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

Are the mock exams appearing in anybody's BetterExaminations portal yet? I've just checked mine and there's no exam scheduled.

Hiya1234 wrote: »

I am leaving out equality, freedom of association/assembly, constitutional interpretation, principles of litigation (except i am doing locus standi), general principles of constitutional rights (except i am doing proportionality), bits of trial in due course of law (doing the most popular ones)

and then doing everything else

I think equality is worth covering if you can. Didn't come up last round but has appeared 3 times in the last 4 sittings. Constitutional Interpretation hasn't been up in the last two sittings and has only gone 3 sittings without an appearance once so could be due a run. Freedom of Expression comes up almost every year and didn't appear last sitting.

Locus Standi/Fair Procedures/Natural Justice given the big Damache case this year.

Copying and pasting this for anybody who's looking to get their legislation:

The Sales of Goods Act 1893 and the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 (for contract), The Succession Act 1965 and the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (for property) and copies of the Constitution are available from the Government Publications Office. They're currently running a skeleton staff in the call centre due to Covid, but you can email them at publications@opw.ie . I think the acts are around €5 each.

I think the Companies Act 2014, Companies (Accounting) Act 2017, Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 and the Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 are available as well.

If not, you're also allowed take in Bloomsbury Professional’s Companies Act 2014. Make sure you get the paperback, not the Ebook if ordering off the website. It's €105 including postage, but the discount code STUDENT knocks about 20% off the price.

Jeremiah25 wrote: »

I think equality is worth covering if you can. Didn't come up last round but has appeared 3 times in the last 4 sittings. Constitutional Interpretation hasn't been up in the last two sittings and has only gone 3 sittings without an appearance once so could be due a run. Freedom of Expression comes up almost every year and didn't appear last sitting.

Locus Standi/Fair Procedures/Natural Justice given the big Damache case this year.

I do have notes done for equality - and had tried to study it yesterday but i just couldnt understand it fully. Like maybe its my notes but I felt that I would't be able to answer the questions on it when I looked at the past exam papers - specifically that new question that was asked about how courts are taking a more strict approach to the equality guarantee. My cases didn't seem to show/prove that the courts were if that makes sense.

Maybe I am missing notes or something! Any insight would be appreciated

Bf22 wrote: »

Does anyone have a criminal law exam grid? Can swap for contract or tort.

Pm me your email

Fitz_95 wrote: »

Hi guys, don't know if someone has already posted it here but according to the BetterExaminations website the test exam notes it'll be open for 24 hours! So it looks like we can take the trial run any time within the day, this might suit people better like myself that are working all day tomorrow

"This exam will be open for 1 day from 10:00am on October 22nd 2020 until 2:00pm on October 23rd 2020."

The email sent by the LS says it starts at 10 am on 22 October and 2pm on 23 October though so I wonder if it will be open to do it outside those times.

Email below:

Dear Candidate,

The practice/mock examination will be available between 10.00am on Thursday 22 October and 2pm on Friday 23 October. You can log on to the practice examination at any time during this period but we would advise you to log on during office hours when our help lines are available, if at all possible.

The purpose of this practice session is to:
· Allow you to install the necessary software;
· Test your hardware and internet connection;
· Familiarise yourself with the Better Examination tools available;
· Allow us to deal with any queries or any issues you may have in advance of the November examinations.

Please note this is a practice session provided for you, so please take your time when logging on, installing software and testing the system so that you are happy using the system in advance of the exams in November.

Please log on to https://lawsocietyie.betterexaminations.com/
Please use the username and password that you have already setup.

If you have not already setup an account, please check your email for the account setup email sent to you from Better Examinations.

Please use the same laptop/device you intend to use for your examinations in November and sit the examination in the same location. Make sure that you have sufficient lighting as this is necessary for the webcam to work properly.

Please see attached: FE1 GUIDE TO NOVEMBER ONLINE EXAMINATIONS
This document contains a step by step guide to your mock examination and includes information about how to navigate the exam platform and the tools available to you during the examination. As it is not possible to print the examination questions, you may find the Highlighter tool useful. The Notepad and Sticky Notes tools can be helpful for rough work and planning your answers.

HELP LINES
We have set up helplines which will operate between 10.00am and 5.00pm on Thursday and Friday to deal with any queries you may have. If we cannot resolve your query immediately, we will take a note of your issue and return your call as quickly as possible. If you need help, please contact one of the following:

Shirely Foley - 01 881 5745
Danielle Green - 01 881 5730
Carmel Kearney - 01 672 4934
Fiona O’Flaherty - 01 881 5701

Kind regards

FE1 SECTION

WesternC123 wrote: »

I wonder does their comment about using the sticky note and highlighter tool mean that we aren't allowed have a pen and paper for rough work?

I took it as that. There's also a "notes" section that they mentioned for rough work..and a reminder that anything in those notes which aren't in the answer section will not be included

SKLaw wrote: »

The email sent by the LS says it starts at 10 am on 22 October and 2pm on 23 October though so I wonder if it will be open to do it outside those times.

Email below:

Dear Candidate,

The practice/mock examination will be available between 10.00am on Thursday 22 October and 2pm on Friday 23 October. You can log on to the practice examination at any time during this period but we would advise you to log on during office hours when our help lines are available, if at all possible.

The purpose of this practice session is to:
· Allow you to install the necessary software;
· Test your hardware and internet connection;
· Familiarise yourself with the Better Examination tools available;
· Allow us to deal with any queries or any issues you may have in advance of the November examinations.

Please note this is a practice session provided for you, so please take your time when logging on, installing software and testing the system so that you are happy using the system in advance of the exams in November.

Please log on to https://lawsocietyie.betterexaminations.com/
Please use the username and password that you have already setup.

If you have not already setup an account, please check your email for the account setup email sent to you from Better Examinations.

Please use the same laptop/device you intend to use for your examinations in November and sit the examination in the same location. Make sure that you have sufficient lighting as this is necessary for the webcam to work properly.

Please see attached: FE1 GUIDE TO NOVEMBER ONLINE EXAMINATIONS
This document contains a step by step guide to your mock examination and includes information about how to navigate the exam platform and the tools available to you during the examination. As it is not possible to print the examination questions, you may find the Highlighter tool useful. The Notepad and Sticky Notes tools can be helpful for rough work and planning your answers.

HELP LINES
We have set up helplines which will operate between 10.00am and 5.00pm on Thursday and Friday to deal with any queries you may have. If we cannot resolve your query immediately, we will take a note of your issue and return your call as quickly as possible. If you need help, please contact one of the following:

Shirely Foley - 01 881 5745
Danielle Green - 01 881 5730
Carmel Kearney - 01 672 4934
Fiona O’Flaherty - 01 881 5701

Kind regards

FE1 SECTION

Was this email sent out? I received all the others but not this one

FE1new wrote: »

Was this email sent out? I received all the others but not this one

Yeah just tonight. I'd say they're still having trouble with the group email being sent to everyone

OK so no rough work or printing of the exam paper allowed. What a croc of BS.

What does that mean for legislation? We still haven't been provided clarity on this.

Really disappointed that we can't print the paper. I don't know what their reasoning for this could possibly be.
Once we print it in view of the webcam and we can hold the paper up to the camera to show that's all we've printed, what could their reason possibly be not to permit this??

Hazel774 wrote: »

Really disappointed that we can't print the paper. I don't know what their reasoning for this could possibly be.
Once we print it in view of the webcam and we can hold the paper up to the camera to show that's all we've printed, what could their reason possibly be not to permit this??

The practice exam section shows how the questions are and you switch between each question. So its not a pdf and it couldn't be downloaded. Have a log in and see it is quite strange.

Lallers96 wrote: »

If this is a solely automated recording, rather than an invigilated video call then how will we be able to use our legislation?

Will I have to flick through every page in front of my webcam, unprompted because I'm not able to be instructed or ask a question because there is nobody there.

What happens if I need to go to the toilet?

This whole thing has been a mess of a journey from start to finish since March. The only reason I am sticking with this is because I wasted 4 years getting a pointless law degree and I am sick and tired of getting nothing but abuse working in retail and I want a way out. Especially at a time like this.

I'm not sure how they're going to distinguish the legislation from anything else but I was talking to the FE1 section on the phone the other day and they confirmed that we will absolutely be able to use our legislation as normal.

They couldn't, however, confirm whether we can go to the bathroom or not... that is apparently still in discussion....
I can't see how they'd get away with not letting us go to the bathroom on an ethical standard... but they don't seem to consider that regardless