SQE Study
Episodes
Tort Law III: Principles of Vicarious Liability
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The principles of vicarious liability, which holds an employer responsible for the torts an employee commits due to their working relationship, even ...
Tort Law II: Defences
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of legal defences in tort law, primarily focusing on how a defendant can reduce or eliminate liability for harm caused. Vol...
Tort Law I: Negligence
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive look at the tort of negligence, particularly focusing on the establishment of a duty of care and the calculation of damages in per...
The Legal System of England and Wales V: The application of legislation made by Senedd Cymru and Westminster to England and to Wales
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The application of legislation across Wales and England, focusing on the distinct law-making powers of the Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) and the...
The Legal System of England and Wales IV: Statutory Interpretation
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of statutory interpretation—the methods courts use to determine and apply the meaning of written law when the text is uncl...
The Legal System of England and Wales III: Primary Legislation
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The structure and components of statutes, which are laws formally enacted by legislative bodies like the UK Parliament or the Senedd Cymru. Acts of P...
The Legal System of England and Wales II: Development of Case Law
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the UK common law system, focusing primarily on the Doctrine of Precedent, also known as stare decisis. It explains tha...
The Legal System of England and Wales I: The Courts
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the UK's legal system, primarily focusing on England and Wales, outlining its foundational components and operational...
Tax Law VIII: The Scope of Anti-Avoidance Provisions
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The scope and function of anti-avoidance provisions within tax law, differentiating between generally legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion. C...
Tax Law VII: Stamp Duty Land Tax in England and Land Transaction Tax in Wales
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A detailed overview of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in England and the distinct Land Transaction Tax (LTT) in Wales, which replaced SDLT in that reg...
Tax Law VI: Inheritance Tax
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of Inheritance Tax (IHT) in the UK, detailing the process for calculating liabilities both upon death and for lifetime tran...
Tax Law V: Value Added Tax
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system, defining it as a consumption tax levied on goods and services, collected by businesses fo...
Tax Law IV: Corporation Tax
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive guide to Corporation Tax in the UK, detailing its application to company profits, including trading income, investments, and capital...
Tax Law III: Trading Profits and Loss Reliefs
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive guide to understanding and calculating trading profits and applying trading loss reliefs for businesses in a tax context. The firs...
Tax Law II: Capital Gains Tax
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of Capital Gains Tax (CGT), covering its fundamental components, calculations, and various reliefs. The first source defines...
Tax Law I: Income Tax
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of UK Income Tax rules and calculation methods, primarily aimed at legal candidates preparing for the Solicitors Qualifying ...
Solicitors Accounts VI: Double Entry Bookkeeping and Client Ledgers
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The essential requirements for law firms concerning the management and reconciliation of client accounts. Specifically, law firms must obtain bank ...
Solicitors Accounts V: Submission, Reduction and Payment of Bills Including the VAT Element
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of Value Added Tax (VAT) regulations for law firms, focusing specifically on billing clients for professional charges and disb...
Solicitors Accounts IV: Accountants’ Reports, Recordkeeping, and SRA Rules Compliance
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An outline of the stringent requirements for solicitors regarding the management of client money, focusing heavily on transparency and accountability...
Solicitors Accounts III: Third-Party Managed Accounts
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of Third-Party Managed Accounts (TPMAs), which solicitors can use to hold client funds via an independent, authorized provider,...
Solicitors Accounts II: Operation of Joint Account; Operation of a Client’s Own Account
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A detailed examination of how solicitors manage client funds through two distinct mechanisms: Joint Accounts and the Operation of a Client's Ow...
Solicitors Accounts I: Handling Client Money
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules, focusing on the rigorous standards for managing client funds in...
Property Practice III: Planning Law in England and Wales
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of planning law in England and Wales, focusing on the rules governing land development and use, which are primarily based on th...
Property Practice II: Leasehold
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of leasehold law, focusing on the granting, management, assignment, and termination of commercial leases. The documents expl...
Property Practice I: Freehold Real Estate Law and Practice
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A detailed overview of the English and Welsh property conveyancing process, the legal procedure for transferring property ownership. The texts distin...
Legal Services IV: Funding Options for Legal Services
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of various funding options for legal services, primarily focusing on the obligations of solicitors in the United Kingdom regard...
Legal Services III: Overriding Legal Obligations
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An overview of overriding legal obligations for solicitors in the UK, focusing heavily on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and the Equalit...
Legal Services II: Principles and Risk-Based Regulation
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the UK legal regulatory landscape, focusing primarily on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and its mechanisms f...
Legal Services I: The Regulatory Role of the SRA
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), an independent body established in 2007 to regulate solicitors in England and ...
Land Law II: Nature of Land, Land Ownership and Interests
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of English land law, focusing on the nature of proprietary rights, ownership structures, and security interests. The documen...
Land Law I: Leases
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive legal overview of leases, defining them as agreements granting exclusive possession of property for a specified period, distinct from...
Dispute Resolution Law III: Costs
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the rules governing litigation costs in civil proceedings under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). They explain the distin...
Dispute Resolution Law II (b): Unpacking the Civil Procedure Rules
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the key procedural stages and rules governing civil litigation in England and Wales, focusing on issues such as jurisdict...
Dispute Resolution Law II (a): Procedural Landmines Navigating the Civil Litigation Maze
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the key procedural stages and rules governing civil litigation in England and Wales, focusing on issues such as jurisdict...
Dispute Resolution Law I: Different Options for Dispute Resolution
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of various mechanisms for dispute resolution, distinguishing between litigation (the formal court process) and Alternative Di...
Criminal Practice II: The procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the criminal justice process in England and Wales, focusing on key stages from arrest through appeal. The texts detail t...
Criminal Practice I: Advising clients, including vulnerable clients, about the procedure and processes at the police station
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the rights of suspects under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) and its Codes of Practice, focusing heav...
Criminal Law III: Specific Criminal Offenses
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of several major categories of English criminal law, outlining the actus reus (guilty act) and mens rea (guilty mind) requi...
Criminal Law II: Parties
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fundamental principles of criminal liability in England and Wales, focusing on both parties to a crime and inchoate offenses like attempt. The fir...
Criminal Law I: Definition of The Offence
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive SQE overview of the fundamental elements of criminal liability in English law, focusing on the concepts of actus reus (the guilty ac...
Contract Law VII: Equitable Remedies
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An SQE overview of equitable remedies in law, which contrast with traditional legal remedies like monetary damages, focusing instead on actions to ...
Contract Law VI: Remedies
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the principles governing remedies for a breach of contract, primarily focusing on the calculation and limitations of damag...
Contract Law V: Termination
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive SQE overview of the principles and consequences surrounding the termination and discharge of contracts. The first source details vari...
Contract Law IV: Vitiating Factors
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive SQE overview of several legal doctrines that can affect the validity and enforceability of a contract, primarily focusing on circumsta...
Contract Law III: Contract Terms
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of contractual terms, examining their formation, incorporation, interpretation, and modification. The materials explain exp...
Contract Law II: Parties
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The legal concept of privity of contract, which dictates that generally, only the parties who agree to a contract possess the rights and obligations ...
Contract Law I: Formation
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive SQE overview of the essential elements required to form a binding contract, focusing heavily on offer and acceptance, consideration,...
Constitutional Law IV: The place of EU Law in the UK Constitution
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An in-depth analysis of the transition of European Union (EU) law within the United Kingdom's legal framework, charting the journey from membershi...
Constitutional Law III: Legitimacy, separation of powers and the rule of law
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of three core areas of public law: secondary legislation, public order law, and judicial review. The first source explains...
Constitutional Law II: Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), which incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK domestic law, e...
Constitutional Law I: Core Institutions of the State and How They Interrelate
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of the UK's uncodified constitutional framework, outlining its fundamental principles such as the rule of law, the sep...
Business Law III: Insolvency
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of personal and corporate insolvency procedures in the UK, contrasting the unlimited liability of sole traders and partners...
Business Law II: Finance
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A comprehensive overview of corporate finance and security mechanisms, focusing on the distinction between debt and equity finance. The first source...
Business Law I: Business Mediums
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extensive overview of various business structures, primarily focusing on partnerships and limited companies, contrasting their fundamental lega...