MVD007K Divorce, Property and Children

Faculty of Law
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Kornel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Kornel, Ph.D.
Institute of Legal Skills and Innovation of Studies – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Bc. Martin Pěnčík
Supplier department: Institute of Legal Skills and Innovation of Studies – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVD007K/01: Thu 28. 2. 13:30–15:00 215, 15:05–16:35 215, Thu 14. 3. 13:30–15:00 215, 15:05–16:35 215, Thu 28. 3. 13:30–15:00 215, 15:05–16:35 215, Thu 11. 4. 13:30–15:00 215, 15:05–16:35 215, Thu 25. 4. 13:30–15:00 215, 15:05–16:35 215, Thu 9. 5. 13:30–15:00 215, 15:05–16:35 215, M. Kornel
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MP509Zk Family Law && MP510Zk Civil Procedural Law II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand basic principles of legal services;
find information necessary for giving legal advice;
make contracts;
write briefs to the courts;
argument in front of the court ;
present evidence in front of the court(e.g. witness examination);
Syllabus
  • First meeting with a client, legal ethics.
  • Legal memorandum, communication with client and adverse party.
  • Writing briefs to the courts - theoretical and practical aspects.
  • Contracts and negotiation.
  • Evidence: witness examination, party examination, expert witness, documents.
  • Moot court.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Caroline Maughan, Julian Webb. Lawyering Skills and the Legal Process. 2nd Edition. Cambridge: CUP, 2005.
  • KRSKOVÁ, Alexandra. Etické desatoro začínajúceho advokáta : (vademecum profesijnej etiky). 1. vyd. Bratislava: Iura Edition, 2008, 282 s. ISBN 9788080781859. info
  • ROSS, David. Advocacy. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xi, 180. ISBN 9780521884761. info
  • JIRSA, Jaromír. Klíč k soudní síni : příručka pro začínající soudce a advokáty. Vyd. 1. Praha: LexisNexis CZ, 2006, 427 s. ISBN 9788086920221. info
Teaching methods
practical exercises, group projects
Assessment methods
Students will realize written and oral seminar tasks (writing of contracts, petitions, legal opinions, etc.) Homework and teamwork is expected during the course. To obtain colloquium it is necessary to be present on all lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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