Objective
The purpose of this course is to
introduce (family) lawyers to practical aspects of European and
international family law.
This course will be over five mornings with each half-day focusing on
the most relevant topics in family litigation.
This course will provide you with hands on
experience on cross-border family cases and the recent jurisprudence of
the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Court of Human
Rights.
All relevant instruments in this field will be
presented and analysed, by way of both lectures and case studies. You
will benefit from daily workshops where active participation is
encouraged. In the workshops, cases will be discussed in small
groups.
Key
topics
- The new Brussels IIb Regulation and
major international Conventions
- Cross-border divorce: jurisdiction and
applicable law
- Parent-child relationship including
parental child abduction
- Maintenance across borders
- Property regimes of international
couples
- Family law and human rights
Who should
attend?
The course is aimed at legal practitioners seeking a
thorough introduction to the various instruments in EU family law and
the interplay with the most relevant Hague conventions in this
field.
Interactive online
course
The course will be hosted on the Zoom videoconferencing
platform. The highest security settings will be applied. You will be
able to interact immediately and directly with our top-level speakers
and other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools
available to deliver an intensive, interactive experience.