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EGG2018 wrote: »

Has the 2009 Charities act come into force yet?

Yep, in Oct 2014

frankiejoepat wrote: »

Are you only talking in the context of equity?

Yeah, is it different in that regard?

Thank you all for your help, much appreciated.

I agree that I will need to firstly refresh my memory before jumping into revisions. I have been exposed to law throughout my years as a professional, but obviously not from an academic perspective.

I have ordered past papers & examiner's reports to have an idea as to what to expect. I am planning on slowly easing myself into it in April & start the revisions from June onwards.

The amount of work does not scare me. I'm however apprehensive as to how difficult it will be for me to get into the swing of things, given I work in a completely different field.

I will definitely buy proper manuals as obviously jurisprudence is not frozen in time. As far as the preparatory courses go, I will skip those. In my opinion, they're only revenue driven. If I were to sit the test in a foreign jurisdiction such as the UK or US, I would certainly rely on those preparatory schools, but as a former law student in Ireland, these don't sound too appealing to me.

We will see how it goes. This will require a massive commitment, but I feel ready. I never really had any interest in sitting these tests (mainly out of fear of failure), but I have been very drawn to sitting them lately. If it works out good, if not, it's not the end of the world.

The reason why I sought to sit Criminal, Constitutional, Contract & Company at the same time is because those subjects were my strong subjects in college. Hence, it would be easier for me to study these 4. Then again, I should probably switch and choose a subject I don't feel as comfortable with, for the sake of balancing and not putting all of my eggs into one basket.

Equity & EU law were my weakest points in college.

Anyway, we will see how I will approach these after refreshing my memory and looking at past papers.

Thank you all for your help!!

Teamhrach wrote: »

PROPERTY PREDICTIONS?
- 2 Succession law questions
I'm also studying:
- Finding
- Registration
- Family Home
- Adverse Possession
- Mortgages

Planning to study: co-ownership (but can't get my head around it!) and/or influence of equity. Would people recommend these?
Does anyone have predictions? Am I missing an easy-ish topic? Thank you!

Landlord - Tenant perhaps? Lease-License distinction is easy enough to write about.

What's your problem with co-ownership? Most of it is quite straightforward in terms of who gets what.

supersaint3 wrote: »

Hi I’m in same boat as lawhead only started tort today - has anyone decided what to cover I am at a loss. Doing passing off defamation negligence duty of care occupiers liability anything else I should cover in your opinion. Only looking for 50%!!!

I don't think Nuisance or medical/professional negligence have come up in the past two sittings. Might be worth a look.

Nervous shock came up last sitting and my grid says it has never come up twice in a row

BASHBAG wrote: »

Full problem question on nervous shock last sitting.

You seem to know what came up last sitting - do you have a list of the topics that came up? thanks

BASHBAG wrote: »

Sure!
Q1. Trespass to the person- Problem
Q2. Pure Economic Loss- Essay
Q3. Vicarious Liability- Problem
Q4. Damages- Essay
Q5. Nervous Shock- Problem
Q6. Rylands v Fletcher- Problem
Q.7 Causation and Remoteness- Problem
Q.8 Concurrent Wrongdoers- Essay

Cheers buddy!

Economic loss according to my knowledge came up last year and isn’t a frequent flyer..... do ye think it’s safe to leave out?

Dont forget it is a new year. Two papers were drafted up for this year and two for last year. It is very possible there will be a repeat of topics. I dont know if it is the best idea to be basing the March paper on last Octobers sitting.

Guys - quick question - don't know if I'm going crazy or not but it seems as if Hedley Byrne / Negligent Misstatement never comes up as a question? Is it still examinable or what??

Supermax1988 wrote: »

Last time it came up as a problem Q was October 2013. It's due a run.

Does anyone have this problem/sample answer Q Oct 2013 on negligent misstatement? I only have past papers as far as Mar.'15 from the law society

Hey, any help with topics for Equity...I am desparate.

So far I have covered:

Undue Influence
Resulting Trusts (w/ Advancement)
Constructive Trusts (New Model and Strangers)
Trusteeship
Proprietary Estoppel
Mareva and Quia Timet Injunctions
Strong v Bird
Donatio Mortis Causa

Does this sound like enough? I am seriously dreading this exam.

Tort - does negligent care of children / negligence on the roads appear much? Is it worth knowing as a sub-topic within Negligence?