Sofia Rahman 6S *:???

On Friday (the 23rd of January), 6S and 6SH travelled by bus and then train to the Royal Courts of Justice. 6UH went the following week on a Tuesday (27th January 2026).

The journey started at 8:30 am. We arrived at the bus stop after a short walk through the subway. The two classes boarded two different public buses and arrived at Turnpike Lane Station; after a long train journey, we arrived in Central London! From there, we took a 5 minutes walk to the Royal Courts of Justice!

The majestic building was metres tall; the stained glass made it look like a giant cathedral. Soon after arriving, our tour guide spoke to us about the different roles in court and how it all worked. We made our way to court room 67 and sat down. We then discussed the different types of courts and the cases that were heard in the building- such as Prince Harry’s suit against a newspaper, or Ed Sheeran’s copyright trial.

In 6S, Izzy played the role of the judge, Asimina played the usher and Eli was our clerk. The impartial judge decides whether the defendant is guilty, the usher brings the witnesses to the stand and tells them to take an oath and the clerk tells the usher to bring the witnesses. The prosecution is on the side of the victim, and the defence helps the person being accused.

Soraiya and Ronnie played the defence barristers and Elisa and Nuren played the prosecution barristers. The judge and barristers wore a £500 wig and a black cloak. There were six witnesses: three for the prosecution and three for the defence. Lizzy Nelson, PC Brookes, Maria Ivanova, Chantelle Holmes, Danny Watson and Selena Khan were the witnesses. These roles were played by Lyra, Siyana, myself, Lira, Andy and Mira. Maria was the victim and Selena was the defendant. The voice of the jury (the foreperson) was played by Emmanuel. All of us were involved in the trial, with the rest of the class being jurors. It was a really interesting and fun trip!

In the end, the prosecution won and a real clerk came to talk to us about the fun of working in a court. After our session finished, we all sat to eat lunch and made our way back to school.