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Mock Trials Mock Trials saw a growth of numbers in 2012, with many Year 11 students taking up the challenge of learning the unique skills of advocacy. We had two Year 12 teams and Year 11 teams this year coached by our very talented practitioner Alex Mossop and supported by our Captain of Mock Trials Harry Smallbone. Once or twice a week, early in the morning, all teams met to be coached on the law of evidence and trial procedure of the criminal and civil courts. Rounds 1-3 saw three teams progress well, with two remaining undefeated. Unfortunately, as the Mock Trial Competition has grown in popularity, only
those winning teams with enough points were able to make it through to the final rounds. Our team of elite Year 12 lawyers, known only as Team One, consisted of Harry Smallbone and Jeremy Forbes as the barristers, Lachlan Ormonde and Nicholas Cardaci as the witnesses, Aaron Saw as the instructing solicitor and Siyang Zhang as the judge’s associate. Effective planning and teamwork saw the team cruise into the quarter finals, where we were the prosecution in a criminal case. Our team fought nobly and fearlessly and contended with a fierce opposition and an even fiercer judge, only to lose by the smallest of margins. In both round 4 and the quarter finals, Team One was supported by a number of Year 11
students who undoubtedly learned more on the skills of advocacy. I would like to thank members of all four teams for their efforts and dedication. In particular, the work and leadership of Captain Harry Smallbone, Vice-Captain Lachlan Ormonde and members of the Mock Trials Committee. Their contribution has meant that the legacy of Mock Trials at Christ Church will continue to grow. We look forward to building on the efforts of this fine team in 2013.
Richard Parker Teacher in Charge of Mock Trials
Mock Trials TEAM BACK ROW: JSW Do, ALH Saw, JJ Martino, AL Theobald, EM Hollingdale, PW Burton, MT Horton, MM Zhou, BPC Hao, LT Liu, NF Felstead MIDDLE ROW: NJ Cardaci, LA Ormonde, HE Smallbone, JS Forbes, N Muljadi, DN Ellis, JG Harding, SJ Stone FRONT ROW: SHK Swan, HP Sanderson, S Zhang, SJ Kikiros, EG Stewart-Williams, CSM Chung, LG Strike, JM Templeton-Knight
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