50 NUS Students Attend Special Jury Trial
Caption: Ms Marie Dyhrberg will be one of the main speakers during the
workshops on court proceedings.
Photo By: Anetone Sagaga / EyeSpy Radio.
A two-day workshop with a legal team from Aotearoa New Zealand will be
attended by 50 law students from the National University of Samoa.
During the session, they will observe a simulation of court hearing
proceedings.
This week, a special two-day jury trial workshop will be held in the
courtrooms at Mulinuu, where guests from the New Zealand Judiciary
will share and elevate local attorneys and students to enhance court
processes.
King's Counsel In an exclusive conversation with EyeSpy Radio, Ms.
Marie Dyhrberg, an experienced attorney from the Auckland District Law
Society in New Zealand, expressed her excitement to assist and share
some of her experiences in advance of this session.
Education is the key, and we are here to touch base with the
fundamental foundations, she said. "I am glad to share some of my
knowledge and expertise with the people of Samoa and perhaps around
the Pacific," she said.
"I have always taken young attorneys under my wing and had them
involved in cases as observers to witness development tactics to
empower and strengthen their abilities and lawyer instincts because I
am wholly committed to mentoring" she continued.
Ms. Marie Dyhrberg added that she was still a young practitioner who
required assistance, which is why she will participate in this
workshop where 50 law students will be present to learn from her about
crucial elements of trials.
The courthouse's three courtrooms were approved for use for the
proceedings on Wednesday and Thursday this week by Chief Justice Satiu
Simativa Perese.
According to KC Ms. Marie, "We acknowledged the Chief Justice of
Samoa's approval in allowing us to share some of our experiences and
maybe learn from the Samoans' jurisdiction as well."
In 1986, Ms. Marie Dyhrberg became the second woman in New Zealand to
launch a legal practice. She served as the past president of the
Criminal Bar Association of New Zealand and, beginning in 1992,
supervised other qualified lawyers so they could obtain experience.
The Criminal Bar Association of New Zealand's recognition as a
consultative organization with the NZLS, ADLS, NZBA, Courts
Consultative Committee, the Profession, and the Government was a major
accomplishment of her tenure as president of the organization.
King's Counsel Ms. Marie Dyhrberg exhorts all prospective attorneys
and those already practicing law to have fortitude and to resist the
urge to enter the courtroom and interfere with the conduct of the
case.
"I have a passion for fair trial , fair hearing , fair outcome for
all. We are too harsh in our sentencing. The judicial system is one of
society's tools - many resources lie between the justice system and
society" she concluded.
Photo By: Anetone Sagaga / EyeSpy Radio.
Caption: Ms Marie Dyhrberg will be one of the main speakers during the
workshops on court proceedings.