Today, the Junior Chamber of Advocates have issued a press release to announce a moot court competition – Trial by Jury.
Law of Obligations is renown amongst all law students as being one of the most difficult feats to overcome in the Law Course. With over a hundred cases to memorise with details as to the parties and facts of the case it is definitely a subject, which will stick to your mind for years to come.
The Junior Chamber of Advocates (JCA) this year sought to assist students in this subject in its first Seminar of the Semester focusing on the Actio Pauliana and the Actio Simulatoria: The Complications that Lie Within. Delivered by guest speakers, Dr. John Gauci and Dr. Maxilene Ellul, the seminar proved to be an interactive setting in which students had the opportunity to discuss and better understand the issues at hand.
This is not the first seminar organised by the JCA and with an increasing number of students turning up for such seminars, it is definitely not going to be the last. Students in other years of the law who are also going to face some not-so-easy subjects in the coming months, including Private International Law and Criminal Law need not fret. Many more seminars are in JCA’s pipeline in the next few weeks.
What makes these seminars different from the usual University lectures are their interactive element in which students are invited to participate in discussions and to analyse the subject from a practical aspect. The issues discussed are given context through the experiences and real-life cases discussed by speakers making it easier for law students to understand the issues at hand.
JCA’s biggest event however is going to be held on the 11th and 18th March, both days being a Saturday. The JCA’s Annual Moot Court is going to build upon last year’s success. This time round the participating teams are not only going to have the opportunity to present their cases and evidence at the Law Courts before members of the Maltese judiciary, and examine and counter-examine witnesses but they will also be able to experience a Trial by Jury. The panel of jurors is going to be made up of law students themselves who will be the one’s deciding the innocence or guilt of the defendant.
JCA is pleased that a considerable number of students have already shown their interest in participating in this event with the maximum number of Teams being reached within a few days. Those students who are still indecisive on whether to participate in the Moot Court are invited to come forward if interested in participating as part of the Jury panel or even as witnesses. It is definitely an opportunity not worth missing.