YOU SENSE the pressure as the prosecution tries to get to the bottom of the accused's story. You feel the tension as the jury returns to deliver its verdict.
Almost every detail was the same as in a real courtroom except that observers were allowed to watch the jury deliberate.
The mock trial was part of the British Council's 15th Law Summer School held between August 5 and 16. It aimed to give law students practical experience of conducting a case and questioning witnesses before they go into a real court.
First year law student Kevin Tang Tsz-kai from City University took on the role of Randolph Sarson who had been accused of stealing things from his company including garden tables, chairs and 24 dog bowls.
'All the 24 bowls are for my five dogs,' Mr Tang said in the makeshift courtroom in Admiralty. 'I like my dogs to have a clean bowl for each meal.'
However, Mr Tang's explanation only raised more questions.
'Don't you have a dishwasher?' asked Paul Garlick, a queen's counsel from the United Kingdom, who was the judge.
