This seminar provides a practical approach to the European Court’s proceedings and deepens the participants’ knowledge of the different written and oral phases of the Courts’ procedures: how to draft the application; the response; the reply and the rejoinder; and how to prepare for the oral hearing. It will also set out how to plead in an appeal case and ask for legal assistance, so as to promote the quality of judicial protection in the European Union legal system, and to ensure speedy and smooth proceedings.

The programme mainly consists of discussions based on case studies and presentations of practical tips. The cases will relate to the most frequent situations in which an action is brought against the Member State; the Member State lodges a complaint against the Commission; and the Member States brings an action for annulment based on the infringement of the basic principles of the EU law or review of legality of the certain provisions.