FE1Direct

the_batman

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with FE1Direct?

I am considering doing the 8 day seminar in Dublin (http://www.fe1direct.ie/courses_dub.htm).

Thanks,
Batman

Mortmain

This may not be of the slightest bit of use to you, but anyhow as far as i'm concerned, you would be better off to save the money you would pay out for any of these grind courses and purchase the core texts (or, if not adverse to infringing IP rights, get them copied and bound for a fraction of the price - I got Charleton (McDermott & Bolger) on criminal law copied an bound for €25.00 - and do the study yourself. The grind school notes are simply condensed versions anyway. As far as hints and tips are concerned, the pst papers will tell you all you need. It is my honest opinion that the grind school courses are overpriced - a sizeable number of FE1 candidates sit them and all end up answering questions with the same slant rendering themselves firmly in the middle percentile. I would save te money, study on my own and copy & bind the following:

Charleton - criminal law
Kelly - constitutional
Forde - company
Craig & De Burca - EC Law
McMahon & Binchy - Tort
Blackstone - Contract
Delany - Equity
(can't remember the author of the leading land law text - no doubt someone will chip in)

dermot_sheehan

Coughlan - Property Law

dats_right

Wylie is unquestionably the leading text on real property. Coughlan not bad, but definitely number 2.

Our man in Havana

Where would one buy these books? Any good bookshops or sites around?

skyhighflyer

I always found Hodges Figgis in Dawson St to be good... the give you €15 off with every €75 you spend (I think)... and given I've bought over €1,000 in law books from them the past two years that works out at a decent discount. But the best would be to have a hook up with access to a law library and copy them because law books are frickin expensive:eek:

Mortmain

Wylie is the one. Bond 007 if you can get them from a library and have them copied and bound it will save you a fortune.

TrilbyBlue

Where Can You Get Books Copied And Bound??

Mortmain

Any place that does photocopying - you may have to physically copy the books yourself but it saves a fortune. At this time i feel i must say that i am not, of course, encouraging any person to infringe the IP rights of another, to do so would be very naughty.

Gobán Saor

On the one hand......

Mortmain wrote:

Any place that does photocopying - you may have to physically copy the books yourself but it saves a fortune.

and also.......

Mortmain wrote:

...Bond 007 if you can get them from a library and have them copied and bound it will save you a fortune.

but then........

Mortmain wrote:

.....i am not, of course, encouraging any person to infringe the IP rights of another, to do so would be very naughty.

Mortmain, old son, you are eminently qualified to be a lawyer. In fact, after yesterday's gymnastics in the "A" case, the above piece of reasoning should qualify you directly for the Supreme Court:D


Now, has anybody got a decent set of notes for Year 1 of the Kings Inns Diploma?

Mortmain

The whole copied/copy issue is, of course, an ecumenical matter.

Gobán Saor

Jesuitical, even.....;)

snb

Andrew Lyall Land Law in Ireland is the ONLY text worth looking at Wylie is great if all you have to do with your entire life is trawl through it.

Font22

I used Lyall's book for my finals. well he was my lecturer so kinda had to. I found the book brill to be honest!

aphex™

Font22 wrote:

I used Lyall's book for my finals. well he was my lecturer so kinda had to. I found the book brill to be honest!

I hate that man and his bloody book. I felt he was more interested in discussing what other people are saying than actually stating the law, as if the basic rules aren't to be looked at in detail. Its all comment, comment, comment.

Wouldn't recommend it for FE1.