GCSE Law Trip

The year 10 GCSE law students visited the capital on Monday and Tuesday this week and had a fantastic time. They went to the Old Bailey on Monday to watch a murder trial and observe the pathologist giving his evidence as to the cause of death. They then went to the Royal Courts of Justice where there was a flurry of media activity as Rio Ferdinand was in court 13 in a claim against the Sunday Mirror about a reported story of his private life. The students then went into court 14 where they observed a liable case against the American art critic Sarah Thornton where she was being cross examined by the claimant’s barrister. Tuesday saw them visit the Houses of Parliament with an audience with Nigel Evans and Lord Tebbit and a trip to the Supreme Court. Of course there was shopping and a show where Nigel Lindsay played a fantastic Shrek and Amanda Holden was a beautiful Princess Fiona. The students were excellent and certainly learnt about real life law and justice.