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

jcarroll9 · 07-08-2020 02:39PM

Hi guys! Its my first round and I just have a quick q.

My letter arrived this morning at home but I am currently in Dublin. My mom has scanned me a copy and posted it up to me. If I don't have the original by Tuesday do you think that will be an issue?

Its dated the 4th and apparently only postmarked the 5th which is annoying- they haven't left much room for error!

Thanks.

vid36 · 07-08-2020 02:42PM

Not having the letter is not an issue,once you go to the correct centre. You will just have to report to their information desk before the exam with ID in order to get your exam number.

Aoibhin511 · 07-08-2020 03:02PM

jcarroll9 wrote: »

Hi guys! Its my first round and I just have a quick q.

My letter arrived this morning at home but I am currently in Dublin. My mom has scanned me a copy and posted it up to me. If I don't have the original by Tuesday do you think that will be an issue?

Its dated the 4th and apparently only postmarked the 5th which is annoying- they haven't left much room for error!

Thanks.

vid36 wrote: »

Not having the letter is not an issue,once you go to the correct centre. You will just have to report to their information desk before the exam with ID in order to get your exam number.

You'll probably be grand, but I would bring the scan copy anyway, they can be incredibly obtuse sometimes

Hamerzan Sickles · 07-08-2020 03:37PM

You might want to check your emails, looks like the Law Society are staggering certain starting times for the exams.

Also, @iamanegine: for any other paper I would have said "yeah there's no way state aid can come up" but just because this isn't part of the October/March sittings duality, I would say he isn't going based on pattern recognition at all. If you're doing Competition Law, I think it's worth doing State Aid too.

iamanengine · 07-08-2020 04:28PM

Hamerzan Sickles wrote: »

You might want to check your emails, looks like the Law Society are staggering certain starting times for the exams.

Also, @iamanegine: for any other paper I would have said "yeah there's no way state aid can come up" but just because this isn't part of the October/March sittings duality, I would say he isn't going based on pattern recognition at all. If you're doing Competition Law, I think it's worth doing State Aid too.

I was thinking something similar, the paper could easily be the exact same topics as the previous paper, impossible to know how the examiner approached it.

As an aside, my current mental state is going like this -
I'M SO SCREWED OMG I KNOW NOTHING.
5 mins later
I'm actually in a good spot for these exams I think I should be fine.
5 mins later
I'M SO SCREWED OMG I KNOW NOTHING

mcgreee · 07-08-2020 04:51PM

Does anyone have a brief breakdown of Morrissey v HSE and what it means for Professional Negligence? Thanks a mill

ahhhhhFE1s · 07-08-2020 05:11PM

mcgreee wrote: »

Does anyone have a brief breakdown of Morrissey v HSE and what it means for Professional Negligence? Thanks a mill

https://www.fieldfisher.com/en-ie/locations/ireland/ireland-blog/supreme-court-reaffirms-the-principles-to-be-appli

Pretty good summary if you skip down to the Supreme Court part

HappyKitten62 · 07-08-2020 05:38PM

Very stressed now that this could be cancelled - restrictions back for Offaly Kildare and Laois.

Hiya1234 · 07-08-2020 05:40PM

Could just mean no one from those counties can sit the exam but the rest of us might be ok...

BlackhallPlz · 07-08-2020 05:46PM

Hiya1234 wrote: »

Could just mean no one from those counties can sit the exam but the rest of us might be ok...

Hopefully.. seems like they’re now relying on students who might lose a place in blackhall to do the responsible thing and not turn up to the exam. Very very unfair on those from the 3 counties

iamanengine · 07-08-2020 05:46PM

They are gunna push through with the exams at all costs I reckon

Louis Litt · 07-08-2020 05:53PM

95% sure they will go ahead still but could have saved everyone this headache, including themselves, by moving them online weeks ago.

spygirl · 07-08-2020 05:57PM

HappyKitten62 wrote: »

Very stressed now that this could be cancelled - restrictions back for Offaly Kildare and Laois.

Same but I think it is more likely for EU on Thursday. Not sure there will be enough time to make a decision re Tuesday and Tort.

Lawofattracti · 07-08-2020 06:02PM

spygirl wrote: »

Same but I think it is more likely for EU on Thursday. Not sure there will be enough time to make a decision re Tuesday and Tort.

Think you're forgetting it was cancelled the day before last time!!

Aoibhin511 · 07-08-2020 06:04PM

spygirl wrote: »

Same but I think it is more likely for EU on Thursday. Not sure there will be enough time to make a decision re Tuesday and Tort.

last time they cancelled tort at 1pm on the day before...

Fe1student1234 · 07-08-2020 06:05PM

spygirl wrote: »

Same but I think it is more likely for EU on Thursday. Not sure there will be enough time to make a decision re Tuesday and Tort.

I think if they cancel one they’ll cancel both last thing they’d want is a cluster because of them

Depends on the number of case over the weekend 98 today

07-08-2020 06:06PM

Extremely unfair to expect students from just 3 counties not to attend?

This is like Groundhog Day!

Bask453 · 07-08-2020 06:06PM

Anyone else feel like the Law Society are treading a fine line in pushing ahead with these exams, there will be some scandal if an outbreak is traced back to one of the sittings, especially when literally every other professional exam has been moved to an online format, it's not like they didn't have time to prepare...

spygirl · 07-08-2020 06:07PM

Lawofattracti wrote: »

Think you're forgetting it was cancelled the day before last time!!

Oh I remember believe me, starting to feel a bit cursed regarding these exams. October personal disaster (small one in grand scheme of things in fairness), March Covid, Now August ... who knows.i

Was a bit concerned sitting them at all last week, got over it now who knows.

Whats a good career path these days? Bootlegger, Drug dealer (mild ones, if these are cancelled again no genuine suggestions discounted.

Fe1student1234 · 07-08-2020 06:07PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Extremely unfair to expect students from just 3 counties not to attend?

This is like Groundhog Day!

I don’t believe that the students from there won’t be able to sit them if they do go ahead. You can travel for work if necessary. If they go ahead I don’t think anyone would stop them sitting it unless the student themselves decided against it

But we probably won’t know until Monday what the plan is so best bet is to keep pushing ahead and ignoring speculation because it just gets you worked up and distracted! So that’s what I’m going to try do ðŸ˜…

spygirl · 07-08-2020 06:10PM

Fe1student1234 wrote: »

I don’t believe that the students from there won’t be able to sit them if they do go ahead. You can travel for work if necessary. If they go ahead I don’t think anyone would stop them sitting it unless the student themselves decided against it

which is putting students is same position they did last time, a very unfair one.
Come maybe kill someone, stay home miss your training contract.

I think they will go ahead. Socially distanced, masks, sanitizers etc, exactly as planned. Decision to attend will be put in our hands.
I'll make my decision morning of unless any news between now and then. Skipped last time, don't regret it, but think circumstances are a bit safer this time. (certainly hope so)

Fe1student1234 · 07-08-2020 06:13PM

spygirl wrote: »

which is putting students is same position they did last time, a very unfair one.
Come maybe kill someone, stay home miss your training contract.

Tbh they should have had it online for those that needed it to start blackhall in September and no one else because they’re the ones who are relying on it most and will be the most put out by a cancellation

07-08-2020 06:14PM

98 cases is very high, I think there was less when the exam was cancelled the last time! I know we were on the other side of the curve then but still worrying

EmmaO94 · 07-08-2020 06:16PM

It just beggars belief that the exams haven't been moved online?! Would have meant we could have avoided all this drama, really feeling for those in the affected counties, difficult decisions to be made!

Aoibhin511 · 07-08-2020 06:18PM

Deleted User wrote: »

98 cases is very high, I think there was less when the exam was cancelled the last time! I know we were on the other side of the curve then but still worrying

yeah there was just 40 cases on march 15th, the day before tort

spygirl · 07-08-2020 06:22PM

EmmaO94 wrote: »

It just beggars belief that the exams haven't been moved online?! Would have meant we could have avoided all this drama, really feeling for those in the affected counties, difficult decisions to be made!

I'm starting to worry may be difficult decisions no matter what county you are in depending on what the weekend brings.

Wonderstruck · 07-08-2020 06:26PM

spygirl wrote: »

Oh I remember believe me, starting to feel a bit cursed regarding these exams. October personal disaster (small one in grand scheme of things in fairness), March Covid, Now August ... who knows.i

Was a bit concerned sitting them at all last week, got over it now who knows.

Whats a good career path these days? Bootlegger, Drug dealer (mild ones, if these are cancelled again no genuine suggestions discounted.

You forgot those storms in October 2019 that hit the west quite badly (I think that was Oct 2019........ I am losing track at this stage).

At this point they can't lose face and cancel again :pac: :pac:

BlackhallPlz · 07-08-2020 06:29PM

Wonderstruck wrote: »

You forgot those storms in October 2019 that hit the west quite badly (I think that was Oct 2019........ I am losing track at this stage). At this point they can't lose face and cancel again :pac: :pac:

If the Law Society are more worried about losing face (with whom?) than covid it’s not a great reflection on them

07-08-2020 06:31PM

Just a thought - surely for contact tracing from these exams the best bet is the app... but with phones being turned off this will hinder its effectiveness massively?

Fe1student1234 · 07-08-2020 06:32PM

BlackhallPlz wrote: »

If the Law Society are more worried about losing face (with whom?) than covid it’s not a great reflection on them

I’d see them as more responsible if they did cancel rather than having people who have never met each other before be in the same area to sit an exam.

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

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