The Moot Court of the Federal Labour Court is a trial simulation that takes place every two years. This year, 29 teams from different universities took part and acted as trial representatives. In July, all teams were given a fictitious case that dealt with the topic of collective redundancies (§ 17 KSchG). Our team, consisting of Charlotte Kintgen, Ferdinand Lentes and Justus Lambertz, represented the plaintiff's side.

In the following months, the team developed a statement of defence and a court pleading. In mid-January, they went to the Federal Labour Court in Erfurt, where our team competed against another university representing the defendant's side. They were judged by three federal judges. This gave them the opportunity to practice their rhetorical and legal skills.

Even though they were not among the four teams in the semi-finals, they received only good feedback in a personal discussion with the federal judges. All in all, it was an exciting and instructive experience for the participants, which gave them a small insight into their future work life. Left picture in order: Justus Lambertz, Charlotte Kintgen, Ferdinand Lentes
Right picture in order: Ferdinand Lentes, Charlotte Kintgen, Jana Hagenmüller, Justus Lambertz, Georg Kuhs, Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Monika Schlachter