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

scooby321 · 20-01-2020 10:21PM

Anyone who went to the Constitutional lecture in UCD willing to share what cases were covered? I wasn't able to make it.

Aoaoaoao2019 · 21-01-2020 09:40AM

Hey, does anyone have sample answers for equity? Have others I can swap cheers

CiaranS93 · 21-01-2020 09:47AM

Personally, I just did 5 topics which were Corporate borrowing, Share transfer, Shareholder protection, Restriction and Directors. I don't want to say the same topics come up every year in case they don't this time but I worked off the basis that the same topics usually come up and I got lucky. I think covering the whole course is pointless as the topics are usually not mixed.

jip000 · 21-01-2020 12:16PM

Aoaoaoao2019 wrote: »

Hey, does anyone have sample answers for equity? Have others I can swap cheers

Hi there, pm me for equity sample answers. If you have contract sample answers to trade, thatd be great

rightytighty · 21-01-2020 02:11PM

Has anyone got a good grid for company? I’ve got good ones for Tort and EU I can offer

niamh1612 · 21-01-2020 03:04PM

Hey guys,

For people who are applying to carry their passed fe1s through to march from october, could he tell me what address he posted the application form to or do we just email it back ?? Thanks a mill!

mariussulla1977 · 21-01-2020 04:48PM

Hi Guys

Is it too late to try and pass 5 exams from scratch? I have manuals etc and have work off between now and the exams. Is this achievable?
Also, what would be the 5 easiest to pass?

Would appreciate any help

channing90 · 21-01-2020 07:25PM

Anyone have a sample answer on constructive trusts I have lots of stuff to swap

Louis Litt · 21-01-2020 07:47PM

Constitutional notes typed from City Colleges manaul.

Long shot, but does anybody have notes typed up using the city clleges manaul for constitutional?

I have a substansial set of notes for Conmtract, Company, Criminal and Property to swap.

Sineaddh · 21-01-2020 09:37PM

mariussulla1977 wrote: »

Hi Guys

Is it too late to try and pass 5 exams from scratch? I have manuals etc and have work off between now and the exams. Is this achievable?
Also, what would be the 5 easiest to pass?

Would appreciate any help

I can’t advise if it’s too late to start, if you’re learning law completely from scratch it could be difficult. If you have a basis from college or work etc I think it’s definitely doable. I think the easiest 4 are criminal, contract, EU and property. Then possibly equity, it’s not easy but there is overlap with contract and property. I think everyone has different opinions on each subject though so someone else’s advice might be totally different! Good luck

Sineaddh · 21-01-2020 09:38PM

Anyone have any clue when we’ll hear back from the Educational committee? How soon after did anyone hear who applied the last sitting? Really throwing off my study just ignoring 2 subjects in the hope I don’t have to sit them

Redhighking · 22-01-2020 10:38AM

Caoimhe12345 wrote: »

Hey,

Would anyone be able to tell me where I can get the unmarked copies of legislation? Preferably new.

Order online from the Office of Public Works (OPW) for Companies Act 2014 and the Succession Acts, while the EU legislation/regulations are available in a specific textbook that can be bought in bookshops.

Law1997 · 22-01-2020 03:44PM

are people typing or writing notes?

CMUL · 22-01-2020 03:49PM

Anyone who has sat Constitution is he looking for quality over quantity? There really is so much to learn

vid36 · 22-01-2020 04:40PM

CMUL wrote: »

Anyone who has sat Constitution is he looking for quality over quantity? There really is so much to learn

I think it is best to have a nutshell style knowledge of many topics with detailed knowledge of the most popular ones.I don't think it is the kind of subject you can pick 8 or 9 topics and ignore the rest,when I passed it, I must have done about 15 sections, lots of them only in outline though.

CMUL · 22-01-2020 04:55PM

I have currently highlighted 25 topics!!!! The past papers are far from predictable

Wonderstruck · 23-01-2020 08:21AM

CiaranS93 wrote: »

Personally, I just did 5 topics which were Corporate borrowing, Share transfer, Shareholder protection, Restriction and Directors. I don't want to say the same topics come up every year in case they don't this time but I worked off the basis that the same topics usually come up and I got lucky. I think covering the whole course is pointless as the topics are usually not mixed.

*rubs hands with glee* excellent. Thank you. Shame we don't have like a reddit goldlike system here I'd give you some. :cool:

Constitutional hmmm. I would be very into public / admin law personally / professionally so I didn't find it complete torture but I didn't cover a large amount of topics and I passed it twice so I should have double the wisdom here....

General stuff:

I think it's important to get the reasoning down (know the different kinds of interpretations e.g. literal, harmonious etc as one can apply them in a lot of qs). And know the difference between a centiorari and mandamus and what they are. As you can mention the appropriate option / options in your advice (if it's a plaintiff impacted by the government's illegal decisions).

And what is topical. Know every big supreme court decision in the last 2 years. I also covered the areas of the biggest most topical ones. I also looked at some recent ECHR cases in those areas too.

I would have thought knowing all the state institutions well (which I mainly know from work anyway) would be beneficial but I remember the second time I sat it that none of them came up as a solo question!

CiaranS93 · 23-01-2020 08:38AM

Does anybody have typed notes for Constitutional and Tort? I have notes and grids for property, company, contract, criminal and equity.

Would be appreciated as these two are so time consuming.

JHalpin · 23-01-2020 04:20PM

Hey everyone,

I have a few queries, for anyone who has sent in an application to carry over previously passed exams and are planning to sit the next ones in March, what do we put down on the new application form? ie: I have passed criminal, property and tort (just not at the same time) so have not put these down to sit in March 2020. I have now put down Equity and Contract. Am I leaving all my eggs in one basket, if the Law Soc get back and tell us we cant carry them over? I feel I am in limbo at the moment.

Also, if anyone has any sample answers for equity & contract I would be very grateful. I can swap notes for all subjects.

Thanks!

the baby bull elephant · 23-01-2020 04:48PM

JHalpin wrote: »

Hey everyone,

I have a few queries, for anyone who has sent in an application to carry over previously passed exams and are planning to sit the next ones in March, what do we put down on the new application form? ie: I have passed criminal, property and tort (just not at the same time) so have not put these down to sit in March 2020. I have now put down Equity and Contract. Am I leaving all my eggs in one basket, if the Law Soc get back and tell us we cant carry them over? I feel I am in limbo at the moment.

Also, if anyone has any sample answers for equity & contract I would be very grateful. I can swap notes for all subjects.

Thanks!

I believe someone mentioned previously in the thread they were told to apply and would be refunded if it was carried forward. Unfortunately nobody knows for certain and unfortunately as usually the law society aren't very forthcoming with the information and don't appear to feel any sense of urgency.

EAA123 · 23-01-2020 04:57PM

the baby bull elephant wrote: »

I believe someone mentioned previously in the thread they were told to apply and would be refunded if it was carried forward. Unfortunately nobody knows for certain and unfortunately as usually the law society aren't very forthcoming with the information and don't appear to feel any sense of urgency.

I asked in an email this morning if they knew a time the Education committee would be making a decision due to the closing date for March applications being tomorrow and they said they will get back as soon as possible and extend the time by 7 days for the March application.

the baby bull elephant · 23-01-2020 05:00PM

EAA123 wrote: »

I asked in an email this morning if they knew a time the Education committee would be making a decision due to the closing date for March applications being tomorrow and they said they will get back as soon as possible and extend the time by 7 days for the March application.

Be nice of them to let everyone applying know haha.

Thanks.

JHalpin · 23-01-2020 05:05PM

Thanks for this. Yeah I thought as much, but to be honest am not really in a financial position to spend €525 to sit two exams if they are carried over. So I'm really hoping they are.

EAA123 · 23-01-2020 05:11PM

the baby bull elephant wrote: »

Be nice of them to let everyone applying know haha.

Thanks.

I know it would've been also nice to get an email or letter from them stating that they were taking applications exempting us from previous passed exams instead of finding out on this

the amount of money they get from us and they would'nt even let everyone know what the story is and then not take phone calls either.

luimneachabu73 · 23-01-2020 07:40PM

Does anyone have the October 2019 Exam Papers and would be so kind as to forward them on? (and Reports if they are available yet?)

I have various materials for all subjects that may be of use in return.

Thank you!

CarrigView · 23-01-2020 07:42PM

Would anyone have an up to date grid for EU by any chance? Have been able to get the manual etc. but cant seem to get a hold of one!

Thanks

illy.m · 23-01-2020 08:08PM

Woohoo got one of mine carried over. 3 left to go. Such a relief. !!!! Received email few mins ago

godfather2 · 23-01-2020 08:24PM

Long time reader of this thread. Huge thanks to those that posted about applying for the exemption. Happy to say my request was granted and I can carry forward the two I passed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

igobuy · 23-01-2020 08:37PM

illy.m wrote: »

Woohoo got one of mine carried over. 3 left to go. Such a relief. !!!! Received email few mins ago

Can I ask when did you send them the initial email? I haven’t heard from them I wasn’t expecting to hear from until after the education committee meeting this Saturday I think

thanks

ahona · 23-01-2020 08:44PM

Mine is approved too. Such a relief! Thank you to the person who planted the idea here. Very very grateful

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

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