Training Module
The Online Video Training Module (OVTM) is intended to offer an efficient training solution for EU judges and judicial professionals in the field of private enforcement of EU competition law.
Presentation of the JustCompetition Platform and the OVTM
The OVTM reflects an online solution that integrates a rich curriculum in an inexpensive format that reproduces the advantages of a presential seminar.The OVTM is based on the recordings of two real-time training seminars and one conference and follows a comprehensive curriculum.
Specifications:
To select subtitles please click on the CC button available in the box of each video material.
To download the materials of each session please visit the download and useful links sections of the platform. To download the video materials please use the link provided in the box of each video material to reach the platform that hosts the sessions and use the download button available there.
The module has been developed with subtitles in English, German, French and Romanian (please read the note bellow). If you want to develop new translations in other official EU languages or you want to assist us in improving current translations (including developing translations where they are not available) please contact us using the details provided at this page. We can provide to any organisation willing to further develop the module`s characteristics for their own national judges the English transcripts of the video materials with incorporated time codes.
Note: All the video recordings of the module have subtitles in English and more than a half have subtitles in Romanian, French and German. The JustCompetition team is open to collaborations with other interested parties that can assist in developing new translations for the module`s subtitles. In addition, we also invite the members of the target group, as well as other stakeholders, to send us their feedback. The module is a pilot project that we aim to improve and further develop.
PART I: Setting the Scene
The first part of the online video training module is an introduction with respect to the new Damages Directive. Adam Scott explains the main elements that led to the development of the Directive and that underpin its essence.
PART II: Introductory session - the Damages Directive: General principles and challenges
This is the second introductory session of the training module. Adam Scott and Liam McKechnie discusses general aspects of the Damages Directive and some of its challenges.
PART III: Introductory session - Basic principles and main themes; the national scene
The third introductory session of the training module. Dr. Adam Scott discusses the basic principles of the Damages Directives and presents the national aspects in this context.
PART IV: Issues arising from the Directive on Damages Actions and the role of the national judge
The fourth part of the online video training deals with the interplay between public and private enforcement, as well as with a series of milestone judgments in this field. Diana Ungureanu discusses the most important elements underpinning damages cases in this short lecture.
PART V: Evidence: the challenge of the Damages Directive
In the fifth session of the training module, Diana Ungureanu discusses the main aspects pertaining to the administration of evidence in a damages case.
PART VI: The Claim
The sixth part of the online video training module deals with the main characteristics of a claim in a private enforcement case.
PART VII: Managing a Claim in Court
The seventh part of the online video training deals with the process of managing a damages action in court. Liam McKechnie reviews all the aspects that underpin the work of a judge in such a case and highlights the main challenges and difficulties that need to be taken in consideration.
PART VIII: Quantification of damages
In the eighth session of the training module, Dr. Adam Scott discusses the quantification of damages.
