Law students had the opportunity to put their skills to the test during the 19th annual Hector Barcilon Memorial Moot held at the Supreme Court.

Eight would-be lawyers argued a hypothetical case about the exclusion of evidence in front of Justin Williams, a Magistrate and Honorary Secretary for the Bar Council, Peter Miller, the Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court and Delroy Duncan, a criminal attorney and Vice President of the Bar Council.

According to a Bar Council statement: "The objective of the moot is to give law students the opportunity to experience putting forth a case in front of a panel of Judges and in a Supreme Court atmosphere. The Honourable Chief Justice kindly supports the venue each year by allowing the use of the Supreme Court which adds to the authenticity of such an event."

The appellant team, consisting of Sarina Bean, Antoine Stirling, Cristen Simmons and Whitnii Levon won on the point of law. However, the respondent team consisting of Mandela Fubler, Saul Dismont, Donte Williams and Arion Mapp won the overall moot due to doing well with a difficult case.

The first Hector Barcilon Memorial Moot was held in 1990 in memory of a man who served in Bermuda as Solicitor General and then Puisne Judge in the 1950's and 60's. He also served on the Law Reform Committee, the Bermuda Bar Council, the English Speaking Union, was the first Rent Commissioner and also served as the administrator of Government Employment's Health Insurance Scheme. He died in 1988.