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The complete SQE2 set: all five practice areas plus advocacy The complete set of SQE2 revision notes, written by a qualified solicitor who sat and passed SQE2. It covers every practice area tested, plus a dedicated advocacy guide, in six PDFs: Business Law and Practice (41 pages): business structures, company decision-making, directors’ duties, s

Advocacy (Criminal and Civil) A practical guide to the SQE2 advocacy assessment, written by a qualified solicitor who sat and passed SQE2. It explains how the task works and how it is marked, with a 45-minute preparation plan, how to handle the judge’s questions, modes of address and the professional conduct points that come up. It then takes you through 14 applications, each with the legal test, a step-by-step structure and script, likely questions from the judge and the common pitfalls: ...

Comprehensive SQE2 revision notes for Wills and the Administration of Estates, written by a qualified solicitor who sat and passed SQE2. Topics covered: Validity of wills: capacity, formalities, knowledge and approval, undue influence. Alterations, revocation and the interpretation of wills; the intestacy rules; property passing outside the estate. Personal representatives, grants of representation and the administration of estates. Inheritance Act 1975 claims, inheritance tax (including t...

Practical SQE2 revision notes for Property Practice, written by a qualified solicitor who sat and passed SQE2. Topics covered: Freehold conveyancing from investigation of title and pre-contract searches through exchange, completion and post-completion. SDLT and Land Transaction Tax, planning and mortgages. Leasehold: lease content, the grant and assignment of leases, licences to assign and underlet, and business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. The underlying land law: tit...

Clear, structured SQE2 revision notes for Dispute Resolution, written by a qualified solicitor who sat and passed SQE2. Topics covered: Civil procedure from pre-action to enforcement: pre-action conduct and ADR, where to issue, service, responding to a claim and statements of case. Interim applications (default and summary judgment, injunctions, security for costs, relief from sanctions), case management, evidence and disclosure. Trial, costs and Part 36, appeals and enforcement. The under...

Exam-focused SQE2 revision notes for Criminal Litigation, written by a qualified solicitor who sat and passed SQE2. Topics covered: The core criminal law offences and defences. Advising at the police station, including PACE, Code C, Code D identification procedures and interviews. Bail, first hearings, allocation and case management. Evidence: confessions, hearsay, bad character, inferences from silence and Turnbull. Sentencing, including the Sentencing Act 2026 changes, plus appeals and ...

Concise, exam-focused SQE2 revision notes for Business Law and Practice, written by a qualified solicitor who sat and passed SQE2. The topics follow the order and headings of the SRA’s SQE2 assessment specification. Topics covered: Business structures: sole traders, partnerships, LLPs and companies. Incorporation, company decision-making (board and general meetings, written resolutions) and directors’ duties. Shares, finance and insolvency. Business taxation, money laundering and finan...