national finals! We hope to see you in court again soon! 
