Centre of European Law

The Centre of European Law looks back on a tradition of teaching and research into all areas of European Union Law of more than 30 years. It enjoys a reputation of excellence for offering a distinguished programme of public lectures, seminars and conferences.
The Centre of European Law collaborates in the newly established Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at King's College London of which CEL President Professor Sir Francis Jacobs QC is the Director.

Over 400 students are currently enrolled on distance learning programmes offered by the Centre. Registrations of interest are now taken for the Summer Course in EU Law 2010.

Upcoming events

Recent Developments in EU and UK Competition Law
Lecture series by Professor Richard Whish
7 October - 4 November 2010 details

Recent events

'Challenges and opportunities for the competition regime'
Lunchtime lecture by John Fingleton, Chief Executive, The Office of Fair Trading
Download the speech here
5 July 2010 details

Towards a Unified System of Protection in Europe?
One day conference at King's College London
1 July 2010 details

Remedies for Breach of EU Law Revisited
One day conference at King's College London
18 June 2010 details

'Compliance with competition law in a multinational company' 9 June 2010
Lunchtime lecture by Anne Riley, Associate General Counsel Antitrust, Shell International Limited Presentation attached below

The EU Court of Justice as a Human Rights Court?
34th Annual Lecture by Judge Christiaan Timmermans, European Court of Justice
6 May 2010 at 18.00 details

Annual European Law Conference 2010
Keynote Address by Judge Marko Ilešič, European Court of Justice
30 April 2010 details

Policy and Strategy at DG Competition
Lunchtime lecture by Carles Esteva Mosso, DG Competition, European Commission 13 April 2010 at 12.30 details

Had I wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better - Copenhagen and the Future of Climate Change Law by Prof. Dr Geert van Calster, Catholic University of Leuven, 4 March 2010 details

EU State Aid and Public Procurement Law: A Bitter Pill for the Healthcare System?
Lecture by Professor V Hatzopoulos, Democritus University of Thrace 23 /2/2010 Presentation/Article attached below

'Per se infringements of the competition rules'
Lunchtime lecture by Vivien Rose, Chairman of the Competition Appeals Tribunal
24 February 2010 details

21st Century Comitology: The Theory and Practice of Implementing Committees in the EU
2-day-seminar in collaboration with EIPA
18/19 February 2010 details

Stockholm Programme Conference
A one-day conference on Immigration and Criminal Justice co-operation
29 January 2010 details

The need for better judicial review of European competition decision-making
Lecture by Dr Ian Forrester QC, White & Case
21.1.2010 Articles/presentation attached below

Past events 2009
Past events 2008

Attached files

› Ian Forrester Article 2 January 2010 (pdf, 227 KB)
› Ian Forrester Presentation January 2010 (pdf, 91 KB)
› V Hatzopoulos Presentation February 2010 (pdf, 78 KB)
› V Hatzopoulos Article (pdf, 289 KB)
› Anne Riley Presentation June 2010 (pdf, 251 KB)