Students put on their law suits for competitions

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Interviewing clients will clearly be no trial for students Nirada Griffiths and Amy Richardson (pictured right) when they become qualified lawyers. The pair came overall runners-up (out of 27 teams) at the national finals, held at the University of Warwick.

Nirada and Amy, who were trained by Heather Keating, began their successful run in January with a victory in the final round of the annual School of Legal Studies competition, which was sponsored by local solicitors Donne, Mileham and Haddock. They then proceeded to represent Sussex at the regional round of the client interviewing competition at University College, London.

The School of Legal Studies/Donne, Mileham & Haddock negotiating competition was won by Emma Davies and Bryan Scattergood (pictured left), who went on to become joint winners at the regional round, held at the University of Essex in February.

Emma and Bryan, who were trained by Emily Haslam, now go forward to the national final, which takes place at the end of March, at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. If they are victorious there, a place beckons in the international final in Sydney, Australia.

Bryan also partnered Karen Moss to second place in the internal client interviewing competition. Carolyn Hunnisett and Brendan Hughes were runners-up in the Sussex round of the negotiating competition.