EU Commercial Law and Litigation

About the course

Course content

The course provides an in-depth understanding of the nature of EU law and its inter-relationship with national legal systems. This comprises the study of the EU's basic principles of law, institutional architecture and decision-making procedures. The central theme of the course is the application of commercial EU law before courts and the interaction between national courts and the European Court of Justice. The course includes participation in the European Law Moot Court Competition.

Instruction

Teaching will take place in the form of lectures and, predominantly, seminars and workshops. You are expected to be well prepared, to work with the problems presented in the course material and to engage in discussion. The seminars are prepared in two stages: through the individual study of relevant case law and literature and through joint discussion and problem-solving in study groups.

Attendance

Attendance at lectures, seminars, and workshops is compulsory. Attendance is required at all examinations, including for the avoidance of doubt the indicative moot sessions, case note presentations and the final EUCLL Moot Court. Relief from the requirement of attendance may only be granted by the Course Director.

Examination

The examination is constructed as a portfolio consisting of four main modules which each have both written and oral components: 1) an indicative written assessment, 2) a moot exercise, 3) written moot court pleading, and 4) oral moot court pleading. The final grade follows from an assessment of all results from the examination portfolio.

Some of the examination modules are pass/fail modules, whereas others are graded. The examination is carried out in accordance with examination criteria and, where applicable, grade criteria.