Students will also develop skills in applying financial language in drafting agreements and in properly examining an expert witness on damages and other matters. Concepts of standing, procedural and substantive due process, primary jurisdiction, ripeness, and mootness are also examined in the context of administrative proceedings. Evidentiary rules applicable to agency proceedings, rule making, and judicial review of administrative decisions are examined with emphasis on the differences between administrative and judicial proceedings. Attention also is paid to the need for administrative process, its scope, the techniques for limiting agency discretion, and the differences between federal and state agencies. This course is an introduction to the basic principles of admiralty jurisdiction and practice.
Specific topics considered include maritime liens, seamen's rights, salvage, and carriage of goods.
This course will examine selected topics in securities and corporation finance law. The content of the course may vary from year to year depending on the instructor, and the matters previously covered in Business Associations. This course will focus on developing the ability to analyze a record and to write an appellate brief from it. Students will be required to analyze a record for appealable issues, write and rewrite a statement of facts, and write and rewrite arguments on the issues. A substantial amount of the course will be devoted to individual conferences with the instructor.