FE1 Exam Thread (Read 1st post!) NOTE: YOU MAY SWAP EXAM GRIDS

JCormac · 07-01-2020 08:56PM

Does any kind soul have an up-to-date Tort Grid (with the Question numbers beside the topic as it came up in each exam) that they would be willing to trade?

Have notes for the other FE1s I can give!

iamanengine · 07-01-2020 09:07PM

JCormac wrote: »

Does any kind soul have an up-to-date Tort Grid (with the Question numbers beside the topic as it came up in each exam) that they would be willing to trade?

Have notes for the other FE1s I can give!

Hey there, I have a Tort grid up to March 2019 with the Q numbers included if you want. I should have the Tort paper lying around somewhere so I could give you the Qs for October 2019

JCormac · 07-01-2020 10:15PM

iamanengine wrote: »

Hey there, I have a Tort grid up to March 2019 with the Q numbers included if you want. I should have the Tort paper lying around somewhere so I could give you the Qs for October 2019

Great, thank you so much! I'll PM you

Reya10 · 07-01-2020 10:58PM

Anyone have an up to date EU grid? Can swap ones for Tort/Contract/Criminal/Constitutional

CDarrall · 08-01-2020 10:40AM

Hiya guys,

Does anyone have sample answers for Company, EU, Constitutional or Equity?

Have some grids/ notes I can swap

user115 · 08-01-2020 03:29PM

Anyone have notes on Equity to swap for notes on Company, I used just them last sitting and passed so notes are very accurate.

Also grid for equity would be great!

neamhsplach · 08-01-2020 04:28PM

Anyone get an update from the Law Society re the carried over exams yet??

shambles2020 · 09-01-2020 10:13AM

Anyone have any Equity notes and property exam questions and answers they're willing to share. I have grids and exam reports to trade for every subject.

Vegetarian2017 · 09-01-2020 01:01PM

Jimdtug1 wrote: »

Quick Tip - Always look at scripts of failed exams if you are anywhere near close to passing. I failed Constitutional, got 45. Checked the script in the Law Society and noticed a question i had answered and been awarded 11 marks for was not added to the total on the front of the script. The paper had been checked by the external examiner. When i rang the Law Society and informed them they were of the opinion that 45 was the correct mark and that i was mistaken. Two days later i received a call informing me that a mistake had indeed been made and that my correct score was 56 and a pass.

Wow that is crazy, it must be some relief!:pac: You will be checking them all now!

jewels652 · 09-01-2020 07:15PM

CDarrall wrote: »

Hiya guys,

Does anyone have sample answers for Company, EU, Constitutional or Equity?

Have some grids/ notes I can swap

I have for company and equity. I am hoping that some kind soul can share the sample answers for Eu and constitutional

Pm and I’ll email them to you

Jeremiah25 · 09-01-2020 07:46PM

Anyone else a bit clueless as to where to start with Constitutional?

Louis Litt · 09-01-2020 08:14PM

Jeremiah25 wrote: »

Anyone else a bit clueless as to where to start with Constitutional?

Dont start with Constitutional interpretation unless you want to totally turn yourslef off it!!

JohnsKite · 09-01-2020 08:35PM

Does anyone know where I can find the exact dates for each of the March exams?

Edit: never mind, found them on the application form, just printed the first 2 pages and ignored the rest.

z6vm1dobfnca3x · 09-01-2020 09:07PM

Would any kind soul be willing to send me past papers from October 2019 so that I can update my grids? Or updated grids if you have them!

Just for property, equity and criminal

Thanks.

keelfe1s · 10-01-2020 03:11PM

Anyone hear anything about carrying over exams yet? I’m getting so impatient - need to book days off at work for exams and don’t know my head from my elbow! J

Bex20 · 10-01-2020 04:56PM

Has anyone got an email about when the rechecks results are out ? I know the provisional date was the 17th but thought we would get an email the week before

neamhsplach · 10-01-2020 07:08PM

Bex20 wrote: »

Has anyone got an email about when the rechecks results are out ? I know the provisional date was the 17th but thought we would get an email the week before

Not yet, might get one on Monday

jackbergin777 · 11-01-2020 01:42PM

Hey,

Does anyone know what topics came up in the last sitting of the equity exam ?

LawStudent96 · 11-01-2020 08:07PM

Anyone have an up to date Tort grid? I have Contract and Equity grids to March '19 and EU to March '18 to swap.

Hamerzan Sickles · 12-01-2020 04:22AM

jackbergin777 wrote: »

Hey,

Does anyone know what topics came up in the last sitting of the equity exam ?

Off the top of my head (no idea where my exam paper is now) -

Quistclose Trusts
Mandatory Interlocutory Injunctions
Tracing
Promissory Estoppel
Specific Performance
Charitable Trusts
Short Answer Q, two of which were Re Hastings Bass and Strong v Bird
Secret Trusts (?)

The above are not in order of how they came up in the exam. I'm not certain of the last question being secret trusts but if you search back to October in this thread, I remember someone posting all of the topics per question -- that person did say that constructive trusts came up as a portion of the estoppel question but I don't think that was accurate.

z6vm1dobfnca3x · 12-01-2020 04:55PM

Hey,

Could someone please send me the Criminal paper from October 2019?

Lcork23 · 12-01-2020 06:42PM

Hi Guys,

Can anyone send me a property exam grid? Thanks in advance!

LawLover2020 · 12-01-2020 08:04PM

Hi all,

Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

I have a quick question about the new FE1 rules. I was wondering, following the introduction of the new rules, would somebody who passed their first three FE1’s in 2017 now have until the end of 2024 to secure all eight passes? I'm asking this given the new rules now state you have seven years to secure all eight passes. Under the old system, that candidate would have had until the end of 2022 to secure all eight passes (as the rules was five years to secure all eight passes).

It's great that they have got rid of having to sit three and pass three rule for first-time candidates. It things less stressful, fairer, and more manageable.

Thank you.

z6vm1dobfnca3x · 12-01-2020 09:10PM

From my interpretation of the wording of the S.I., it would seem that way. But there still seems to be a lot of ambiguity around the new rules in general.

On that note, has anyone received confirmation about carrying exams from previous sittings? It's beyond stressful not knowing which exams to study for!

LawLover2020 wrote: »

Hi all,

Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

I have a quick question about the new FE1 rules. I was wondering, following the introduction of the new rules, would somebody who passed their first three FE1’s in 2017 now have until the end of 2024 to secure all eight passes? I'm asking this given the new rules now state you have seven years to secure all eight passes. Under the old system, that candidate would have had until the end of 2022 to secure all eight passes (as the rules was five years to secure all eight passes).

It's great that they have got rid of having to sit three and pass three rule for first-time candidates. It things less stressful, fairer, and more manageable.

Thank you.

htnor · 13-01-2020 10:39AM

Hi all,

October 2019 exam candidates - I passed two exams and was allowed to carry them forward to this year in light of the new rules as I made an application to the Law Society Education committee in December challenging the fact that the decision to get rid of the rule was made before we sat the exams in October yet was not extended to us. I would hope they would be applying this to all October candidates in the same position but it is well worth writing an email to the FE1 section email to make an application.

Unfortunately I doubt this will be extended to other candidates before October as there can’t be unlimited retrospective application. My argument was that at the very least October candidates should have been informed about the change to come so that we could make a decision whether to wait and sit the exams until the rule was abolished. But nonetheless I’m sure it is so frustrating for people who were subject to that rule for years.

Bottom line is definitely write the email! I’m so glad I did as I was sure it would just be ignored. If anyone has any questions just ask.

Sineaddh · 13-01-2020 12:23PM

htnor wrote: »

Hi all,

October 2019 exam candidates - I passed two exams and was allowed to carry them forward to this year in light of the new rules as I made an application to the Law Society Education committee in December challenging the fact that the decision to get rid of the rule was made before we sat the exams in October yet was not extended to us. I would hope they would be applying this to all October candidates in the same position but it is well worth writing an email to the FE1 section email to make an application.

Unfortunately I doubt this will be extended to other candidates before October as there can’t be unlimited retrospective application. My argument was that at the very least October candidates should have been informed about the change to come so that we could make a decision whether to wait and sit the exams until the rule was abolished. But nonetheless I’m sure it is so frustrating for people who were subject to that rule for years.

Bottom line is definitely write the email! I’m so glad I did as I was sure it would just be ignored. If anyone has any questions just ask.

Fingers crossed! Can I ask how long it took to get a response from the law society? I’ve previously found them so bad for replying but feel so up in the air with study when I don’t even know exactly what ones I’ll need to sit!

Sineaddh · 13-01-2020 12:24PM

Anyone have any advice for tort and equity? It’s my first time sitting them both and I only have old manuals.. no grids or sample answers so I’m feeling very overwhelmed!

Any help would be appreciated so much!

htnor · 13-01-2020 01:40PM

Sineaddh wrote: »

Fingers crossed! Can I ask how long it took to get a response from the law society? I’ve previously found them so bad for replying but feel so up in the air with study when I don’t even know exactly what ones I’ll need to sit!

It took a while - wrote in 2nd Dec didn’t hear back until the 22nd Dec.

I’ve just heard that apparently this week they are notifying anyone was told they can carry over they will no longer be able to carry over! This is unreal! Will update with whatever I hear

z6vm1dobfnca3x · 13-01-2020 02:13PM

I can confirm this. I was told by the Law Society that letters will be issued to everyone tomorrow, providing clarification.

htnor wrote: »

I’ve just heard that apparently this week they are notifying anyone was told they can carry over they will no longer be able to carry over! This is unreal! Will update with whatever I hear

igobuy · 13-01-2020 02:21PM

htnor wrote: »

It took a while - wrote in 2nd Dec didn’t hear back until the 22nd Dec.

I’ve just heard that apparently this week they are notifying anyone was told they can carry over they will no longer be able to carry over! This is unreal! Will update with whatever I hear

So does that mean you are the only FE1 candidate who is allowed to carry forward exams? I too wrote an email but didn’t challenge the new rules. Apologises if I’ve taken what you posted up wrong.

FE1 Exam Thread (Read 1st post!) NOTE: YOU MAY SWAP EXAM GRIDS

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