Objective Speakers This seminar will provide legal practitioners with procedural knowledge of proceedings before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. James Killick, Partner, White & Case, Brussels Key topics        Practical advice on bringing an action before the European courts, e.g. stages of procedure and procedural documents How to draft written pleadings How to prepare the oral hearing Focus on direct actions before the General Court Issues in the preliminary reference procedure with which a practitioner might be faced Practical issues in relation to appeals to the Court of Justice Special forms of procedure, such as expedited proceedings and interim relief Who should attend? Lawyers in private practice wishing to appear before the General Court or Court of Justice of the EU. Participants should already be familiar with the basics of EU law and the structure of the European judicial system. For further information: Tatsiana Bras-Gonçalves Tel. +49 (0)651 937 37 82 Fax. +49 (0)651 937 37 95 E-mail: [email protected] Online Registration: www.era.int ERA Caroline Naômé, Legal Secretary, Chambers of Judge Rosas, Court of Justice, Luxembourg Academy of European Law Aindrias Ó Caoimh, Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg Karolina Rokicka, former Agent acting for Poland, Course Director, European Public Law, Academy of European Law, Trier Olivier Speltdoorn, Legal Secretary, Chambers of Judge O'Higgins, General Court, Luxembourg Vivien Terrien, Legal Secretary, Chambers of the President, Judge Jaeger, General Court, Luxembourg Patrick Twidle, Director, Directorate for Interpretation, Court of Justice, Luxembourg Corinna Wissels, Agent acting for the Netherlands, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (CPD) see www.era.int Travel to Trier: the most convenient way to travel is through Luxembourg. Luxembourg airport to the ERA Congress Centre takes just 30 minutes by car. www.taxi-franken.de/era HOW TO LITIGATE BEFORE THE ECJ PROCEDURE BEFORE THE GENERAL COURT AND THE COURT OF JUSTICE FOR LAWYERS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE Trier, 16-17 May 2011 ERA Conference Centre Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany Organiser: Karolina Rokicka, ERA Language: English Event number: 411D63 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reﬂects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.era.int Monday, 16 May 2011 Tuesday, 17 May 2011 Part III: Special forms of procedure Part V: The written procedure before the Court of Justice 14:00 Appeal and expedited procedures Vivien Terrien 09:15 Preliminary ruling procedure: legal framework and practical advice 09:15 Arrival and registration of participants 09:30 Welcome and introduction Part I: Introductory session 14:45 Interim relief before the General Court and the Court of Justice 09:35 The structure of the European Union judicial system Aindrias Ó Caoimh 15:15 Discussion 15:30 Coffee break 10:00 Discussion 10:15 Coffee break Part IV: Practical advice on preparing oral pleadings Part II: The written procedure before the General Court 16:00 10:30 Direct action before the General Court – legal framework and practical advice Olivier Speltdoorn Oral presentation before the Court of Justice and the General Court Corinna Wissels 11:30 11:45 Practical advice on how to write an application – introduction to the workshop James Killick Workshop on drafting an application James Killick 12:45 Discussion 13:00 Lunch 16:45 Working with interpreters – practical advice Patrick Twidle 17:30 Discussion 17:45 End of the first day 19:00 Guided city walking tour 20:00 Dinner Caroline Naômé 10:15 Urgent versus accelerated preliminary ruling procedure Caroline Naômé 10:45 Discussion 11:00 Coffee break 11:30 Practical advice on how to write preliminary reference and written observations – introduction to the workshop Karolina Rokicka 11:45 Workshop on drafting written observations Karolina Rokicka 12:45 Discussion 13:00 Light lunch and end of seminar Programme may be subject to amendment For programme updates: www.era.int ERA · Metzer Allee 4 · D-54295 Trier Tel. +49 651 9 37 37-0 · Fax +49 651 9 37 37-90 www.era.int · [email protected]