SQE1 topics explained simply

Each page takes one SQE1 topic and explains the rule, the reason for it and the traps exam questions set, with a worked example and a question to check yourself.

Dispute Resolution FLK1

Track allocation in civil claims, explained simplyHow does the court choose between the small claims track, the fast track, the intermediate track and the multi-track? The value limits, the trial length and expert evidence conditions in CPR 26.9, how the value of a claim is assessed, and the traps SQE1 questions set. Plain English, SQE1 Dispute Resolution (FLK1).Read the explainer

Contract FLK1

Offers and invitations to treat, explained simplyWhen is a display, an advertisement, an auction or a tender an offer that can be accepted, and when is it only an invitation to treat? The test, the leading cases, why the line is drawn where it is, and the traps SQE1 questions set. Plain English, SQE1 Contract (FLK1).Read the explainerRemoteness of damage in contract, explained simplyWhich losses can the innocent party recover when a contract is broken? The two limbs of Hadley v Baxendale, why knowledge at the time of contracting decides the second, the type and extent rule, and the traps SQE1 questions set. Plain English, SQE1 Contract (FLK1).Read the explainer

Tort FLK1

Careless advice and the duty of care, explained simplyWhen does someone who gives careless advice owe a duty of care to a person who relies on it and loses money? The Caparo conditions, how Smith v Eric S Bush applies them to a mortgage valuation, and the traps SQE1 questions set. Plain English, SQE1 Tort (FLK1).Read the explainerDefective buildings and products in negligence, explained simplyCan the owner of a defective building or product recover the cost of repairing it in negligence? Why Murphy v Brentwood treats that cost as pure economic loss, what remains recoverable, and the traps SQE1 questions set. Plain English, SQE1 Tort (FLK1).Read the explainer

Land Law FLK2

Building schemes, explained simplyHow owners on a planned estate can enforce the estate's restrictive covenants against each other, the Elliston v Reacher conditions, and the traps SQE1 questions set. Plain English, SQE1 Land Law (FLK2).Read the explainerMortgage possession, explained simplyWhen a lender goes to court for possession of a home, section 36 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970 lets the court pause it. What "sums due" means, how long a reasonable period can be, and the traps SQE1 questions set. Plain English, SQE1 Land Law (FLK2).Read the explainer

For every topic on the syllabus, see the SQE1 subjects page.