Intention and recklessness in criminal law: worked examples
Apply the mental element required by the particular offence.
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Resulting trusts and constructive trusts: a comparison for law students
Choose the correct trust analysis before calculating beneficial shares.
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Consideration and promissory estoppel: differences and worked examples
Identify the exchange, then consider whether estoppel affects enforcement.
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Offer or invitation to treat? Six worked contract-law examples
Use wording and context to identify when a statement is an offer.
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Free SQE1 practice questions: 10 questions with explained answers
Test yourself with ten five-option questions, then review the reasoning.
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Last-minute law revision: what to do in the final 48 hours
A realistic plan for the final two days, focused on useful work.
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How to answer MCQs
Like them or loathe them it seems as if there’s no getting away from assessment by multiple choice questions or MCQs these days. If you’re going to do the SQE...
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Ouch SQE results are out…
SQE results are here…. and they make for rather grim reading. The overall pass percentage was 53%, not so far off the average for the LPC but the pass rate...
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SQE explained: exams, costs and qualifying work experience
The SQE is part of qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales. Understand the assessments, work experience and other requirements before planning your route.
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How to apply for SQE1
Great news for all SQE students - you can now book for the first SQE1 sittings. Here is how…
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Law Students’ 2-Minute Guide to the SQE
New information on the SQE is trickling out all the time. The SRA have recently posted a series of webinars on this with more information on dates, costs and venues....
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The secret to answering SQE questions
The SQE’s multiple choice questions (MCQs) can be tricky to answer. Answering MCQs requires you to learn a particular exam technique, in which you slow down and look out for...
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How to answer law MCQs: a practical method with an example
Read the task, identify the legal issue and compare every option with the facts. This guide shows the method in practice and explains when to change an answer.
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Will the SQE achieve its aim of diversifying the profession?
One of the SRA’s stated aims in shaking up legal education was to improve diversity in the solicitors’ profession. The logic was that, by removing the need to take and...
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Are there going to be SQE preparatory courses?
In last week’s blog on the SQE, we discussed whether the SQE might kill off the training contract. The SQE certainly looks like a big shake up of legal education....
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Will the SQE kill the training contract?
The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) might shake that all up. Rather than prescribing a course that students need to take, the SQE sets a new centralised, standardised exam. This is...
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Don't be in the 71% that fail!
The SRA has just released its annual quality assurance report which shows the LPC and GDL pass rates at different law schools. Pass rates differ hugely between law schools.Over the...