Szkoła Prawa Brytyjskiego

 

The British Law Centre’s Diploma in English Law and Practical Legal Skills is organised by a charity based at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law. It’s members include Lord Carnwath of the UK’s Supreme Court. Its Academic Committee is presided over by Professor Richard Fentiman, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cambridge University.

Participants of the Diploma course study core issues of English law (including contract law, tort, trusts and others) and build a portfolio of practical legal skills (including case management, legal writing, contract drafting, oral advocacy, debating, mooting, interview skills and others).

The Diploma is taught at the University of Gdańsk by native-speaker lecturers who make 8 visits to Gdańsk, especially to each the Diploma. Each study visit lasts for approximately 4 hours (not including extra, voluntary events which participants can join if they wish). The course materials are prepared by experts in their respective fields, including academic staff from Cambridge University and other leading UK Universities. The materials and course teachers are also available at any time via a dedicated course website. All teaching is conducted in English in a practical and interactive manner.

The Diploma is aimed both at law students, practising lawyers and anyone who wishes to improve their English language and legal terminology. Whether you wish to practise as a lawyer or simply improve your written and spoken English whilst developing a range of other skills, the Diploma helps to make your career goals a reality.

The Diploma is well-recognised amongst legal employers and educational institutions, both in Poland and beyond. BLC graduates have already gone on to excel in a wide variety of professional ways, inter alia by working in most of the major international law firms and a variety of legal institutions – for example, Poland’s current Advocate General at the ECJ (Maciej Szpurnar) and judge at the EU’s General Court (Krystyna Kowalik-Bańczyk) are both BLC graduates.

The Diploma is a fee-paying course, but a reduced “earlybird” fee applies until 30th June. 

 

Fees:

The fee payable depends upon the participant’s status (student/non-student) and the time of payment.

 

	Fees payable to British Law Centre
Student/Non-student status	Early-Bird fee (applies before 30th June)	Standard fee (applies after 30th June)
Full-time student*	625€	725€
Non-student	850€	950€

- First Payment of €200 - payable within 14 days of being accepted onto the Diploma Course
- Second Payment - payable by 31 October
- Third Payment - payable by 28 February

 

Registration for the Diploma course has now commenced. It is possible to register on the BLC website here

 

 

A brochure with information on the course and the materials covered by the diploma can be accessed:

 

Diploma in English Law & Legal Skills 2024-25 - (University of Gdańsk)

 

The Diploma in English Law & Legal Skills ("DELLS") commences at Gdańsk University on Tuesday 22nd October 2024. It lasts until June 2025. The Google calendar can be viewed here.

 

 

UG Local Programme Director: Olga Śniadach, PhD olga.sniadach@prawo.ug.edu.pl