{"id":655,"date":"2021-01-21T11:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/fdef-en\/news\/moot-court-kicks-off-for-new-season\/"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:40:57","slug":"moot-court-kicks-off-for-new-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/news\/moot-court-kicks-off-for-new-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Moot Court Kicks off for new season"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><p>The University of Luxembourg\u2019s Moot Court programme headed by Associate Professor Katerina Pantazatou officially kicked off on Thursday, 14 January with an online event bringing together students, coaches, professors and representatives from partner, Clifford Chance Luxembourg.<\/p><p>Steve Jacoby, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cliffordchance.com\/people_and_places\/offices\/luxembourg.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Clifford Chance<\/a>\u00a0Office Managing Partner, welcomed the 36 students and student coaches with a few words of encouragement, urging Moot court participants to take full advantage of this season, which will more than likely be conducted 100% remotely, and develop additional skills in communication and teamwork. \u201cThis year is different,\u201d said Mr. Jacoby, \u201cIt will give you the opportunity to use different skills.\u201d Mr. Jacoby also touched on another benefit of the programme, adding, \u201cMoot court competitions allow the University to shine, beyond Luxembourg and even beyond Europe.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwen.uni.lu\/fdef\/departement_droit\/people\/herwig_hofmann\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Herwig Hofmann<\/a>, Head of the Department of Law thanked Clifford Chance for supporting the University\u2019s teams. He especially thanked the practicing lawyers who donate their time and expertise to enriching the experience for the students. \u201cMooting is a fantastic exercise\u201d, said Prof. Hofmann, \u201cIt bridges the gap between theory and practice.\u201d<\/p><p>Associate Professor Pantazatou introduced the accomplishments of the previous Moot Court seasons which counted many successes, including placements in the final rounds. Prof. Pantazatou further explained that the current COIVD-crisis has not slowed the programme down, \u201cIn 2021, the University of Luxembourg will host eight Moot Court teams. This is a record number for the University.\u201d She thanked this year\u2019s participants for taking up the special challenge that this year\u2019s remote competitions will present.<\/p><p>The group then separated into breakout sessions where each Moot Court team could meet and network with the Clifford Chance lawyers who will be accompanying them through the 2021 season.<\/p><p>We wish our Moot Court teams a great start and much success!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/moot_court_14_january.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/moot_court_14_january-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/moot_court_14_january.png 600w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Luxembourg\u2019s Moot Court programme headed by Associate Professor Katerina Pantazatou officially kicked off on Thursday, 14 January with an online event bringing together students, coaches, professors and representatives from partner, Clifford Chance Luxembourg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":656,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[],"news-topic":[],"organisation":[101],"authorship":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - 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