News Category: Law

The School were delighted to welcome back His Honour Judge Philip St John-Stevens and Oliver Saxby QC to take part in the annual Benenden Mock Trial recently, running in-person for the first time in over two years. Following a dinner in which Benenden students had the opportunity to discuss life as a barrister or judge […]

Last week saw the School’s Law Society hold its annual mock trial. Although the trial has been running each year for more than ten years (with the exception of last year when the event was cancelled due to Covid), this year was the first time it had been run virtually. The case concerned a fake Facebook account […]

Recently the School’s Law Society held another successful Mock Trial with 47 girls in total acting as barristers, witnesses, members of the jury or sitting in the public gallery. The defendant was charged with possession of a bladed weapon in a public place. After hearing evidence from some spirited witnesses, and observing clever questioning from […]