POINTS OF LAW

LOCATION: NOTTINGHAM, LONDON, NORTH WEST

Points of Law is ideal for college and university courtroom visits and adult learners. This advanced legal education workshop focuses on the interpretation of legal principles. Students prepare and debate a point of law in the context of a real case that has been progressed all the way to the UK Supreme Court.

Students will:

• Learn about the law and justice system
• Explore the roles in a courtroom and meet a legal professional (where possible)
• Learn about how the senior courts deal with the most complex legal issues
• Discuss and prepare a mock trial focusing on a point of law

Curriculum links: Law, Citizenship, PSHE, Psychology, Sociology, Enrichment, Careers

Key Stage 5  and University Themes Available:

• Joint Enterprise -The appellant has been convicted of murder under the principle of joint enterprise after participating in a gunfight during which an innocent bystander was killed. He argues that the principle of joint enterprise has not been applied correctly, as the fatal shot was fired not by him, but at him.
• Stop and Search - Tthe appellant is challenging the powers afforded to police under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which gives officers the ability to stop and search a person without reasonable suspicion of any wrongdoing. She claims these powers amount to a breach of her human rights.