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Mr. Nice said:
Ugh I can imagine... but anything is nerve-racking (or is it nerve-wracking? Hmm) for me.

Might as well ask, as our year 3 is heavily option based - have you got any subjects you recommend I seek out/avoid? Anything on the same level as Administrative or Constitutional Law I'll be sure to stay well clear of.
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I chose company law, international commercial law, and intellectual property. If you've done EU law, then it's a good idea to take ICL as they tie in quite nicely. Both ICL and IP were pretty interesting, but I struggled a little with company because it was really dry and technical and I couldn't focus on it.

ICL is mostly about the movement of goods and persons between countries, and it goes into shipping laws and stuff. I thought it was pretty easy to understand and I did rather well in it.

IP is mostly copyright and trademarks, but there's also stuff like passing off, which can be a little more confusing, but a lot of the module ties in with tort, which is useful. Also you have to remember loads of cases for this one, but obviously that's not such a problem if it's mostly coursework.

Company starts off really easy (stuff like how companies are set up) and then suddenly dives into really technical stuff about articles of association, and you have to learn two sets of laws, post-1996 and pre-1996, because companies established before 1996 are subject to the old laws. It winds me up just talking about it.
 
Joe Steinberg said:
I chose company law, international commercial law, and intellectual property. If you've done EU law, then it's a good idea to take ICL as they tie in quite nicely. Both ICL and IP were pretty interesting, but I struggled a little with company because it was really dry and technical and I couldn't focus on it.

ICL is mostly about the movement of goods and persons between countries, and it goes into shipping laws and stuff. I thought it was pretty easy to understand and I did rather well in it.

IP is mostly copyright and trademarks, but there's also stuff like passing off, which can be a little more confusing, but a lot of the module ties in with tort, which is useful. Also you have to remember loads of cases for this one, but obviously that's not such a problem if it's mostly coursework.

Company starts off really easy (stuff like how companies are set up) and then suddenly dives into really technical stuff about articles of association, and you have to learn two sets of laws, post-1996 and pre-1996, because companies established before 1996 are subject to the old laws. It winds me up just talking about it.
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Great, thanks, I'll make sure to keep all that in mind (mainly to avoid company because that sounds like ****). You mention ICL tying in with EU - I hate EU Law, so would it be a bad idea to take ICL? Or do they tie in with each other but aren't very similar?
 
Mr. Nice said:
Great, thanks, I'll make sure to keep all that in mind (mainly to avoid company because that sounds like ****). You mention ICL tying in with EU - I hate EU Law, so would it be a bad idea to take ICL? Or do they tie in with each other but aren't very similar?
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Well if I remember correctly, the EU module was very political and focused on the history of the EU, all the treaties and that ****, and its compatibility (or lack thereof) with UK law? ICL doesn't involve a lot of that, but it helps to know the EU generally functions, how EU borders differ from non-EU borders, and what restrictions there are to EU countries restricting movement of persons and goods across their borders. It's all about crossing borders.
 
Mikey said:
I liked it better when you were talking about Taylor Swift and Sex in the City you boring ****s.

And congratulations, Joe.
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I don't know anything about either of those things. And I don't know about NFL either. :(

And thanks!
 
Joe Steinberg said:
Well if I remember correctly, the EU module was very political and focused on the history of the EU, all the treaties and that ****, and its compatibility (or lack thereof) with UK law? ICL doesn't involve a lot of that, but it helps to know the EU generally functions, how EU borders differ from non-EU borders, and what restrictions there are to EU countries restricting movement of persons and goods across their borders. It's all about crossing borders.
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Yep that's pretty much what EU is. This doesn't sound nearly as bad - I'll consider it. Thanks for your help - beats going in blind!
 
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Joe Steinberg said:
Haha yeah, I noticed that too. My third year was very different from the first two though. There was no more attending lectures as they were online only, so I got to watch them all from my bed, but the amount of work I had to do at home significantly increased. I only had 2 exams, but about 12 essays, and they also introduced these "workshop" things where we had to work in groups, so if you didn't prepare properly you were letting other people down. Also I found that my modules were generally more challenging.



What are you studying?
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Environmental Hazards and Disaster Management. Looks at Earthquakes, Tsunamis, flooding etc and managing them. Anyway well done on your graduation, hopefully I will be in the same boat next year!
 
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