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Fintona's Year 11 Mooting Team who were recently runners up in the finals of the Bond University High School National Mooting Competition.
Mooting is a simulated appeal court proceeding where student teams are tasked with arguing one side of a legal problem, as well as responding in real time to questions from judges. In the final, our Mooting team were tested on their understanding of the law and the facts by two retired Queensland court judges and a Bond University law professor.
Fifty schools from across Australia and New Zealand competed in the heats, with eight teams making it through to the semi-finals and two to the finals. The Fintona team were so impressive in their legal arguments that they not only received Honourable Mentions for Advocacy in the heats but Amelia was awarded Runner Up Best Oralist in the finals.
‘The competition is a fantastic opportunity for students to compete with their peers in formulating legal arguments and receiving valuable feedback from legal experts,’ said VCE Legal Studies teacher, Fairlie Marsland.
