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Vegetarian2017

Property
Reading through comments about this new examiner which has me worried. I've been studying for the style paper of the old examiner. Does this new guy mix questions and has he changed the style of the paper? Business equity and leases re commercial assume this is landlord tenant i always avoid this question /topic o_o

yournerd

Vegetarian2017 wrote: »

Property
Reading through comments about this new examiner which has me worried. I've been studying for the style paper of the old examiner. Does this new guy mix questions and has he changed the style of the paper? Business equity and leases re commercial assume this is landlord tenant i always avoid this question /topic o_o

I think you will be fine relying on old papers. When I did the paper in March I felt it was different but nobody else noticed so don’t worry too much! Focus on succsssion and you will have 2/5 question!

sapphire309

For Equity, is there a need to look at Mareva injunctions in a worldwide context?

mariealice

sapphire309 wrote: »

For Equity, is there a need to look at Mareva injunctions in a worldwide context?

This might be a bit risky but I am leaving out Mareva as it came up in March of this year and it tends to come up every second sitting and has never come up twice in a row. Mandatory Interlocutory injunctions is looking most likely or quia timet so if your looking to narrow injunctions down you would probably be safe enough to leave out Mareva

kasey0123

Vegetarian2017 wrote: »

Property
Reading through comments about this new examiner which has me worried. I've been studying for the style paper of the old examiner. Does this new guy mix questions and has he changed the style of the paper? Business equity and leases re commercial assume this is landlord tenant i always avoid this question /topic o_o

Ah don't worry at all!! If anything I think he has an easier style than the past papers and he is a generous marker Doesn't generally mix topics from my experience, only thing you might have is a random licence scenario in an AP question or an easement in an AP question but these are small things...

If you're doing succession that's 2 questions. And if you are doing mortgages that's 3 for sure so sure you've already nearly passed!

kasey0123

mariealice wrote: »

This might be a bit risky but I am leaving out Mareva as it came up in March of this year and it tends to come up every second sitting and has never come up twice in a row. Mandatory Interlocutory injunctions is looking most likely or quia timet so if your looking to narrow injunctions down you would probably be safe enough to leave out Mareva

I'm leaving out Mareva too... would be SICK if it came up.. Quia timet Probelm Q pleaseee!

holliek

Predictions for company?

I looked over some exam papers yesterday and not sure I'm covered!! This is what I've done:
-Incoporation
-Seperate legal personality
-Corporate authority
-Ultra vires
-Directors (duties and to whom they owe their duties)
-Restrictions and disqualifications
-Shareholder protection
-Shares (appointment, floatation and the prospectus)
-Corporate Borrowing
-Receivership (duty to get best price)
-Liquidation
-Realisation/disposition of corporate assets

Any thoughts on what I've covered greatly appreciated

mariealice

holliek wrote: »

Predictions for company?

I looked over some exam papers yesterday and not sure I'm covered!! This is what I've done:
-Incoporation
-Seperate legal personality
-Corporate authority
-Ultra vires
-Directors (duties and to whom they owe their duties)
-Restrictions and disqualifications
-Shareholder protection
-Shares (appointment, floatation and the prospectus)
-Corporate Borrowing
-Receivership (duty to get best price)
-Liquidation
-Realisation/disposition of corporate assets

Any thoughts on what I've covered greatly appreciated

Looks pretty solid , if you have time maybe throw in reckless and fraudulent trading I think its due a run but I reckon you should be pretty well covered! (I hope , I've covered more or less the same as you but I've done fraudulent and reckless trading and reform and left out liquidation)

niamhcmon

Does anyone have any recent sample answers for contract and tort that they'd be willing to swap? The ones I have are from a few years back but I can send them on to anyone that would like them. I also have up to date grids for both subjects. Thanks!

holliek

Are you allowed do rough work on the paper provided? I often draw out spider diagrams before doing my answer and wondering is that ok?

Some of my college lecturers were fine and actually wanted to see rough work but others were strongly against it and it had to be in seperate booklets etc so just checking to protocol for these exams!

sapphire309

mariealice wrote: »

This might be a bit risky but I am leaving out Mareva as it came up in March of this year and it tends to come up every second sitting and has never come up twice in a row. Mandatory Interlocutory injunctions is looking most likely or quia timet so if your looking to narrow injunctions down you would probably be safe enough to leave out Mareva

Am I correct in thinking that these are both short enough topics?

Leraf

holliek wrote: »

Are you allowed do rough work on the paper provided? I often draw out spider diagrams before doing my answer and wondering is that ok?

Some of my college lecturers were fine and actually wanted to see rough work but others were strongly against it and it had to be in seperate booklets etc so just checking to protocol for these exams!

I did rough work at the very start of each exam. Same booklet, page 1 was just my scribbles. Do what you need to do get the information down.

Vegetarian2017

holliek wrote:

Are you allowed do rough work on the paper provided? I often draw out spider diagrams before doing my answer and wondering is that ok?

holliek wrote:

Some of my college lecturers were fine and actually wanted to see rough work but others were strongly against it and it had to be in seperate booklets etc so just checking to protocol

I usually scribble on the exam paper but it isn't a problem to have a rough work paper at all.

bigtophat13

sapphire309 wrote: »

Am I correct in thinking that these are both short enough topics?

Quia Timet is very short and nice and the interlocutory injunctions can be intricate enough but if you get it it's quite short too. The pattern I see is one of Mareva/Anton Pillar/Quia Timet every year and then one year they threw in Interlocutory as well as Anton Pilar (Autumn 2017)

bigtophat13

mariealice wrote: »

Looks pretty solid , if you have time maybe throw in reckless and fraudulent trading I think its due a run but I reckon you should be pretty well covered! (I hope , I've covered more or less the same as you but I've done fraudulent and reckless trading and reform and left out liquidation)

With the reckless and fraudulent trading what detail are you going into? It hasn't come up in the last 6 sittings I don't think and just trying to prioritise myself. With the reforms, you're probably looking at the 5 reforms question, what reforms are you going with? I was trying to do an overlap with my actual topics so I've gone Directors duties being codified, SAP (just in case it came up), abolition of the UV rule and the restriction and disqualification proceedings (they changed I think?) I'm not sure what else to do that would overlap with the topics as I'm not sure what actually changed. Any suggestions appreciated

Teamhrach

mariealice wrote: »

This might be a bit risky but I am leaving out Mareva as it came up in March of this year and it tends to come up every second sitting and has never come up twice in a row. Mandatory Interlocutory injunctions is looking most likely or quia timet so if your looking to narrow injunctions down you would probably be safe enough to leave out Mareva

Our lecturer said we'd be idiots to leave the mareva out because the examiner wasn't happy with how it was answered in March?? I'm not going to spend as much time on it though.

holliek

For ultra vires in company law I've learnt about the objects clause and powers. Is gratuitous dispositions important? If so, can anyone simply explain it to me? I'm trying to understand it and just can't!!
Besides powers and object clauses is there any other essential parts to ultra vires?

Teamhrach

Vegetarian2017 wrote: »

holliek wrote:

Some of my college lecturers were fine and actually wanted to see rough work but others were strongly against it and it had to be in seperate booklets etc so just checking to protocol

I usually scribble on the exam paper but it isn't a problem to have a rough work paper at all.

All my college lecturers encouraged it! Try to do the rough work in the answer book in case something slips your mind when answering the q fully. At least they can see you had thought of it

FE1 Lady

To anybody who has passed Constitutional? Any tips on structure etc? I am petrified everytime I look at past questions!

Aoife2012

Hi, the person beside me requested an extra booklet during one of my exams for rough work and was refused (and not happy about it) in March. I don't know the rule/protocol in relation to extra booklets but I usually do my rough work on the last page of my booklet and mark it as rough work. The Examiner may see something you didn't include in the answer and it's better to have it there than in the exam paper that you leave with, the way I look at it.

mariealice

Teamhrach wrote: »

Our lecturer said we'd be idiots to leave the mareva out because the examiner wasn't happy with how it was answered in March?? I'm not going to spend as much time on it though.

Oh ok , I hadn't heard that, that was just my view on the matter , maybe they will switch up the pattern and ask it twice in a row but I'm screwed if they do because I don't have enough time to cover it

mariealice

bigtophat13 wrote: »

With the reckless and fraudulent trading what detail are you going into? It hasn't come up in the last 6 sittings I don't think and just trying to prioritise myself. With the reforms, you're probably looking at the 5 reforms question, what reforms are you going with? I was trying to do an overlap with my actual topics so I've gone Directors duties being codified, SAP (just in case it came up), abolition of the UV rule and the restriction and disqualification proceedings (they changed I think?) I'm not sure what else to do that would overlap with the topics as I'm not sure what actually changed. Any suggestions appreciated

I have done reckless and fraudulent trading in decent enough detail in that I condensed the notes from the manual into 5 handwritten pages and it was short enough so I'm learning it as well as I can but its not one of my main topic areas if that makes sense? Its just as a back up as it hasn't come up for a while and I just feel like it could be due a run? For reforms I've taken : codification of directors duties, abolition of UV , SAP, introduction of restriction and disqualification undertakings and introduction of two step registration process (this will come up under borrowing by the company if you are doing that chapter):)

bigtophat13

Teamhrach wrote: »

Our lecturer said we'd be idiots to leave the mareva out because the examiner wasn't happy with how it was answered in March?? I'm not going to spend as much time on it though.

Well that's terrifying, would be horrible to go in with Quia Timet, AP, Mandatory Interlocutory and then Mareva to come up

bigtophat13

mariealice wrote: »

I have done reckless and fraudulent trading in decent enough detail in that I condensed the notes from the manual into 5 handwritten pages and it was short enough so I'm learning it as well as I can but its not one of my main topic areas if that makes sense? Its just as a back up as it hasn't come up for a while and I just feel like it could be due a run? For reforms I've taken : codification of directors duties, abolition of UV , SAP, introduction of restriction and disqualification undertakings and introduction of two step registration process (this will come up under borrowing by the company if you are doing that chapter):)

5 handwritten pages of notes sounds like it could be a lot of cases! Makes sense though, just as a back up I understand. You're right in that it's not up a while so they could have a look. I was doing borrowing only so far as floating charges and crystallisation as they like that so much but I suppose if all that's needed extra is the registration process it's not a huge amount extra to add on? Thank you

Surely the whole 5 reforms has to break soon enough though? Or do they really want people to know about the differences?

sapphire309

So confused re: injunctions at the moment. Do we need to know general info e.g. elaboration on Campus Oil test and instances in which it isn't to be applied, and info re: damages as adequate remedy and laches/acquiescence etc? Sorry, having a panic at the moment

lawless11

sapphire309 wrote: »

So confused re: injunctions at the moment. Do we need to know general info e.g. elaboration on Campus Oil test and instances in which it isn't to be applied, and info re: damages as adequate remedy and laches/acquiescence etc? Sorry, having a panic at the moment

Yeah it's the basis of interlocutory injunctions + can apply to Quia Timet.

bigtophat13

sapphire309 wrote: »

So confused re: injunctions at the moment. Do we need to know general info e.g. elaboration on Campus Oil test and instances in which it isn't to be applied, and info re: damages as adequate remedy and laches/acquiescence etc? Sorry, having a panic at the moment

Don't worry about it, everyone is in perpetual panic now. It'll be the basis of Quia Timet as said here because they say in QT since Szabo that it's no different to an ordinary Interlocutory injunction but they admit that the evidence will be hard to establish in such a case so in reality it's a little more difficult.

Then for Anton Piller they are similar in that there will have to be an undertaking for damages, the actual level of the applicants case needs to be much higher however and it's different in that sense.

Mareva I haven't done and may not do but because it's attaching to their money once again its going to be a higher level I imagine but I'm no expert on it (or anything for that matter )

Teamhrach

mariealice wrote: »

Oh ok , I hadn't heard that, that was just my view on the matter , maybe they will switch up the pattern and ask it twice in a row but I'm screwed if they do because I don't have enough time to cover it

You have loads of time - even if you just look at your undergrad notes or find a sample answer. It doesn't need to be one of your main topics, it can be your back up

I only looked at 2 topics on the morning of one of my exams and was able to answer them relatively well. Had I studied it for ages weeks before I wouldn't have managed it any better

bigtophat13

Teamhrach wrote: »

You have loads of time - even if you just look at your undergrad notes or find a sample answer. It doesn't need to be one of your main topics, it can be your back up

I only looked at 2 topics on the morning of one of my exams and was able to answer them relatively well. Had I studied it for ages weeks before I wouldn't have managed it any better

How do undergrad answers fair in comparison to these? I know with undergrad I was throwing in cases for days but with these are you more inclined to get away with less cases if you put some in that are relevant to the topic and consider the facts in a way that shows you understand it ? Silly question I know but I just can't imagine being able to glance at something the morning of and write a decent level undergrad answer

mariealice

Teamhrach wrote: »

You have loads of time - even if you just look at your undergrad notes or find a sample answer. It doesn't need to be one of your main topics, it can be your back up

I only looked at 2 topics on the morning of one of my exams and was able to answer them relatively well. Had I studied it for ages weeks before I wouldn't have managed it any better

Thanks but I'm sitting 5 exams so dont have a huge amount of time left :L I have notes somewhere so I'll dig them out and try squeeze them into my study plan